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50 Years of Running: Graduation Blues

Posted on December 13, 2021 by Christopher Cudworth

With nothing left but nationals in the 1979 track season, I walked across the stage to pick up my degree with my parents present during graduation. I’d earned a precious “D” in that horrifically dry and accounting-based marketing class that … Continue reading →

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The eyes have it

Posted on March 22, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

I lost a contact lens last week. That sent me to the eye doctor for an exam, because it’s been three years (I guess…) since the last prescription. That doesn’t mean I have not been to an eye doctor since. … Continue reading →

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You’ve got a good head on your shoulders, sometimes

Posted on September 9, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

So yesterday while running I had an embarrassing thing happen. My damn head fell right off. At first I didn’t notice. Not for a few strides. But then my head was lying there watching my body running off without me … Continue reading →

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Seeing your way to better training and racing

Posted on February 12, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

Between my junior year and senior year in college, I shaved an ugly 70s-version beard, cropped my hair from shoulder length to something more human than Sasquatch and got contact lenses to replace a pair of Coke-bottle glasses that weighed about … Continue reading →

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Seeing your way clear to success

Posted on September 18, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth Those of you with perfect vision have no idea. How much. It sucks. To have bad eyesight. Early onset My eyes started going bad at about 12 years old. Which double-sucked, because that’s about the age when glasses … Continue reading →

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Seeing your way to better running and riding

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

Right after graduating from college, I went to an optometrist in the little town of Decorah, Iowa where Luther College is located. The appointment was going well until the optometrist dilated my eyes and took a look inside. Then he … Continue reading →

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