Monthly Archives: January 2010

World Master’s Athletics Indoors 2010

Posted on January 31, 2010 by jeff noel

The 2010 Master’s Athletics Indoor Master’s Track & Field World Championships are being held March 1-6, 2010 in Kamloops, British Columbia. The deadline to submit your entry is tomorrow, January 31. World Championships?  Are you kidding me? Ten years ago, … Continue reading →

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Millrose Games Wanamaker Mile

Posted on January 30, 2010 by jeff noel

Bernard Lagat, 35, won his eighth Millrose Games Wanamaker mile last night, in Madison Square Garden. The Millrose Games is the oldest Indoor Track & Field meet in the world, at 103 years. Bernard Lagat is 35 years old.  Age, … Continue reading →

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Ten Bucks Says

Posted on January 29, 2010 by jeff noel

Yesterday’s You Tube video selections were hand-picked. You probably didn’t know that. Nor do you care. That’s one of the secrets to staying motivated for a long time – like until we die – is to constantly, relentlessly, be finding … Continue reading →

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Unless It Matters To You

Posted on January 28, 2010 by jeff noel

This morning, at 4:50AM, while deciding what to write here at Lane 8, found a post I had started in August 2009, but had never finished, never posted. In watching these two videos, it’s clear where my mind was. It … Continue reading →

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How Are Your 2010 Health Goals?

Posted on January 27, 2010 by jeff noel

Are your 2010 Health and Fitness goals still burning inside you? Or has the fire of your resolution started to cool? Or maybe there’s a feeling of being somewhere in the middle – not on fire and not ready to … Continue reading →

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Hungry For Change Food Inc

Posted on January 26, 2010 by jeff noel

Wow. That’s all I can say. Most, if not all of Lane 8′s focus has been centered around exercise, with hints and glimpses of diet and nutrition. You care about your health. We all do. But if you are seriously … Continue reading →

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Reader’s Wisdom Shared

Posted on January 25, 2010 by jeff noel

“Be willing to be uncomfortable. Be comfortable being uncomfortable.  It may get tough.” — 2006 Fortune Cookie A Lane 8 reader commented recently that part of her motivation, as she was training for a Marathon, came from a fortune cookie … Continue reading →

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So Then What Happened?

Posted on January 24, 2010 by jeff noel

So the second week, I ran two mailboxes a day. Third week, three mailboxes a day. Yes, many of you have heard this before.  Which is one of the secrets to excellent results – repetition.  Never get tired of doing … Continue reading →

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Lane 8 Behind the Scenes

Posted on January 23, 2010 by jeff noel

Hello everyone. Hope you had a healthy week.  It’s challenging isn’t it? Diet and exercise.  Sounds so simple. Then why are we an obese society? An unhealthy society? Why? Can someone help explain why this is so, and even more … Continue reading →

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Lane 8 Is The Worst

Posted on January 22, 2010 by jeff noel

Lane 8 is where the slowest competitor is placed. In swimming. In running. You never saw Michael Phelps (world’s fastest swimmer) in Lane 8.  You never saw Usain Bolt (world’s fastest runner) in Lane 8. And yet Lane 8 is … Continue reading →

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