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There are four sides to every runner

Posted on October 20, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

We like to think of ourselves as well-rounded athletes. But actually, we’re really a bunch of squares. You have a front and a back, and two sides. You’re square. I also happen to have the same inseam length as the measurement … Continue reading →

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Still a jogger and a Fred in the pool

Posted on January 21, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

To whit, terminology can be harsh. Calling someone a “jogger” when they consider themselves a runner is a cold, hard, reality check. In this day and age, you hardly hear the term jogger at all. It’s considered impolite. No matter … Continue reading →

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If a Runner, a Cyclist, a Swimmer and a Triathlete were running for President

Posted on October 30, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

Welcome to the Presidential debate hosted by the WTF Network. Tonight’s debate will feature our four leading candidates are all known for their respective sports. We have a Runner, A Cyclist, a Swimmer and a Triathlete at their respective podiums … Continue reading →

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Just keep going

Posted on May 8, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

Toward the end of my swim workout yesterday it occurred to me with some surprise that at the end of my 7th 100-meter repeat I was not yet tired. This was a revelation of sorts. Up until this point in … Continue reading →

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I’m going to get Nicholas Cage to star in a movie about my running and riding career

Posted on September 12, 2014 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth If I got hair implants I’d look just like Nicholas Cage. That makes me think the resemblance might work perfectly in the opposite direction. And that’s why I’m going to write a screenplay about my life as … Continue reading →

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It’s never too early or too late to start something new

Posted on February 4, 2014 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth There is much to love and hate about committees. They build consensus. But they take time. They bring new ideas to light. But they can bury initiative. Still, as a necessary evil in this world, committees are … Continue reading →

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August Answers

Posted on August 27, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

August Answers By Christopher Cudworth There’s an audio joke that involves chirping crickets. Often it implies that the person who has been asked a question does not know the answer. Instead we hear “silence” or the sound of chirping crickets, … Continue reading →

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How running and riding help conquer your fears

Posted on June 6, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth Fear is the emotion that too commonly keeps people from reaching their potential in all phases of life. We fear failure. We fear success. We fear rejection. We fear lack of will. We fear the unknown. We … Continue reading →

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The antithesis of fitness

Posted on May 31, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth Having spent all of my life exercising my brains and guts out, running so far and so long that my body almost evaporated several times in the heat, it can be hard at times to pause and … Continue reading →

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We sort out who we are by how hard we try

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth A familiar figure ahead on the road. Strong calves. Vee-shaped back. A quick pedal turnover on his black hybrid bike. I recognized my old friend Pete, a high school cross country teammate, pedaling out of town headed … Continue reading →

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