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The 7th Man syndrome: Three keys to becoming better than average in your athletic or business pursuits

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth For the first three years of college cross country, I ran in the Top 7 at the Varsity Level. And that was good. But it wasn’t great. For a variety of reasons now known to me to … Continue reading →

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The 10 Deadly Sins of Training

Posted on December 11, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth You should learn and know the 10 Deadly Sins of Training no matter how much you run and ride. But this is no mere Top 10 list. These can’t be placed in order because they all matter … Continue reading →

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We’re all Amish when it comes to sharing the roads

Posted on December 10, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth I spent 8 years of childhood where the Amish lived in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Amish children attended the elementary schools and Amish buggies traveled the roads. A Reuters story in the Chicago Tribune (12/08/2013) documents the fact … Continue reading →

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Sugar. Ah, honey honey.

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

I have a sweet tooth. I know. It’s horrible, right? It’s embarrassing to confess such a weakness. Fortunately you don’t have the same problem I do. Sweets and sugars and hidden sugars in Wheat Thins and other products don’t pull … Continue reading →

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Good design and how it affects your running and riding

Posted on December 5, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth I’m one of those people that rode the wave of graphic design technology all the way from Rubylith to Adobe Creative Suite. If you don’t know what I mean, here’s a simpler version. Prior to the Mac, … Continue reading →

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Running and riding through sleep’s dark and silent gate

Posted on December 3, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

Are you dreaming of running and riding? Lately I’ve had such weird dreams that I’ve turned to friends and the web to help understand them. On the dream interpretation sites there are zillions of takes about what dreams mean. So … Continue reading →

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Trading places in the operating room and beyond

Posted on November 27, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth Last summer while riding with my significant gal friend we took a trail through a beautiful section of forest preserve about 10 miles from home. The trail follows a ridge of glacial kame through a woods with … Continue reading →

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What is your Kryptonite?

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth As a little kid who came into possession of a Superman costume at the age of 7 one Halloween, I learned the very human limitations of my very human body the hard way. Although the costume made … Continue reading →

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What draws you to run and ride?

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth For those who run… My career in running started before the whole running boom even got going. When asked to run 12 minutes in a 7th grade fitness test, I ran two miles. Something real and earnest … Continue reading →

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Don’t mess with health care, or it will mess with you

Posted on November 21, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

DON’T MESS WITH HEALTH CARE OR IT WILL MESS WITH YOU By Christopher Cudworth The local hospital system in our area just brought another health care system into the fold with a merger. Big medicine just keeps getting bigger. They … Continue reading →

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