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Tag Archives: dogs
Running and riding to the rescue
There aren’t many situations in life where the ability to run fast is all that handy. Most of the 50,000 miles I’ve run or the equal number of miles I’ve ridden have not served any purpose other than my own … Continue reading
Posted in cycling, running
Tagged bicycle, bird feeders, cycling, dog bites, dogs, leash laws, lost dog, personal development, police, running
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As to injury and healing, it often comes down to “What fur?”
Two weeks ago I was mowed down by a 100-lb yellow lab at the dog park. The large pup nailed the outside of my left knee, possibly the worst place I could have been struck. That knee went through an … Continue reading
Posted in aging, aging is not for the weak of heart, bike accidents, bike crash, bike wobble, Christopher Cudworth, competition, cycling threats, Depression, healthy aging, healthy senior, mental health, running
Tagged acl injury, bike wobble, cats, dog training, dogs, dogs and healing, kitty, knee injury, meniscus tear, orthopedic surgery, pet therapy, running injury, tooth infection, torn ACL, what fur?
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A good stretch is hardly a stroke of luck in the pool
Definition; a stroke of luck: something good that happens to you by chance I headed to the swimming pool today because a rain storm threatened to swamp our region by mid afternoon. Part of me was considering a mountain bike ride, but with … Continue reading
Posted in swimming
Tagged cold water, dog walking, dogs, injury prevention, swimmer, swimming, swimming pool
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Another little doggone injury
2019 has been a doggone tough year for me in terms of strange little injuries. But yesterday an incident took place that was a doggone fluke. Our dog Lucy loves to run and play at a large local dog park … Continue reading
Posted in injury, road kill lovers, running
Tagged dog, dog park, doggo, dogs, exercising dogs, labrador retriever, running injury, yellow lab
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Dealing at the dog park
Our sweet dog Lucy is a puppy-level bundle of canine energy. She’s seven months old and loves running because she’s a 50% pitty mix with border collie, box and beagle mixed in. She has a nose for fun and isn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Christopher Cudworth, mental health, running
Tagged dog owner, dog park, dog training, dogs
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The high value of red meat and bones
We adopted a dog from Safe Haven, the rescue group that brings abandoned pups from Tennessee and Kentucky up to Illinois to find homes for them. We named her Lucy, in part after triathlete Lucy Charles-Barclay, a person we both … Continue reading
Posted in competition, cross country, diet, running
Tagged culture wars, dog training, doggo, doggos, dogs, high value of red meat and bones, lead dog, political red meat, red meat, training dogs
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The adorable doggo tale of Max, Megan and Augie
Toward the end of my run through the woods and prairie at Dick Young Forest Preserve, I turned east on the last stretch of trail toward the parking lot and beheld a strange sight up ahead. At first I thought … Continue reading
Posted in running
Tagged adorable doggo, augie doggie, Dick Young Forest Preserve, dog lovers, dog owners, dog trainers, dog walker, dog walking, doggo, dogs, runners
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10 Years with Chuck the Dog
During his senior year in college, my son Evan was coming home from the bars with a buddy late one night when they noticed a small dog peeking out from underneath a car. He was covered in white paint and … Continue reading
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Tagged adopting a dog, adopting a pet, dog owner, doggo, dogs, family dog, leash aggression, pet adoption, running, schnoodle, signs of age, sprinting, taking care of dogs
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Dogging it too
Yesterday the topic was “dogging it” in workouts to avoid unnecessary effort and pain. But one of the ironies of the human languague is that a term like “dogging it” can be so close to a term such as “being … Continue reading
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Tagged being dogged, Christopher Cudworth, cycling, dog, dog sitting, dog watching, dogging it, dogs, health club, running, triathlon
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