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Tag Archives: runners
Sometimes lemonade makes itself
You likely know that old phrase, “When someone gives you lemons, make lemonade…” The term “lemon” has a history of being used to describe something less than desirable. As in, “That car was a real lemon.” I looked up the … Continue reading
It wasn’t necessarily amazing, but it sure was fun
Last weekend my wife was given a time trial to do. Her coach Steve Brandes has been guiding her through improved run performance the last couple years and the results, I am here to tell you, are noticeable and impressive. … Continue reading
From allegiance to rivalry
In early 1973, right in the middle of my sophomore year in high school, our family moved 10 miles east from Elburn, Illinois to St. Charles. The rest of that school year I made a daily commute to finish the … Continue reading
Posted in 10K, aging, Christopher Cudworth, cross country, healthy aging, running
Tagged allegiances, cross country, cross county running, old running rivalries, Rivalry, rivals, runners, track
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The thighs don’t have it easy these days
Walking through our local Dick’s Sporting Goods store, I noticed a display for running gear featuring shorts with three different inseam lengths: 5″, 7″ and 9″. That might not mean much to most runners. But having emerged from the era … Continue reading
Posted in aging, cross country, running
Tagged Dick's Sporting Goods, runner, runners, running, running shorts
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The adorable doggo tale of Max, Megan and Augie
Toward the end of my run through the woods and prairie at Dick Young Forest Preserve, I turned east on the last stretch of trail toward the parking lot and beheld a strange sight up ahead. At first I thought … Continue reading
Posted in running
Tagged adorable doggo, augie doggie, Dick Young Forest Preserve, dog lovers, dog owners, dog trainers, dog walker, dog walking, doggo, dogs, runners
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Sweet season: A simple matter of focus and effort
This is the sixth in a series of articles about the Sweet Season of 1978, my college senior year when our Luther College team placed second in the nation in NCAA Division III cross country. To follow the chronological narrative … Continue reading
The sculptors of our own lives
There was a time when the “end of the season” was emphatic by nature. As a cross country runner through high school and college, the season would end when the success ran out. That could be the district meet or … Continue reading
Posted in competition, cross country, cycling, cycling the midwest, Uncategorized
Tagged bas relief, cycling, cyclists, runners, running, sculpting our lives, sculpture
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Even the losers get lucky sometimes
Thomas Earl Petty was born Oct. 20, 1950, in Gainesville, Fla., the first child of Earl and Katherine “Kitty” Petty. Petty had a difficult relationship with his father, and cited a particularly brutal beating he received at age 5 that … Continue reading
Posted in 10K, 13.1, Christopher Cudworth, competition, cross country, running
Tagged bruce springsteen the river, Chicago area running association, damn the torpedoes, death of tom petty, even the losers get lucky sometimes, out of college money spent, runners, running, tom petty music
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The secret to love what you’re doing when you run, ride and swim
Motivation is the power source of all performance. Without motivation, there is no will to work. Without the will to work, there is no progress. Without progress, there is no achievement. And without the potential for achievement, there is no real … Continue reading
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Oregon runners and Oregon militia
All the focus on the so-called Oregon militia got me thinking about the difference between their “mission” and the tradition of Oregon runners. If you’ve followed running over the last 40 years you know the legend of Steve Prefontaine. He … Continue reading
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Tagged oregon militia, oregon track, oregon voluntary militia, pre, runners, running, Steve Prefontaine
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