Tag Archives: mental health

The Dragoon and The Blaggard

Posted on July 27, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

Whether we like to admit it or not, most of us like a good revenge story. Almost every Clint Eastwood movie from the 1970s was about revenge. You know the plot. Cowboy gets beat up. Cowboy goes into hiding. Cowboy … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged anxiety, bipolar disorder, Christopher Cudworth, cycling, Depression, fighting depression, mental health, running, The dragoon and the blaggard, triathlon, werunandride.com | Leave a comment

Meet Maura, a great little runner to know

Posted on October 1, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

A few weeks ago following an Experience Triathlon Run Club, I sat and talked with Elena Tawney, a former high school runner and soccer player that has taken up the triathlon. We shared some stories about running and she brought … Continue reading →

Posted in running | Tagged autism, cross country, Experience Triathlon, mental health, middle school cross country, running, running and autism | Leave a comment

Suzy Favor Hamilton and the rush to judgment on mental illness

Posted on September 25, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

A recent issue of Sports Illustrated ran an excerpt from the upcoming book by Suzy Favor Hamilton. You may recall she is the former track star that through her own need for excitement began working as a highly paid escort. … Continue reading →

Posted in cycling, mental health, running, triathlon | Tagged bipolar depression, breast reduction, Depression, male attention, mental health, mental illness, Suzy Favor-Hamilton, women's health | 2 Comments

What a 5K for the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and National Mental Health Awareness week can teach us all about healthy minds

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth For the last six or seven years it has been a joy to rise on an early October morning to support a local race in Batavia, Illinois called the NAMI 5k. The race raises money each year … Continue reading →

Posted in Christopher Cudworth, cycling, duathlon, half marathon, running, swimming, We Run and Ride Every Day | Tagged anxiety, aspergers, autism, born to run, chronic depression, cognitive, Depression, inclusion, law enforcement and mental illness, mental health, mental health awareness week, NAMI, national alliance on mental illness, SADD, seasonally acute depression, spiritual awareness | 1 Comment

Hardly a day goes by

Posted on May 12, 2014 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth May is Mental Health Month and this week is Mental Health Awareness Week. Like all workaday weeks, it begins on a Monday of course. So here’s a thought. For those with anxiety, every day feels like a Monday. It’s a constant dread and wonder … Continue reading →

Posted in Christopher Cudworth, We Run and Ride Every Day | Tagged acute depression, All you need is love, anxiety, anxious women, depressed people, Depression, emotional struggles, forms of anxiety, good mental attitude, John Lennon, mental health, mental health awareness month, NAMI, national mental health awareness week, tarsnakes, The Beatles, we run and ride, werunandride, werunandride.com, Winston Churchill, women with anxiety | 2 Comments

Running through the benefits of a “gap year”

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Christopher Cudworth

I was 22 years old when the President of my employer at the time walked into my office and said, “We’re moving all our marketing functions from Chicago to Philadelphia. We’ll pay for your move and give you a raise.” … Continue reading →

Posted in Christopher Cudworth, We Run and Ride Every Day | Tagged aerobic sports, Chicago running, Christopher Cudworth, college experience, distance running, distance training, full time distance training, gap year, marathon, mental health, Philadelphia, professional runner, Runner's Edge, running, running team, Running unlimited, taking a year off after college, we run and ride | Leave a comment

The 10 Principles of a Good Coach

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth The most important trait of people who are successful in athletics, and in life, is that they believe in themselves. Which means that the most important job of a coach at any level of sport, from kindergarten … Continue reading →

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

Posted on October 30, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

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 →

Posted in We Run and Ride Every Day | Tagged Chicago marathon, Christopher Cudworth, cycling, distance running, half-marathon, long distance running, marathon PR, marathon training, mental health, New York City Marathon, runners, running, running and riding, sports psychology, we run and ride | 3 Comments

No Stranger To Fiction

Posted on October 28, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth As I lay on the hospital operating table with my body held down with two straps and my arms extended to either side as if being readied for crucifixion, the thought occurred to me that the events … Continue reading →

Posted in We Run and Ride Every Day | Tagged Christopher Cudworth, halloween, mental health, running and riding, stranger than fiction, Sycamore Pumpkinfest, we run and ride | Leave a comment

The brilliantly messy process of evolving in your running and riding

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

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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Tag Archives: mental health

The Dragoon and The Blaggard

Meet Maura, a great little runner to know

Suzy Favor Hamilton and the rush to judgment on mental illness

What a 5K for the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and National Mental Health Awareness week can teach us all about healthy minds

Hardly a day goes by

Running through the benefits of a “gap year”

The 10 Principles of a Good Coach

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

No Stranger To Fiction

The brilliantly messy process of evolving in your running and riding

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