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Who doesn’t appreciate a little dirty humor on the run?

Posted on October 16, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

There are a ton of interesting talk show topics across the “dial” of Sirius XM radio. I love listening to comedienne Nikki Glaser because she’s so blasted honest and isn’t afraid to talk about sex and other bodily topics. The … Continue reading →

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What if you knew this was the last workout you’d ever do?

Posted on October 12, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

Here comes Halloween, the night when thoughts of death and hauntings swirl around the minds of millions of people. As a Hallmark Holiday, it may not be taken all that seriously. But as a seasonal celebration with pagan and religious … Continue reading →

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Life between the cornstalks

Posted on October 8, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

Saturday morning we rode into a stiff west wind following early morning rainstorms. The roads were so wet the rooster-tails of the rider ahead of you made it difficult to see as rainwater coated the lens of our sunglasses. But … Continue reading →

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The question for men of a certain age

Posted on October 5, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

Doctors get to ask strange questions and do a number of odd things. Sticking a finger up the bum of a male subject to check out the prostate gland is just one of many medically invasive things doctors need to … Continue reading →

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That’s why they call it a criterium

Posted on September 30, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

A criterium, or crit, is a bike race held on a short course (usually less than 1 mile), often run on closed-off city center streets. Race length can be determined by a number of laps or total time, in which case … Continue reading →

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Life is just nuts sometimes

Posted on September 24, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

The Acorn While talking with my brother-in-law this weekend, I learned that he is heavily involved in removing acorns from his lawn. He’s not one to exaggerate. He’s always been a person to calculate his statements with some accuracy given … Continue reading →

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25 answers to how slow I ran yesterday

Posted on September 21, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

It’s been hot, hot, hot in Illinois the last few days. It was 95 degrees in the shade when I went out the door to run yesterday. There was a flat, dry wind blowing from the south. so as I … Continue reading →

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Drugs from days gone by

Posted on September 17, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

A set of familiar orange bottles with Walgreens labels on them have rattled around my bathroom cabinets for several years now. The Hydrocodone / Acetaminophen bottle from October 25, 2013 was filled with painkillers prescribed after surgery on my clavicle … Continue reading →

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Wanted: dead or alive

Posted on September 14, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

Over a lifetime of athletics, I’ve been fairly fortunate to only break and tear a few things. But they’re starting to add up these days, and it’s got me thinking about how it all started, and where it’s going. The … Continue reading →

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Being a wholly gaseous planet is not all that it’s cracked up to be

Posted on September 13, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

A few years back I bought a jug of whole milk at the grocery store. I wasn’t really thinking about the “whole” thing, just grabbed the jug and threw it in the cart. Growing up, we drank whole milk quite … Continue reading →

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