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How to run a marathon without really trying

Posted on September 19, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

A photographer friend sent me a photo after yesterday’s Fox Valley Marathon. There was some guy named Chris that looked like me who was running the race. Perhaps I ran 26.2 miles yesterday and did not even know it. That’s how … Continue reading →

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Separate ways

Posted on September 18, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

I had the best friend ever growing up in Pennsylvania. Our family moved to Lancaster when I was five years old. Within days, my mother somehow met up with a woman whose son was the same age as me. We … Continue reading →

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Rehumanize yourself

Posted on September 17, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

Now that football players have come to the realization that they are not robots run by the NFL, the nation has been grappling with what it means not to stand during the National Anthem or recite the Pledge of Allegiance … Continue reading →

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Keep this heart in mind

Posted on September 16, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

We saw Bonnie Raitt in concert a few weeks ago. She’s a truly amazing musician. I’d seen her once before, many years ago, in a double bill with Jimmy Buffett. She deferred to his raging fame at the time. But … Continue reading →

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Before (and after) the frost

Posted on September 15, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

During a cross country season my sophomore year in high school, a friend and I were paired up to do an outdoor field biology project. His name was Doug Benson, I believe, who was a teammate and friend. The instructor … Continue reading →

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When the autumn light leads to inner light

Posted on September 13, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

The last few days have been so pristine and beautiful here in Illinois it almost takes your breath away. The skies have been clear. Hardly any breeze. That led me to take a run in the forest preserve where the … Continue reading →

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Moving on

Posted on September 12, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

  In 1973 my father made the decision to move our family from Elburn, a town in the cornfields of Illinois, to a city in the far west reaches of Chicago’s suburbia. The move hurt because I was sixteen going on … Continue reading →

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The Biggest Loser

Posted on September 9, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

  Through the third week of the high school cross country season during my senior year in high school, I had not lost in a series of dual meets and triangulars. Then came the first invitational of the season, a … Continue reading →

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It’s Ironman weekend I’m afraid

Posted on September 8, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

Last summer at this time, my significant other was in the final stages of taper for the Ironman in Madison, Wisconsin. She had trained through heat and rain and cold going all the way back through spring. I did a … Continue reading →

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Please remember to flush, unless you can’t

Posted on September 7, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

  Those of us who run, ride and swim get to have our fair share of encounters with interesting bathroom options. At races the proverbial Porta Pottie landscape can range from wonderful… to wondering if you’re going to catch an … Continue reading →

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