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Tag Archives: distance running
Why I’m not an RRCA coach…
A few years back, I signed up for a Road Runners Club of America coaching clinic over in Michigan. I hosted an art exhibition of my own work the Friday night before leaving for the clinic. Gathering up my stuff … Continue reading
There’s always someone faster than you, and often it’s a woman
Yesterday afternoon was hot. Ninety-plus degrees hot. But my planned run on the Great Western Trail promised shade for much of the way. So I parked the car and wandered over to the trailhead and stretched a bit. A mother … Continue reading
Posted in 5K, aging, Christopher Cudworth, college, competition, cross country, healthy aging, running
Tagged always someone faster than you, career track, distance runner, distance running, emily martin, Great Western Trail, kane county running, NCAA, new mexico lobos, nursing, runner, running, St. Charles Illinois
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Sometimes going negative is the best feeling ever
Sunday’s run turned out to be an interesting experiment in negative splits. My wife was scheduled for a ten-miler but I’m only up to eight miles in training as my hips and strength training progresses. So I ran four miles … Continue reading
Posted in running
Tagged distance running, distance training, going negative, the best feeling ever
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On April and track and field
Ever since 1970, when I was an immensely skinny 8th-grader competing in track and field for the first time, April has been a vexation on my body and my soul. I too-well recall stripping off sweatpants to stand shivering in … Continue reading
Posted in track and field
Tagged april is the cruelest month, april snows, distance running, steeplechase, track, track and field
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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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Explosive evidence
Heading into my senior year in college, I was desperate for a summer job when my best friend’s father offered me summer work as a janitor at a building called International Towers. It sat at the junction of Cumberland Road … Continue reading
A non-fiction journey through a peak racing season
The schedule While cleaning out my house to move, I dug up some running journals that included a summary of a peak competitive season. So I invite you to Come With Me on a non-fiction journey through a peak-period … Continue reading
Posted in running, Uncategorized
Tagged distance running, peak racing season, racing, road running, training log
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The secret to love what you’re doing when you run, ride and swim
Motivation is the power source of all performance. Without motivation, there is no will to work. Without the will to work, there is no progress. Without progress, there is no achievement. And without the potential for achievement, there is no real … Continue reading
Posted in competition, it never gets easier you just go faster, mental health, race pace, swimming, training, triathlete, triathlon, triathlons, we run and ride
Tagged 10K, Bicycling, biking, competition, cross country, cycling, cycling psychology, cyclist, cyclists, distance running, fitness, half-marathon, long distance running, loving the challenges, loving the source of your inspiration, loving to suffer, loving who you are, loving yourself, marathon, riding, runners, running, running and riding, secret, training, triathlon, we run and ride, werunandride.com
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Ever thought about the best fitness investments you ever made?
All of us depend on equipment and coaching to improve performance. In 40+ years of competition, I’ve tried to invest in areas where the returns are greatest. Some of these items were part of a team opportunity or program. Others were … Continue reading
