Tag Archives: running

Chicken legs

Posted on December 21, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

When I first started running at age 13, my vision of what would happen to my legs was something of a fantasy. I dreamed that my calves and thighs would evolve into something the girls all loved. My teammates often … Continue reading →

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A Christmas tree with history

Posted on December 18, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

There is a white fence installed at the front of my house. I put it in the ground perhaps 18 years ago. It needs paint this spring but other than that it is not rotted or likely to fall down … Continue reading →

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Memories are mist on the windshield of time

Posted on December 16, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

The last two days I made the wonderful drive up to Minneapolis, Minnesota and back. And I mean that seriously. It really is a beautiful drive. Over the years, and for a variety of reasons I’ve covered that road up from … Continue reading →

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Dogging it too

Posted on December 15, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

Yesterday the topic was “dogging it” in workouts to avoid unnecessary effort and pain. But one of the ironies of the human languague is that a term like “dogging it” can be so close to a term such as “being … Continue reading →

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Breaking sexism’s back

Posted on December 4, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

I wrote a piece on a different blog this week titled Thus Spoke Vagina. It addresses the many ways women in this world must deal with both the control and ignorance men try to place on them. I’ve written also … Continue reading →

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So many Sunday mornings

Posted on November 29, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

I’ve been a churchgoer by choice even since I was a little kid, and even when my parents attended a church ten miles away from our home in Elburn, Illinois, I chose to be confirmed at a Congregational Church three … Continue reading →

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Sharing a pup named Chuck

Posted on November 24, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

In a few weeks, my life will change once again. That’s when our dog Chuck will begin living with my daughter Emily. She’s been working toward this goal for some time, and is finally getting out on her own with … Continue reading →

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Circumstance sometimes really can make the man or woman

Posted on November 16, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

Between the sophomore and junior year of my college experience, summer jobs were hard to find. The economy was sputtering in the late 1970s due to the centrifugal force of world politics and America’s sagging malaise coming off the exhaustion … Continue reading →

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Err on the side of caution when running and riding after dark

Posted on November 13, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

Yesterday I ran at dusk. As I approached a major intersection a mile from my home, I stopped to take a panorama of the traffic waiting to move in the growing darkness. I had arrived as the traffic lights changed. … Continue reading →

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A love letter found on the street tells a story to which we can all relate

Posted on November 9, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

Heading out on a 3-mile run I glanced at a piece of notebook paper in the middle of the street. Often I’ll stop to pick such papers up. There are middle school bus stops on the block, and an elementary … Continue reading →

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