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Tag Archives: Luther College
Life is a long letter being written one day at a time
The letter was written seven weeks into my senior year in college, the season in which our cross country team would go on to place second in the NCAA Division III championships. Continue reading
In honor of Keith Ellingson, one of the greatest runners and best guys I know in this world
Converging lives My freshman year at Luther College was some years ago. I entered college as a marginal student in high school with a high C average thanks to laziness in subjects that I disdained. But Luther saw potential in … Continue reading
Had Covid-19 hit in 1978, I don’t know what I’d have done
In August of 1978, I was returning as a senior to Luther College as both a Resident Assistant and Captain of the cross country team. That meant the latter part of August was largely spoken for as my schedule called … Continue reading
How much do you value your college experience?
I’m leading off today’s original thoughts on running, riding and swimming by asking readers to consider a question: How much do you value your college experience? And then I’ll follow up with a confession. Perhaps I’m one of those people … Continue reading
Hair today, gone tomorrow
While conversing with a teammate from long-ago times at Luther College, I opened up the binder of results from our freshman year in cross country. Those mimeographed sheets are fascinating relics of a different age. But the photograph at the … Continue reading
There is still some Wonder Left
One of the most difficult tasks in life is sustaining a sense of wonder about the world and daily experiences. So much of our existence is taken up by routine and obligations that finding a thrill can be tough as … Continue reading
Posted in aging, anxiety, Christopher Cudworth, competition, Depression, running, sex
Tagged competition, Decorah Iowa, Garmin, gay, homosexuality, Luther College, racing, run, runner, Strava, training route
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Reeling in the years
“You been tellin’ me you’re a geniusSince you were seventeenIn all the time I’ve known youI still don’t know what you meanThe weekend at the collegeDidn’t turn out like you plannedThe things that pass for knowledgeI can’t understand…” Steely Dan–Reeling … Continue reading
Not every race is a blessing, but every race holds a lesson
The photo above is as old as it looks. It is a snapshot taken by my father with one of his jury-rigged cameras in the late 1970s. My folks had come up to Kenosha, Wisconsin from our home back in … Continue reading
Posted in Christopher Cudworth, competition, cross country, running
Tagged carthage invitational, cross country, Luther College, running
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We need more liberal arts majors in this country, not less
This past weekend was spent at Luther College in the company of more than 100 alumni from a track and field program that won Iowa conference track championship titles 26 out of 30 years. The event was illuminating on many … Continue reading
Luther, in time…
A few weeks ago we attended a Yes concert and much to my pleasure and surprise, the band performed a song from its Close to the Edge album titled Siberian Khatru that I first absorbed in my high school years. … Continue reading
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Tagged Luther College, luther college track and field, reunion of champions, running
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