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Tag Archives: life
On the risks of being actively lazy
Pretty soon, the year’s summaries on Strava and Garmin will arrive, and with that assessment comes a bit of introspection about “doing more” in the coming year. I wasn’t a heavy-duty trainer this past year. I did do an Olympic-distance … Continue reading
Posted in aging, aging is not for the weak of heart, Christopher Cudworth, coaching, competition, healthy aging, healthy senior, injury, running
Tagged actively lazy, chiropractics for athletes, chiropractor, exercise, fitness, health, injuries, knee pain, knees, life, mental health, Olympics, orthotic, orthotics, physical therapy, run, runner, running, Sebastian Coe, world record
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Chiro and Christopher
I’ve always had an on-again-off-again relationship with chiropractic ‘medicine.’ That’s because I’m not sure that it’s medicine in any traditional sense. See, I’m not entirely convinced that pushing bones around in our bodies offers significant physical benefits. It certainly can’t … Continue reading Continue reading
Posted in aging, aging is not for the weak of heart, Christopher Cudworth, healthy aging, healthy senior, injury
Tagged arthritis, chiro, chiropractic treatment, chiropractor, Christopher Cudworth, fitness, health, injury, knee injury, knee pain, life, meniscus tear, sore knee, wellness
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It keeps you running
I titled today’s post after a Doobie Brother’s song from their album Takin’ It to The Streets. Back when the album came out, I was so obsessed with running that any song mentioning the word “run” or “running” became a … Continue reading
Posted in aging, aging is not for the weak of heart, anxiety, bike crash, Christopher Cudworth, cycling threats, healthy aging, healthy senior, running, training, triathlete, triathlon, triathlons
Tagged a-fib, arthritis, atrial fibrillation, cardiologist, cardiology, distance running, doobie brothers, fiction, heart, knee pain, life, meniscus, Michael McDonald, music, poetry, run, runner, running, swimming, tarsnakes, triathlon, we run and ride, writing
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Ironman, humanity, and humility
Things didn’t go that well for my wife at Ironman Chattanooga last weekend. While she finished the race last year minus the swim, the hurricane that made landfall and traveled north from the Gulf of Mexico through the eastern United … Continue reading
Posted in death, IRONMAN, life and death, love, mental health, mental illness, triathlete, triathlon, triathlons
Tagged family, health, life, running, writing
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Maybe the hardest thing I’ve ever done
I was a bit torn when it came time to sell the house I’d owned at 367 Republic Road in Batavia. We moved there from a tiny little 750-square-foot house in Geneva with a leaky basement, a radon problem, and … Continue reading
Posted in aging, anxiety, death, Depression
Tagged Christopher Cudworth, cleaning, cleaning house, death, death cleaning, distance running, family, grief, hardest thing I've ever done, home, home staging, lament, life, moving, sentiment, spouse, staging
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What else was I gonna do?
Over the eleven years since my late wife died and I met and married my wife Suzanne, I’ve given much thought to that choice to date so soon after the loss of a spouse. My answer to that question comes … Continue reading
Posted in adhd, aging, anxiety, Christopher Cudworth, college, competition, cross country, mental health, mental illness
Tagged blog, change, Christopher Cudworth, comedy, courage, cycling, dad, dating, dating after 50, daughter, father, grief, life, life transitions, moving, personal, running, son, triathlon, widow, widowhood, women, writing
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Life in context
Sue and I rode together consistently in the summer of 2013. I recall it as a warm year, and every time she showed up in her little black cycling shorts and sleeveless kit jersey, I admired her arms and overall … Continue reading
Posted in aging, alcohol, anxiety, Christopher Cudworth, Depression, fear, foregiveness, healthy aging, life and death, love, triathlete
Tagged Christopher Cudworth, dating, death, grief, grieving, life, marriage, ovarian cancer, parenthood, relationships, survivorship
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Beyond the pain
Following the passage of my late wife in March of 2013, we conducted a Memorial Service. The people in attendance ranged from all walks of our life. Along with my son and daughter there were other family, longtime friends and … Continue reading
Posted in 10K, aging, Christopher Cudworth, competition, cycling, life and death, love, mental health
Tagged 10K, beyond the pain, cancer, caregiving, faith, God, life, love, memorial, mental health, ovarian cancer, run, runner, running, service, spirit, survivorship, vo2
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A definite feeling of unsurety
Have you ever wondered exactly how good you really are at something? Pick anything. It could be gardening. Your job. Relationships. Marriage. Divorce. We all face these pursuits in our own way. Yet it’s really hard to judge whether you’re … Continue reading
Posted in aging, anxiety, Christopher Cudworth, college, competition, cross country, mental health, running, steeplechase, track and field, training
Tagged accomplishments, art, artist, life, unsurety
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Not “woe is me,” but resiliency
Following the emotional breakdown of my wife after the cancer returned in 2007 after two years of treatments and remission, I proceeded to lose my new job at the marketing agency. It had taken months to work up the courage … Continue reading
Posted in anxiety, Christopher Cudworth, competition, Depression, fear, mental health, mental illness
Tagged adhd, agency, anxiety, CEO, CFO, corporate, daily herald, Depression, games, grief, life, marketing, torn ACL
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