Tag Archives: Championships

Overtraining Is A Common Pitfall of Older Athletes As They Try To Regain Their Youth

If Baby Boomers compete in athletics, they are likely involved in Masters or Seniors competitions. All in good fun with a generous competitive spirit. Anything to keep their motivation to exercise consistent. And sometimes, it pays to slow down and … Continue reading

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jeff noel’s Hometown, Walt Disney World

At Disney’s Contemporary Resort, jeff noel was standing in the shade on a hot, humid Central Florida afternoon, and the flags and monorail caught his eye for no apparent reason. Just weeks before the 2007 Masters Track & Field World … Continue reading

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The World Championships? Impossible?

M50-54 400 meters, final, 2009 Masters Track & Field World Championships: At the 2009 WMA Masters Track & Field World Championships held in Lahti, Finland, jeff noel finished 43rd overall, for the men’s 50-54 400 meters. Seven of the eight … Continue reading

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Set The Bar Too Low, Reach It, And Live With Regret

The danger in making goals achievable is what if we reach them? Then what? Will we wonder what we could have done if we would have tried harder? jeff noel could have set his sights on a state championship, or … Continue reading

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Unless It Matters To You

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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Our Body Is A Gift

Yet we ignore this priceless gift. Well, we ignore it until we start to here from it.  Aches and pains. Wake up calls. We can be fairly certain that these will afflict us all.  The question is, it seems, “Can … Continue reading

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Lane 8 You Tube video virus

It’s amazing how difficult it is to stay focused over the long haul. We’ve all seen people get motivated, set, and then achieve big health goals.  And then some time later, they fail.  They regress, almost predictably. There’s a missing … Continue reading

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Lane 8 Needs Motivation

Lane 8 Needs Motivation. Daily.  Period. Ya with me?  DAILY. Was reminded of that yesterday after giving a speech, a man asked me privately, “How do you motivate people”? Without any hesitation, because it’s a common question, “If you want … Continue reading

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Lane 8 Digresses?

Lane 8 Digresses?  Maybe.  Maybe not. You know this if you’ve been following Lane 8 for a few months, the thesis at Lane 8 is taking care of our priceless physical gift – our body. You have also come to … Continue reading

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How Was That America?

America, and the rest of the World, here are a few jeff noel midlife You Tube videos from the famous Lahti, Finland Ski Jump arena: Never in my entire life have I seen this in person: Amazing side, close up … Continue reading

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