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Sunnier times and races
This morning we piled into our Mitsubishi Outlander with my wife’s tri-bike wedged into the back end and my son Evan at the wheel. We were headed to O’hare airport to fly to New York so that Sue could compete … Continue reading
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Tagged Christopher Cudworth, cycling, fitness, ironman, Jones beach, max velocity, noreaster, race-report, running, tarsnakes, training, triathlete, triathlon, we run and ride
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It keeps you running
I titled today’s post after a Doobie Brother’s song from their album Takin’ It to The Streets. Back when the album came out, I was so obsessed with running that any song mentioning the word “run” or “running” became a … Continue reading
Posted in aging, aging is not for the weak of heart, anxiety, bike crash, Christopher Cudworth, cycling threats, healthy aging, healthy senior, running, training, triathlete, triathlon, triathlons
Tagged a-fib, arthritis, atrial fibrillation, cardiologist, cardiology, distance running, doobie brothers, fiction, heart, knee pain, life, meniscus, Michael McDonald, music, poetry, run, runner, running, swimming, tarsnakes, triathlon, we run and ride, writing
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The year I damn near died in a toothy fashion
Somewhere in the middle part of my 60s a tooth went bad in the back of my jaw. I’d gone to some sketchy dentists right after my wife died and the first dentist I visited didn’t explain clearly that my … Continue reading
Posted in 10K, Christopher Cudworth, cycling, death, Depression, half marathon, life and death, love, mental health, race pace, racing peak, running, swimming, Tarsnakes
Tagged castaway, damn near died, dental, dental surgery, dentist, endodontist, health, oral-health, pain tolerance, root canal, tarsnake, tarsnakes, teeth, tom hanks, tooth extraction, tooth infection, triathlete, triathlon
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Racing in Racine
A few weeks into our dating, Sue was scheduled to do the Half-Ironman 70.3 race in Racine, Wisconsin. Having just gotten to know her by that point, and eager to deepen our relationship, I decided to drive up early Saturday … Continue reading
Posted in 13.1, Christopher Cudworth, coaching, competition, cycling, IRONMAN, tri-bikes, triathlete, triathlon, triathlons, we run and ride
Tagged 140.6, 70.3, aero position, bike, cancer, divorce, fitness, fitnesssingles.com, half ironman, ironman, ironman affairs, Ironman triathlon, open water swimming, sisters, swim, swimming, tarsnakes, triathlete, triathlon
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A trip back east in search of a sense of hope
Following a departure from an audio-visual company reeling from its inability to finish a new product for which they never completed the software, I engaged in full-time caregiving for my wife as she sank into another recurrence of the ovarian … Continue reading
Posted in anxiety, Christopher Cudworth, fear, foregiveness, friendship, mental health, mental illness, PEAK EXPERIENCES, running
Tagged cancer, cancer survivorship, cancer treatment, Cayuga Lake, chemotherapy, family, fear, finger lakes, hope, ithaca new york, ovarian cancer, relationships, sense of hope, survivorship, tarsnakes, therapy, truth, vacation, we run and ride, wineries
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50 Year of Running: What drives a young man?
Starting up my new running journal was a strange feeling, but the timing was interesting. New apartment in a new city. All-new running routes. On August 12, 1982 I wrote: “Two nights ago the run went marvelous, physiologically. After having … Continue reading
Posted in 400 meter intervals, 400 workouts, addiction, Christopher Cudworth, college, competition, cycling, healthy aging, mental health, mental illness, nature, race pace, racing peak, riding, running, running shoes, sex
Tagged becoming a runner, commitment, commitments in life, dating, dating life, falling in love, love and relationships, personal relationships, psychiatrist on NPR, running, she's a nurse, tarsnakes, the 5th dimension, wedding bell blues, won't you marry me bill
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On the flip side, I don’t have to prove myself at the family picnic
Yesterday I wrote a short lament about the way sports consumes so much of our lives if we let it. That’s not a total regret. I’ve gained quite a bit from sports, including the aptitudes of perseverance when called upon, … Continue reading
Posted in Christopher Cudworth, competition, healthy aging, healthy senior, mental health, running, triathlete, triathlon, triathlons, werunandride
Tagged caregiving, carpe diem, competition, distance running, flip side, Hamilton, Napolean Dynamite, proving yourself at the family picnic, reconciliation, regrets, riding, swimming, tarsnakes, uncle rico, woulda coulda shoulda
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Accepting limitations is sometimes the best strategy
On Wednesday morning I woke up feeling the tingle of a cold forming in my throat and sinuses. I’d run thirteen miles on Sunday, took a rest day, ran five miles on Tuesday, and felt a bit tired that afternoon. … Continue reading
Depression and dark days aren’t the end-all, be-all
This morning dawned bleak and snowy. Many would be tempted to look outside the window and remark, “What a depressing day.” Ironically, many of us that have dealt with depression in life rather embrace these darker days. Like reverse osmosis, … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety effects, coping with depression, depression effects, populism, stigma of depression, tarsnakes, trump
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The wounds we carry with us and leave behind
People like us run and ride for a ton of reasons. Along the way, we experience pain, even invite it into our lives. At other times, we avoid it. Try to block it out. Leave it behind. It’s a strange … Continue reading
Posted in Tarsnakes
Tagged riding, swimming, tarsnakes, triathlete, triathlon, wounds we carry with us, wounds we leave behind
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