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Hard truths about cold running and cold truths about hard running

Posted on December 8, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

This morning was a damn cold run. Yet it was familiar territory. In fact, it felt like I was frozen in time. 6:00 a.m. is a fine time to run, and I’ve been doing that for many, many years. The … Continue reading →

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Back in the 80s, when everything was everything

Posted on December 6, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

At the wake of my late coach Trent Richards, whose funeral will be this morning, I was walking through the photo displays and noticed a race brochure with a familiar logo on it. I burst out laughing, which is not … Continue reading →

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The perils and pleasures of being frightfully naive

Posted on December 5, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

Today there is a wake for my late coach Trent Richards. As shared in this blog last week, I met the man when I was only thirteen years old. I recall the world back then as a bluntly mysterious place. … Continue reading →

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Earthbound

Posted on December 2, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

Last night during a 30-minute run I took a turn in our new neighborhood and came to the end of a cul-de-sac. I knew what lay just beyond. A cornfield. Yet there’s something in me that is earthbound, and I … Continue reading →

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And it was good.

Posted on December 1, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

  At the age of 12, having moved with my family from Lancaster, Pennsylvania to the small town of Elburn, Illinois, the world felt like it was upside down, or inside out. Even the soil in Illinois looked different from … Continue reading →

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Swimming in the Jingle Bells pool

Posted on November 30, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

This morning I had a great swim at the Vaughn Center pool where we’ve signed up for membership. The facility is just three miles from our house. The pool is ten lanes and has high skylight windows that bring in … Continue reading →

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Running before the sun is up

Posted on November 29, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

Perhaps you’re an early riser by nature. Or maybe you have to be an early riser because of your schedule. Or best of all, you just like running in the dark. In every case, it is a unique experience every … Continue reading →

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Riding outside the White Line

Posted on November 28, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

There is little reason to not share the road with cyclists or runners other than raw selfishness. Even a large crowd of cyclists taking up a lane of country road on a Saturday morning can be passed eventually. Yet there … Continue reading →

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If you’ve got it, flaunt it?

Posted on November 23, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

This morning while lifting weights I set the camera up and snapped a photo of a curl set with 25 pounds. I’ve never been much of the flexing type. But I suppose the photo came out okay. I have a … Continue reading →

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What a first grader running around the playground knew when he heard about the assassination of JFK

Posted on November 22, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

  I was a first-grader at Willow Street Elementary south of Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 1963 when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. Like so many people alive in that era, I specifically recall the spot where I stood while hearing … Continue reading →

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