Tag Archives: long distance running

Insane x insane=perfect for a Reality Show

By Christopher Cudworth So the sliver that tried to kill me may be gone, but its entry point into my system brought with it some funky microbe that remains unidentified and must be treated with utmost caution. The doctors only … Continue reading

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Have you used this important technique to make your race pace feel easier?

By Christopher Cudworth Standing at the 2-mile mark of the Chicago Marathon, we watched the race leaders pass the split clock at 9:30. You may wonder, “How do they do it? What makes it possible for those runners to race … Continue reading

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Choices that bring cycling safety to light

By Christopher Cudworth A recent pair of stories really struck home on the issue of cycling safety. The first chronicled the death of a cyclist at a busy intersection on Diehl Road, a heavily traveled frontage route along I-88 in … Continue reading

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The brilliantly messy process of evolving in your running and riding

By Christopher Cudworth My brother-in-law is a funny guy. He likes to tease about certain things. One of them is the concept of perfection. He maintains there is no such thing. Given the generally messed up state of the world, … Continue reading

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The harsh beauty of empiric data on running and riding

By Christopher Cudworth Cyclists and runners spend so much time covering the landscape in their endurance pursuits that it can be easy to bypass the empiric data generated by their travels. These days that empiric data landscape is easier than … Continue reading

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Enjoying a bloom of fitness

By Christopher Cudworth Athletic fitness, like the bloom of a brilliant flower, often lasts a few days, or at best a few weeks, before the peak fitness must fade. The rhythm of blooms Our bodies, like annual or even perennial … Continue reading

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Orange Crush redux

By Christopher Cudworth Ask me why I take pictures of things run over on the road and I’ll share the reason that the road is a transient place, its surface is ever changing, and there is something symbolic about that … Continue reading

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Doing the possible so the impossible can happen

 By Christopher Cudworth There are accomplishments about which we all dream. Personal records we strive to achieve. At times these goals seem unreachable. Impossible. But we persist, doing the small things that add up to big changes in our bodies, … Continue reading

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It really does matter where you buy your running and riding gear

By Christopher Cudworth What follows is not so much an endorsement as a bit of documentation of a long-standing relationship. I purchased my first pair of shoes from a man named Dick Pond in 1976. At the time he was … Continue reading

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Saturday artwork: Goldeneyes are a sign of winter

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