Tag Archives: injury prevention

A good stretch is hardly a stroke of luck in the pool

Posted on November 27, 2019 by Christopher Cudworth

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 →

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Get fit while lying down (and be like Emma)

Posted on October 19, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

I follow American steeplechaser Emma Coburn on Instagram. She even provided answers to her success through an interview published on this blog.  This week she posted a hyper little demonstration of how she uses a fitness band to improve the … Continue reading →

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Take a knee, or something else, seriously

Posted on June 15, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

Way back in the early 2000s I tore my ACL playing soccer. It was a sudden injury and a shocking incident given my lifetime of playing ballistic sports such as basketball, baseball and other activities requiring hard cuts and sudden … Continue reading →

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The harsh truth about why we all get injured while running and riding, and how to fix it

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth In 1975 during my senior year in high school, a tweak of my left achilles tendon threatened to end my track season in early April. To my father’s eternal credit, he created a lift in my left … Continue reading →

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Running and riding through grief, both real and imagined

Posted on November 25, 2012 by Christopher Cudworth

Mental health experts and grief counselors have long advised that grief is an emotional phenomenon with several stages. The classic and operative model is one proposed by Elizabeth Kubler-Ross that states there are 5 stages of grief.  Denial: Helps us … Continue reading →

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If you’re looking for sympathy, you better get crackin’

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Christopher Cudworth

The minute I crashed my bike into a ditch it occurred to me that I’d finally, at last get all the attention I deserved. After all, I’m the most interesting and handsome person in the world. Why shouldn’t everyone pay … Continue reading →

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The miraculous power of healing

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Christopher Cudworth

Think of the worst accident or injury you’ve had in life, and you may be inclined to dwell on the incident itself. Perhaps you crashed your bike. Tripped or slid on ice and broke a wrist while running. Or maybe … Continue reading →

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