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Lane 8 Business Cards
Lane 8 business cards have a unique beginning. Do you have interesting stories about important moments in your life? If so, then you realize that if we don’t find a way to capture that moment, it will disappear and be … Continue reading
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Tagged Athletics, Baby Boomers, Business Cards, Companies, Countries, Finland, Holidays, jeff noel, Kinkos, Lahti, Lane 8, Lane 8 Business Cards, Lane 8 History, Masters Track, Milestones, Religions, Track & Field, Traditions, USATF
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Lane 8 Optimism
What can we learn from defeat, loss, failure? Many things to be sure. But only if we try hard to learn from setback. And only if we listen. And only if we then try again. Are you listening? And I … Continue reading
Pain In The
Have you ever had something really important or “big” in your life, a long-time dream perhaps, where you where getting close to the end of your journey? And you were so close you could see the glorious end in sight, … Continue reading
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Tagged Ankle, Celebrex, Central Florida, Deal With It, Finland, Foot, Foot Doctor, Foot Pain, Ice, jeff noel, Lane 8, Masters Track & Field World Championships, mid life, Move on, pain, Plantar Fasciitis, Quit Complaining, REST Therapy, Specialist, Stop, Stretching, USATF, wellness, WMA
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You Can Observe A Lot
“You can observe a lot by watching.” – Yogi Berra What did you learn from watching Germany’s Guido Mueller, age 70, break that world record? I learned age is a state of mind. And the longer you wait to believe … Continue reading
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Tagged 400, Age, Challenge, Exercise, Finland, Fitness, Germany, Guido Mueller, jeff noel, Lahti, Lane 8, Longer, Meters, motivation, Pay Attention, Quotes, Running, State of Mind, Track & Field, USATF, Wait, wellness, WMA Masters World Championships, World Record, Yogi Berra, You
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Can I Ask You Another?
What is Lane 8? Lane 8 is the worst lane in Track & Field. Fast runners are put in the middle lanes and slower runners are assigned the outer lanes. The slowest competitor is always assigned Lane 8. And in … Continue reading
Suomi Sisu
Three more questions: Do you have guts? Do you have determination? Are you the type that doesn’t give up? If this is you, then you have sisu (pronounced “C-sue”). It’s Suomi (Finnish) for guts, determination and not quitting. While in … Continue reading
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Tagged 2009 WMA Masters Athletics, Determination, Finland, Finnish, Guts, Helsinki, jeff noel, Lahti, Lane 8, Masters Track, Older Athletes, Over 40, Suomi, Susi, Track and Field World Championships, USATF
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43rd
Friday we went to Twistee Treat, like we always do, and our order came out the drive thru window, like it always does (without ordering). The friendly Twistee Treat employee, Lori (may or may not be her real name), asked, “How’d … Continue reading
Level Of Fitness @ Lane 8?
Yesterday’s Lane 8 blog post ended with me promising to share today the level of fitness that was unknowingly gained on the journey to become a world class Master’s athlete. And by the way, the goal was never to become … Continue reading
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Tagged 2009, 2009 Masters Track & Field, Challenge, Core Testing, Core Training, Finland, Fitness, Goals, health, Injury Prevention, jeff noel, jeff noel You Tube, Lahti, Lane 8, Levels, Masters Athletics, masters Track World Championships, mid life celebration, track, wellness, WMA Athletics, world-class
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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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