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50 Years of Running: Competition’s Son, Part 5
Not long after our family moved to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, my mother made connections with another mom whose son was the same age. That afternoon, she drove me to their house on Golf Road across the street from the Meadia Heights … Continue reading
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Tagged competition, dating, distance running, divorce, family, friendship, girls, growing up, middle school, reunions, Rivalry, we run and ride
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50 Years of Running: Escape from prisons
From the age of twelve through the time I reached twenty-seven years old, I dedicated myself largely to the sport of running. At times, that commitment constituted total immersion. An endurance athlete is both reduced and enlarged through a lifestyle … Continue reading
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Tagged anger, anger management, corporate punishment, emotional health, family, relationships, sibling rivalrie, therapy
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50 Years of Running: Performance time
As the last two weeks of cross country season wound down, there was little time for looking backward as all our focus came down to one thing: getting through the Regional Championships to make Nationals. That was our whole goal … Continue reading
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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Dad unplugged
It’s coming up on two years on October 17, 2016 that my father passed away. I served as his caregiver for more nearly thirteen years after my mother died from a combination of cancer and stroke in 2005. No one … Continue reading
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Tagged anger management, caregiving, dad unplugged, family, relationships, self-control
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Sock drawer politics
This weekend a band of twenty-something children moved out from our house into their own apartment 15 miles away. The move was a delightful mix of chaos and organization. I’ve packed moving vans so many times over the years the … Continue reading
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Tagged DACA, family, inspiration, mismatched socks, politics, relationships, sock drawer politics, sports, The Rules, united states, velominati
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In the pink in all the wrong ways, and tricky days
This time of year brings a series of choices for those who run, ride and swim. There are days when weather dictates your run or ride. If it’s a blasting spring wind, the idea of getting out in the open on … Continue reading
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Maybe I think too much about running and riding
By Christopher Cudworth They say that the left side of the brain controls the right, say that the right side has to work hard all night, maybe I think too much for my own good, some people say so, other … Continue reading
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