Tag Archives: love

A revealing run through campus

Posted on September 12, 2026 by Christopher Cudworth

I’m almost seventy years old. Thinking back to the early 1980s, I recall running through the University of Wisconsin campus with a Luther College teammate, Joel Redman. I’d stopped in town on my way to our alma mater go for … Continue reading →

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At home in watery world

Posted on July 14, 2024 by Christopher Cudworth

As our relationship grew the first few years, Sue and I began talking about marriage. We’d tested our compatibility in many ways: physical, emotional, and familial. Nothing’s ever perfect, yet we enjoyed each other’s company, found humor in many situations, … Continue reading →

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Passing the girlfriend test

Posted on June 5, 2024 by Christopher Cudworth

Following Sue’s bike accident in July 2013, she was initially not able to swim due to a torn rotator cuff. When the Naperville Sprint Triathlon rolled around in August, she reached out to a Master’s Swim buddy named Lida to … Continue reading →

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Riding and romance

Posted on March 11, 2024 by Christopher Cudworth

After watching Sue compete in Ironman Racine in July of 2013, I spent more time with her riding and running. It was enervating to have a new companion, but then tragedy came along. On a warm Saturday or Sunday morning … Continue reading →

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Carry on

Posted on January 25, 2024 by Christopher Cudworth

After several years straight of focusing all efforts on maintaining my late wife’s health through cancer treatments, and stumbling through financially, I had some catching up to do on my own health in 2013. The previous year ended with a … Continue reading →

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Beyond the Avatar

Posted on January 24, 2024 by Christopher Cudworth

Perusing the profiles on the FitnessSingles dating app in the early summer of 2013, I observed that there were plenty of active women out there in the world, but not so many close to home in Batavia, Illinois. I signed … Continue reading →

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Dating as a widower

Posted on January 23, 2024 by Christopher Cudworth

The term “widower” seems so loaded with tradition and history, it deserves a definition right here and now. I looked it up and this is what it says: a man who has lost his spouse by death and has not remarried. … Continue reading →

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Grief and choices

Posted on January 22, 2024 by Christopher Cudworth

At times I’ve considered whether I’m “missing a chip” when it comes to grieving lost loved ones. Over the years I’ve met people, both men and women, that can’t recover after losing a spouse. Time magazine dealt with the subject … Continue reading →

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Beyond the pain

Posted on January 19, 2024 by Christopher Cudworth

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 →

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50 Years of Running: Wonder Left

Posted on December 10, 2021 by Christopher Cudworth

After the 800-mile season in cross country in the fall of ’78, it felt good to back off running twice-a-day. But then I sprained an ankle playing pickup basketball. So I was out of action completely for four days. I … Continue reading →

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