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Tag Archives: Al Carius
50 Years of Running: Qualifying time
Coming off a less-than-stellar race like the one I had in Elgin, where a side stitch slowed me down, is tough on the short-term confidence. But while I was second-guessing the ten-mile race in Elgin, I heard that there was … Continue reading
Posted in 5K, anxiety, Christopher Cudworth, college, competition, cross country, PEAK EXPERIENCES, race pace, racing peak, running, track and field
Tagged Al Carius, Christopher Cudworth, distance running, joe newton, North Central College cross country, north central college track and field, we run and ride, york dukes elmhurst illinois, york high school cross country
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50 Years of Running: Alternative Realities
The circumstances by which I wound up running for Luther College were serendipitous. By the end of senior year in high school, I’d applied and was accepted to Augustana College in Rock Island. During my visit out there, I ran … Continue reading
50 Years of Running: Take Nothing For Granted
After team members circulated rumors about feeling “burnout,” our coach Kent Finanager turned on the motivational jets. What coach wants to hear their runners bitching and whining their way into failure? The season was already marked by success. But it … Continue reading
In memory of Dave Bashaw, a sweet and talented guy
A friend of mine from long ago (and still today) sent me the obituary of a fellow runner from a nearby town. His name was Dave Bashaw. Dave was a talented and determined runner from Geneva High School. I competed … Continue reading
We need more liberal arts majors in this country, not less
This past weekend was spent at Luther College in the company of more than 100 alumni from a track and field program that won Iowa conference track championship titles 26 out of 30 years. The event was illuminating on many … Continue reading
Sweet Season: Bringing it all home
Volume one • Volume two • Volume three • Volume Four • Volume five Volume six Volume seven Going into the last meet of the 1978 season, we felt as if we were still capable of doing big things at nationals. Our highest team … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance, Al Carius, Augustana College, baseball, buckminster fuller, business, Christianity, college, college girlfriend, competition, creativity, family, gay rights, godspell, health, homosexuality, identity, judaism, love, Luther College, Luther college cross country, NCAA cross country, NCAA Division III, North Central College cross country, paul olson, politics, PR, racing, religion, school, sex, sports, sweet season, tolerance, training
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Three coaches. Same sports. Different worlds.
The Illinois running community has produced some famous coaches over the years. Decades ago there was Ted Haydon, the former leader of the University of Chicago Track Club. His athletes included world record holders such as Rick Wolhuter and many … Continue reading
You can’t worry your way to success
By Christopher Cudworth Insecurity is not the friend of any endurance athlete. When we’re fit we worry that we’re not fit enough. When we’re unfit we worry if we can get fit in time for the next big events. When … Continue reading
Posted in Christopher Cudworth, We Run and Ride Every Day
Tagged 5000 meter race, Al Carius, Christopher Cudworth, distance running, joe newton, NCAA cross country, North Central College, sports psychology, University of Chicago track club, University of Illinois track, we run and ride, werunandride.com, worry
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Running parallel with tradition of North Central College
By Christopher Cudworth At times one must accept that personal history is both a direct and parallel consequence of having lived. We all construct narratives around who we are and how we got here. As runners, we create an additional … Continue reading
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