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The moral of every story is Don’t Get Greedy

Posted on November 17, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

As athletes, we all want to achieve the highest level of performance possible. We train with goals such as personal records in mind. When we achieve them, we set new goals. This is the cycle of life and applies to … Continue reading →

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When the world is aggressively slow

Posted on November 16, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

We got up to swim this morning at 4:45. Drove through the mist to Marmion Academy and the warm confines of the natatorium. Did our swim workouts broken up into little sections like a watery breakfast of freestyle, pulls and … Continue reading →

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Riding for Peter Pumpkinhead

Posted on November 16, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

As I was riding out of town on the 15th of November, bathed in late afternoon sunshine and only slightly chilled by temps near sixty degrees, a feeling of gratitude swept over my soul. The ride was smooth even if … Continue reading →

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Madison Half Marathon greetings

Posted on November 14, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

The truth about running half marathons is that you really should train for them. That was evidenced by the performance of my fiancee Sue, who ran with confidence and decent cadence for all 13.1 miles of the race in Madison, … Continue reading →

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On Veterans Day and dealing with bullies

Posted on November 11, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

As a competitive kid, I was always trying to win at everything I did. It helped that my brothers challenged me daily with taunts or physical roughhousing. We also played sports constantly. Often these games went on for hours whether … Continue reading →

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Tweaks can kill you

Posted on November 10, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

  Growing up I loved those Looney Toons cartoon characters like Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck. They were a fairly violent crew if you think about it, with scads of angry actions including a fair amount of gunplay. Daffy Duck … Continue reading →

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I wanted to see what a woman could do

Posted on November 9, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

Back when I was a freshman in college, the first two women came out for the cross country. Gwen and Lynn were the pioneers for women’s running at Luther. They trained together daily and ran with the men on occasion. … Continue reading →

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Admissions

Posted on November 8, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

Professional athletes plan their day around their training. The rest of us have to plan our training around our day. That might involve working a job, being a full-time parent or caregiver. Whatever our responsibilities, they must come first. Those … Continue reading →

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Holding it together

Posted on November 7, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

Yesterday we did a long run on the Fox River Trail from North Aurora up to Batavia and back. Sue had a scheduled 13.1 mile training run. The workout was prescribed by her coach in advance of the half marathon … Continue reading →

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Home away from home

Posted on November 4, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

  One of the side benefits of moving to our new place on the border of North Aurora and Batavia is its proximity to a natural area named Dick Young Forest Preserve. Within the preserve is a remnant prairie marsh … Continue reading →

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