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Tag Archives: competition
Blasts from the past
Perhaps you’ve experienced a few encounters online the past year or so in which people openly defy practical truth in favor of their closely embraced ideology. Much of the world, it seems, is quite busy manufacturing their own version of … Continue reading
It's a bad time to be a nail-biter, but welcome to the club
I’m not proud of the fact that I’ve been biting my nails since I was a little kid. Even as an adult my fingernails are sometimes a ragged mess if I collapse into the nervous habit of chewing on them. … Continue reading
Posted in 10K, aging, aging is not for the weak of heart, anxiety, cycling, running, swimming, Tarsnakes, track and field
Tagged a real nail biter, biting your nails, cancer, cancer treatment, competition, competition in sports, coping mechanism, gnawing your fingers, life stress, nail biter, nail biting, ovarian cancer, running, stress
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There is still some Wonder Left
One of the most difficult tasks in life is sustaining a sense of wonder about the world and daily experiences. So much of our existence is taken up by routine and obligations that finding a thrill can be tough as … Continue reading
Posted in aging, anxiety, Christopher Cudworth, competition, Depression, running, sex
Tagged competition, Decorah Iowa, Garmin, gay, homosexuality, Luther College, racing, run, runner, Strava, training route
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The sensation of running
I’ve written previously about a 1973 newspaper article in which a local sports journalist branded me a “junior sensation” for leading our high school cross country team to a few early-season victories. That pulp fiction title cost me dearly the … Continue reading
Posted in running
Tagged competition, cross country, half marathon, marathon, run, runner, running track, the sensation of running, track and field
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Self portrait of a determined young man
In November 1978 I was a senior at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. Our team had just placed second in the NCAA National Cross Country Championships in Rock Island, Illinois. I was fifth man for the team that day after … Continue reading
This journey with God
As a callow eighth grader in small-town Illinois, I joined other classmates at a congregation in Elburn, Illinois to be confirmed as a member of a Christian church. Up to that point in life all my decisions about faith and … Continue reading
Posted in God
Tagged competition, God, journey with God, runner, running, wheaton college
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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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A sweet season heats up
This is the fourth in a series of articles about the Sweet Season of 1978, my college senior year when our Luther College team placed second in the nation in NCAA Division III cross country. Volume one • Volume two • Volume … Continue reading
Posted in cross country, Uncategorized
Tagged Christopher Cudworth, competition, distance running, endurance sports, love, Luther College, run, runner, running, sex, sweet season, training
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When things are looking up, don’t look down
I once had a boss who told me, “I like you a lot more when you’re smiling.” Now, the circumstances surrounding my resting dour face were not exactly common. So let’s set the stage. I’d just started a job as … Continue reading
When the track calls you back
Those of us that ran track and field in high school or college feel quite at home doing intervals on a running track. That’s not the case for many people who did not have that opportunity. They seem to dread … Continue reading
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Tagged competition, inspiration, runner, running, steeplechase, track and field, track running
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