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Time to get up

Posted on May 4, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

As little kids, we often depend on our parents to wake us up in the morning. I recall my mother coming to the top of the stairs to call out in her cheery voice, “Time to get up!” But sooner … Continue reading →

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Endurance and a military life

Posted on May 3, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

In one of those quirks of personal history, I never registered for the Armed Services. There was never a notice sent to my home requiring registration, so I never did it. I don’t think many of my immediate peers did … Continue reading →

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Between the trees

Posted on May 2, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

Sue and I attended church on Saturday night. The sermon was about living in the “space between” the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil in the Book of Genesis and the Tree of Life in the Book of Revelation. … Continue reading →

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On hot water and paying dues

Posted on April 29, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

I was not a good enough high school athlete to warrant a scholarship to attend college at a Division I school. Instead, I signed up to run for Division III Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. In four years there I … Continue reading →

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Cheaper than therapy, but here’s what you might miss

Posted on April 28, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

There’s a meme that says Running Is Cheaper Than Therapy. And that’s generally true. But at the price of $150 per pair of shoes, it’s getting to be an almost even competition. Cycling is perhaps cheaper than therapy, and swimming … Continue reading →

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The bathroom game and Christian zealots

Posted on April 27, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

  Last weekend the Naperville Women’s Half Marathon attracted 2500 women to the city where everyone wants to live. Many of them gathered at the downtown Starbucks restaurant where the line for the women’s room got long. I used the … Continue reading →

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That moment when…

Posted on April 27, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

Athletes bear the extra burden of things to remember when getting ready to run, ride or swim. Forgotten items and preparations can lead to that moment when… TMW: You realize your favorite running shorts are in a heap of wet … Continue reading →

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Naked, black and free

Posted on April 26, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

The new Specialized Venge Expert is matte black in color. It has no cyclometer yet attached. When I ride like that, I feel free. Free to choose a route and not worry how many miles per hour I might be going. Or … Continue reading →

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All bets are on the women in this race

Posted on April 25, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

Somewhere in the middle of the pack of 2500 participants at the Naperville Women’s Half Marathon, a lone male figure came trotting past. He was wearing a number, so he was not a bandit. The small crowd gathered at an … Continue reading →

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The puzzling evidence of jumbo raisins

Posted on April 22, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

I’m constantly trying to find ways to eat a healthier diet, interrupted only by the occasional peanut butter cookie dough smash Blizzard from Dairy Queen. So yes, there’s a lack of consonance in my approach. That doesn’t make me a … Continue reading →

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