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The joy and purpose of new running shoes

Posted on August 12, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

Over the weekend both Sue and I wound up in possession of new Saucony shoes. We both wear the same model and for similar reasons. Our orthotics come from the same pedorthist. We both need minimal drop and enough width … Continue reading →

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For this neutrino, it’s sink or swim time

Posted on July 9, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

Last weekend the workout plan included all three disciplines, the run, ride and swim. Saturday was a relaxed hour run in a forest preserve called Herrick Lake. The preserve is a mixed habitat preserve with limestone gravel trails circling through deep … Continue reading →

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We all have mountains to climb

Posted on April 7, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

Perhaps you’ve experienced moments in life as well where the activities that once dominated your entire persona somehow feel different. It can happen all of a sudden, or it can take time to set in. Perhaps you achieve a goal and move on. Or perhaps it’s much more subtle than that. You simply share more time with different kinds of people. Continue reading →

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On becoming a better runner, achieving it, and on we go

Posted on March 19, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

Scott Fink-Finowicki is a young man who works in sales and is returning to running after a period away from the sport due to injury and getting started in his career. It’s been an interesting return to the sport, because … Continue reading →

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It’s a cold, cold world and that’s snot funny

Posted on February 26, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

Sometime late yesterday afternoon I choked a bit on a section of Clif Bar. Immediately after my throat felt funny. I’d upset the equilibrium somehow… By evening there was a familiar tingling in my nose that told me a cold … Continue reading →

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What to do when you run or ride into a wall of cliches

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

In a world full of cliches, the one that seems to annoy the most is the phrase “You’re only as strong as your weakest link.” It’s one of those condescending phrases people seem to blurt out when they see you at a … Continue reading →

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Never too early. Never too late. To get fit or race.

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

The North Central College All-Comers meets are an annual tradition in May. The meets offer an opportunity for many runners to get in one more race using their hard-won fitness before summer rolls around. The meets are also important opportunities … Continue reading →

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Running or riding to victory means something new

Posted on December 24, 2014 by Christopher Cudworth

Here’s my philosophy. Running to victory comes to mean something new as you age, but the idea never gets old.

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Your inner runner wants to talk to you

Posted on November 10, 2014 by Christopher Cudworth

Whether you are new to running or have been at this most of your long life, there is a voice inside your head that travels with you everywhere you go. It is the voice of your Inner Runner. That voice … Continue reading →

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Everything right about the world is found in these young runners

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Christopher Cudworth

http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20141030/submitted/141039977/ Today’s blog at We Run and Ride features a link to my story published in Illinois’ third-largest newspaper, the Daily Herald. I am proud to have been a staff member of this newspaper for 8 great years. Today’s story … Continue reading →

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