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Tag Archives: friendships
50 Years of Running: Confronting misogyny and other inequities
While I grew up in the world of sports and had the talent and good fortune to win in many arenas, I also grew up in an era when women’s sports and equality were at the forefront of cultural determination … Continue reading
50 years of running: Saying goodbyes and taking on a new life
As the school year wore down in 1970, the time for our family to move to Illinois soon arrived. My father moved out to Illinois after taking a job with an electronics company in rural Geneva. He lived in an … Continue reading
Posted in aging, anxiety, Christopher Cudworth, competition, death, Depression, healthy aging, life and death, love, running
Tagged baseball pitcher, breaking up is hard to do, corporate moves, depression and anxiety, friends, friendships, life transitions, moving, nature exploration, running as a form of therapy, self actualization
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50 Years of Running: The Achilles Heel
On October 2nd of 1978, our cross country team ran a hill workout in Palisades Park, a bluff reserve on the southeast side of downtown Decorah. That weekend, we were scheduled to race at the St. Olaf Invitational. My former … Continue reading
Posted in 13.1, 400 workouts, Christopher Cudworth, college, competition, cross country, life and death, love, mental health, mental illness, sex
Tagged 1978, achilles tendon injury, anthropology, carthage college, Decorah Iowa, friendships, Kent Finanger, Luther College, makeup sex, Mayo Clinic, North Central College, Oneota Valley, relationships, sex, teamwork, University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse
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50 Years of Running: Social Circles
As the New Kid In Town, it was daunting at first to navigate the culture in St. Charles versus the first two years I spent at the much smaller Kaneland High School out in the cornfields of Illinois. It was … Continue reading
Posted in aging, aging is not for the weak of heart, anxiety, Christopher Cudworth, competition, cross country, fear, love, running
Tagged bad jokes, cheerleaders, cheerleading, cross country, dork, facebook, friendship, friendships, high school cheerleader, high school running, high school social circles, lifelong friends, love
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50 Years of Running: A New Kid In Town
Johnny-come-latelyThe new kid in townEverybody loves youSo don’t let them down You look in her eyesThe music begins to playHopeless romanticsHere we go again Once the school year ended and my daily commute from St. Charles to Kaneland High School … Continue reading
Posted in Christopher Cudworth, cross country, running
Tagged 50 years of running, cross country, friendships, new kid in town, running
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