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Can sharing a swimming lane teach us how to save the world?

Posted on March 17, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

Pool etiquette is as important as any other kind of etiquette on earth. For starters, everyone is standing around half naked, or might as well be. So there’s the first and primal duty of keeping your eyes where they belong when you arrive … Continue reading →

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5 great reasons why we should all be fans of women’s running

Posted on March 13, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth
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Loss is what we’re ultimately founded upon

Posted on March 3, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

Tomorrow night I’ll be speaking at our church on the topic of loss. The foundation of the talk will come from the book I’ve written titled The Right Kind of Pride. The book addresses dealing with loss in a positive … Continue reading →

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10 Stone Cold Good Reasons to go Outside and Run Today.

Posted on February 20, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth
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What to do when you run or ride into a wall of cliches

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

In a world full of cliches, the one that seems to annoy the most is the phrase “You’re only as strong as your weakest link.” It’s one of those condescending phrases people seem to blurt out when they see you at a … Continue reading →

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Craig Virgin exemplifies the best of American distance running

Posted on February 4, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

Originally posted on We Run and Ride:
By Christopher Cudworth During the Sochi Winter Olympics, three-time Olympian American distance runner Craig Virgin was interviewed on NPR for his perspectives about the 1980 boycott of the Soviet Olympics by the United…

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Greetings and Happy New Year from the gym, where only insane people and those who look like them go nuts working out

Posted on January 2, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

Some of us even hire trainers to put us through the paces. Think about it: trainers are people who go to school to learn how to instruct people on how to do insanely difficult things. Over and over.Of course most of us need this type of instruction because left to our own devices, we would do insanely stupid stuff rather than insanely smart stuff. Continue reading →

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Running or riding to victory means something new

Posted on December 24, 2014 by Christopher Cudworth

Here’s my philosophy. Running to victory comes to mean something new as you age, but the idea never gets old.

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Being a pro is never as glamorous as it seems

Posted on December 2, 2014 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth A few years ago it all came together for me. With plenty of time to ride my bike I racked up 4000 miles over the spring, fall and summer months. I was running some too, and my weight … Continue reading →

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The Polar Vortex is talking and the birds know what’s good for us

Posted on November 18, 2014 by Christopher Cudworth

It’s 13 degrees outside in Chicago today. The wind has the flags at my neighbor’s house fluttering madly. But that is tame fare compared to yesterday’s reported migration of sandhill cranes over the City of Chicago. Apparently 5000 birds were … Continue reading →

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