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Tag Archives: triathlon
A Burridge over troubled waters
I’ve written before about my talented longtime friend Tom Burridge. He’s become one of the top age-group 60+ cyclists in the country and continues his exploration of cycling with gravel races where his endurance base serves him well in distances … Continue reading
Posted in aging, Christopher Cudworth, cross country, cycling, cycling the midwest, half marathon, healthy senior
Tagged assumptions, Christopher Cudworth, cycling, distance running, friends, friendships, half marathon, half marathon record, life transitions, mental health, perceptions, presumptions, running, symbolism, Tom burridge, triathlon, we run and ride
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An unpleasant start to an ultimately pleasant triathlon
Open-water swimming is one of life’s acquired joys. Unless one grows up swimming in ponds, lakes, or oceans it takes a bit of practice to get used to the idea of climbing into the water and swimming over whatever depths … Continue reading
Posted in anxiety, Christopher Cudworth, cycling, Depression, fear, mental health, PEAK EXPERIENCES, race pace, racing peak, riding, running, swimming
Tagged christophercudworth, coaching, olympic distance triathlon, pleasant prairie triathlon, runner, running, triathlete, triathlon, werunandride
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A new way of racing through life
As the cancer treatments from 2006 did their work on my wife, she eventually moved into a period of remission. But it wasn’t an easy path. After eight rounds of harsh chemo, they told her that she’d done the ‘Gold … Continue reading
Posted in cycling, cycling the midwest, riding
Tagged Christopher Cudworth, cycling, running, triathlon
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50 Years of Running: Transition times
As a triathlete, I’ve gotten used to the term “transition times” to indicate how long it takes to go from swim-to-bike to bike-to-swim. The first time I did a duathlon, before I took to swimming along with running and cycling, … Continue reading
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Tagged arlington heights, community relations, competition, daily herald, duathlon, marketing, transition times, transitions, triathlete, triathlon
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50 Years of Running: Moving meditation
When I landed the job as an editorial writer for the Daily Herald, nothing excited me more than producing weekly columns for publication in the newspaper. I’d first done a column back in 1980 when I was just out of … Continue reading
Posted in aging, Christopher Cudworth, Depression, foregiveness, healthy senior, mental health, running
Tagged Christopher Cudworth, distance running, editorial writer, home schooling, homeschool, ideation, meditation, moving meditation, runner, running, triathlon, we run and ride, writer
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50 Years of Running: About religious dedication
A longtime female friend told me a few years back that she recalls walking the streets of small-town Elburn with me as I philosophized about various issues. That’s no way to win the heart of a girl. Somehow I could … Continue reading
Posted in Christopher Cudworth, competition, evangelical Christianity, God, life and death, religious liberty, triathlete, triathlon, triathlons
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50 Years of Running: Transition time
Forty years after my 1984 engagement as an essentially ‘full-time runner,’ I got interested in triathlon and started competing in Sprint and Olympic distance events. I quickly learned that the most awkward part of triathlons are the transitions, those moments … Continue reading
Posted in adhd, anxiety, Christopher Cudworth, college, competition, life and death, love, mental health, running, running shoes, track and field
Tagged 10-mile race, 10K race, boy scouts of america, Christopher Cudworth, distance running, engagement, lutheran church, marriage, olympic distance triathlon, pastor, running, triathlon, wedding ceremony, wedding ring, weddings
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Everything you need to know about sexualization in women’s sports in one image
This morning my Facebook news feed opened up to reveal a telling juxtaposition of two images and competing headlines. The first story link documents the decision by German gymnastics competitors to wear full body suits rather than participate in the … Continue reading
Among the hills of Madison, Wisconsin
Those of us who live in the Illinois part of the Midwest know that hills are a rarie-sh commodity. In our section of Kane County we have Johnson’s Mound, a glacial esker rising some ninety feet over the surrounding flat … Continue reading
Posted in climbing, cycling, cycling the midwest, racing peak, tri-bikes, triathlete, triathlon, triathlons, We Run and Ride Every Day
Tagged campton hills, dodgeville wisconsin, galena illinois, Illinois cycling, Ironman loop, ironman wisconsin, Ironman worlds, Madison Wisconsin, midwest cycling, mt. horeb wisconsin, Rocket Bicycle Studio, st george utah, the driftless region, triathlon, Ups and downs ride, Verona Wisconsin
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Des Moines deserves a day in the sun
On the morning of the Des Moines Certified Piedmontese 70.3 Ironman, the rains thumped the roof of our hotel and race delay notifications buzzed on our phones. The lightning storm was a dire threat to anyone caught out in the … Continue reading
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