Monthly Archives: July 2010

This Time Last Year

Posted on July 31, 2010 by jeff noel

Do you celebrate milestones from your life, other than the traditional ones? There’s something about milestones that help us to keep moving forward, to become the type of person we dream of becoming. What’s a personal, nontraditional milestone that you celebrate, … Continue reading →

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What A Waste Of Time?

Posted on July 30, 2010 by jeff noel

Why do I feel like most people look at regular exercise and reasonably healthy eating habits as a chore? Or worse yet, people look at this common sense approach as an impossibility. Can someone please explain this to me, or … Continue reading →

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Doing Nothing Is Important

Posted on July 29, 2010 by jeff noel

Are you  ready and willing to compromise? I mean, literally, every single day? And if you are ready, what allows you to be ready? Have you always been like this? Or have years of practice led you to the place … Continue reading →

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You Know What Blows

Posted on July 28, 2010 by jeff noel

You know what blows my mind? The fact that you know you should exercise and eat better, but don’t. (next blog)

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Predictions?

Posted on July 27, 2010 by jeff noel

Do you have a big goal you want to accomplish by this time next year? What’s it going to take? We contemplate what we believe we can do. You know, we take what we’ve done and think about what we’ll … Continue reading →

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It’s Over

Posted on July 26, 2010 by jeff noel

The 2010 US Master’s Track & Field National Championships concluded yesterday. Wish I could have been healthy enough to compete. During the Championships, many of the world’s best athletes ages 30-96 demonstrated speed, power, skill and endurance, showing that age … Continue reading →

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Your Expectations Aren’t High Enough

Posted on July 25, 2010 by jeff noel

You heard me correctly, it’s not a typo.  Your expectations are not high enough. There are people who publicly and privately think I should back off, or slow down. And sometimes it’s easy to start to think, “Maybe they’re right”. … Continue reading →

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We All Have Time, Even When We Say We Don’t

Posted on July 24, 2010 by jeff noel

An hour ago (9am), near the end of my morning run, I slowed to talk to the man, and then stopped to walk with him for the next 20 minutes. I’ve seen him out walking for the past year or … Continue reading →

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Amazing What Can Happen

Posted on July 24, 2010 by jeff noel

Here’s a quote, lifted from my Facebook updates: “You go girl. I am doing the same thing with my bosses wife. We go at lunch time almost everyday. It is amazing what a walk a day can do for you.” … Continue reading →

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USATF Master’s Nationals

Posted on July 23, 2010 by jeff noel

Yesterday at the United States of America Track & Field Master’s National Championships, a world age-group record was set in the women’s hammer throw. If I had been there like planned, you know I would have found her, and with … Continue reading →

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