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Tag Archives: Christopher Cudworth
50 Years of Running: I got the news
Broadway Duchess…darling if you only knew…Half as much as, everybody thinks you do “I Got the News,” by Steely Dan, from the album Aja During my nightly runs in the City of Geneva where I lived, I’d often glance at … Continue reading
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Tagged Christopher Cudworth, corporate transfer, philly office, racing, road racing, running, van kampen merritt
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50 Years of Running: Life tectonics
By the winter of 1981, I’d completed much of the fictional book Admissions that I’d written on the train while commuting to Chicago. One of the main characters in the book was a professor that invented a concept called Life … Continue reading
Posted in 10K, college, competition, cross country, love, mental health, nature, running, running shoes
Tagged admissions, andrew mccarthy, Christopher Cudworth, Decorah Iowa, distance running, jacqueline bisset, life tectonics, Luther College, plate tectonic theory, rob lowe, running, sex and running, the movie class, theory of evolution
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50 Years of Running: Chicago Time
I have an embarrassing confession to make about starting the job with Van Kampen Merritt in the late summer of 1980. On the first day of work, I was scheduled to show up at 208 S. LaSalle, the office headquarters … Continue reading
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Tagged admissions, chicago time, Christopher Cudworth, city of chicago, rookery chicago, writing
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50 Years of Running: A Bird’s Eye View of Life
As college cross country season ended in the fall of 1976, I started thinking about what to do during January interim. The previous year I drew nudes for six hours a day. That was enlightening. But my other keen interest … Continue reading
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Tagged a bird's eye view of life, bird art, birding, birds, buick lesabre, Christopher Cudworth, cornell, cornell university laboratory of ornithology, louis agassiz fuertes, ornithology, running, sapsucker woods, snow belt, we run and ride, wildlife art
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50 Years of Running: Let’s steeple people.
The spring track season in 1976 broke typically cool, windy, and wet. Not great weather for any type of runner. The sprinters sought to avoid muscle pulls while the distance runners suffered in shorts through cold winds, puddles on the … Continue reading
50 Years of Running: Freshman Blues
On equipment day for the cross country season at Luther College, I was handed my first set of Luther Blues for training. I loved the simple dark blue tee shirt with the big number on the front. We got some … Continue reading
50 Years of Running: Picture this
Following a couple of early season dual meet wins, I lined up for the start of the Plainfield Invitational. The race was not held on the golf course usually recruited to host the school’s races. Its new course was on … Continue reading
50 Years of Running: Where Respect Is Due
Midway through the 1973 season, I’d run well enough, and our team was doing so well, that we began to gain the attention of some local sportswriters. The newspapers that covered our team included the St. Charles Chronicle, the hometown … Continue reading
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50 Year of Running: The Maroons Come to Play
Coming off the St. Charles victory in which we snapped the 60+ dual meet streak of Naperville Central, we faced a squad from Elgin High School that was more than our equal. The afternoon broke cool and slightly overcast. Classic … Continue reading
50 Years of Running: A Force of Nature
Few activities put you more in touch with nature than distance running. That’s especially true in cross country, where the training often takes you into the woods and fields where it’s you, the air you breath and the ground you … Continue reading
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