Tag Archives: runners

The sculptors of our own lives

Posted on November 28, 2017 by

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 →

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Even the losers get lucky sometimes

Posted on October 3, 2017 by

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 →

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The secret to love what you’re doing when you run, ride and swim

Posted on June 6, 2016 by

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

Posted on January 25, 2016 by

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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On Halloween and Until Death Do Us Parts

Posted on October 24, 2014 by

A few years back I tore my ACL playing soccer. The orthopedic surgeon discussed the options and told me I could either take out a slice of my patellar tendon and use that the replace my ACL or else use … Continue reading →

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Making sense of things down the road

Posted on September 25, 2014 by

By Christopher Cudworth Roads are very symbolic objects. We use terms such as “somewhere down the road” and “on the road to success” because roads take us places we want to go. We tend to take our roads so much … Continue reading →

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Appreciating the extreme sides of running and riding

Posted on August 7, 2014 by

By Christopher Cudworth The extremes of running and riding are a tarsnake of sorts. We’re so often careful to avoid dangerous situations while running and riding and we take measures like wearing helmets, signaling our direction and running against traffic to protect … Continue reading →

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Do you know how to read your running shoes?

Posted on August 5, 2014 by

By Christopher Cudworth When your running shoes start to wear out you can usually tell all the way up your body. From tired feet to sore ankles or achilles, tightening IT bands and knee or hip problems, worn out shoes reverberate … Continue reading →

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Does it truly matter how well you run and ride?

Posted on June 6, 2014 by

By Christopher Cudworth Before heading out for a bike ride the third night in a row, I texted my companion and said, “I’m going to go for an easy ride. I’m a little tired.” She wrote back a note of … Continue reading →

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Base layers and kits that fit

Posted on May 14, 2014 by

By Christopher Cudworth Back when I started cycling in 2003 or so, I headed to the store and purchased some Pearl Izumi stuff that was real cycling gear. Some nice Descente shorts too. Kits that fit. Yet somehow the jerseys … Continue reading →

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