Tag Archives: triathlete

Keeping your distance while going the distance

Posted on July 27, 2020 by Christopher Cudworth

While setting up transition for the Springfield Olympic distance triathlon this past Saturday, I was greeted by a tall guy parking his bike on the same rail. It was Denny Koonce, a reader of this blog and a solid triathlete. … Continue reading →

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Country roads are calling you

Posted on June 26, 2020 by Christopher Cudworth

Country roads beckon In the era of Covid-19, there aren’t as many group rides happening. But even if there were, one of my favorite things to do in early summer is to go for twilight rides on the country roads … Continue reading →

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The wounds we carry with us and leave behind

Posted on June 24, 2020 by Christopher Cudworth

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 →

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Being respectful and sensible on the running and cycling trail during this Stay-At-Home, mask-wearing, Coronavirus debacle

Posted on April 16, 2020 by Christopher Cudworth

I’ve been using the recreational paths installed on former railroad beds in our part of the country since 1982. That’s a long time ago and a ton of miles covered on these linear parks. So I know a few things … Continue reading →

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The only thing you need for joy is sweat

Posted on April 8, 2020 by Christopher Cudworth

There was plenty to learn when I took up cycling just under two decades ago. While I’d already spent three decades learning how to run and ran thousands of miles over the years, cycling was completely different. I needed to … Continue reading →

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Riding the cusp of Coronavirus reality

Posted on March 18, 2020 by Christopher Cudworth

The black cardinal of reality During an eight-mile bike ride through Saguaro National Forest on a triathlon training trip, I watched a black bird with white “windows” in its wings launch from a branch and flap its way down a … Continue reading →

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Ego interferes with common sense when it comes to something as basic as warming up.

Posted on February 26, 2020 by Christopher Cudworth

I have advice for anyone training for anything. Go easy on yourself for those first two or three miles or the first ten minutes. At any age, the body and mind need time to warm up. But in our data-obsessed … Continue reading →

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No longer a fool in the pool

Posted on January 31, 2020 by Christopher Cudworth

Today I felt good in the water. Perhaps you know the feeling too. After weeks or months or years of swimming, running or riding, you reach a point where things come together a bit. You feel the flow. My wife … Continue reading →

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The year of no racing

Posted on November 4, 2019 by Christopher Cudworth

It hasn’t been by choice that I did not race a triathlon in 2019. The year started out strong with a training camp in Tucson. But perhaps there was an omen in that experience. While climbing Mt. Lemmon the temps … Continue reading →

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A crash course in human conscience

Posted on September 9, 2019 by Christopher Cudworth

We traveled to Madison, Wisconsin this past Saturday to do some riding in the hills on the Ironman Wisconsin course. I rode 65 miles with 4,000 feet of climbing and my wife was on track to do 100 miles when … Continue reading →

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