A thriver's guide to physical health and wellness
World-class tips, tactics, strategies and serious motivation
Yes, YOU are awesome. For real. Please believe it.
So yeah, I missed the first “race” of the season. A local 10k was also sponsoring a 2-miler. Perfect. Two miles. Sounded fun since I’ve never run a 2-miler in competition before. Jet lag, falling behind with home chores and family time, I opted not to drive 30 miles before the sun came up.
Good call. Remember, the message in these little daily tales is we have the same challenges. Find a million ways to keep going. Check?
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2006, #10 at Nationals, M45-49 400m
Sure enough, I’m a freak when it comes to most guys (runners) my age. Who runs 400 meters? That’s only one lap on a track. It’s over in less than a minute.
Insight: We all have to decide what gets us healthy and what keeps us healthy. It doesn’t matter what it is, as long as it’s something.
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Medaled both events
Bronze
Dream big. Get there. Stay there. You CAN do it! If you want to. But you must be prepared to take the long way. It’s the only short cut.
By the way, I’m not talking about you earning medals. I’m talking about you getting and staying healthy.
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How often do you find yourself in a hurry? Hurry, hurry, race race race!!
Orlando International Airport. Yesterday. Everyone was racing to catch the tram to the main airport terminal. Three of us in the corner were thanking the returning soldier for his 10-months in Afghanistan. He’s home for two weeks, then going back. I asked him what was the first thing he was going to do. His reply made us all smile.
Then, when the doors opened, everyone went back to racing – to get to baggage claim, or in my case, the parking garage.
But, many of us stopped in or tracks.
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Steve Prefontaine's Legacy
Here’s my personal favorite tip to stay motivated:
Who’s going to be more passionate and concerned for your motivation than you?
Seriously. Who?
Studying others who’ve overcome obstacles is just one way. It’s one of my favorite ways. Steve Prefontaine, a rebel, also happened to be a runner.
And in the process, with his relentless courage and determination, he changed the way Americans thought, and continue to think, about running. He held every American running record from 2,000 – 10,000 meters.
In his greatest race at the 1972 Munich Olympics, he finished fourth. No medal. No glory. No hero’s welcome.
But yet, he’s the only athlete Nike has ever immortalized in a bronze statue. Ever. Any sport. Period.
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 link. Staying there.
That’s where I come in. You will see, from my own struggle in real time, the simple secrets to long-term success. It amazes me how viral the right thing can become.
But you’re gonna have to want to follow. I can’t make you. It’s completely up to you. Always has been. Always will be. Dream big. Get there. STAY THERE!
Bonus: Another Lane 8 You Tube video found and placed in cyberspace – Australian Masters Athletics website.
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 to motivate others, you need to be motivated yourself”.
It’s the first and only rule of motivation. Enthusiasm is the most contagious thing in the world. The second most contagious thing in the world is the opposite.
The lack of enthusiasm. Admit it or not, everyone takes their cue from you.
When you look in the mirror, are you a mountain or a molehill?
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 discover the sub-thesis here is that goals should be impossible.
So why all the Suomi (Finland) Ski Jumping stuff? Call it a mental break from the physical focus.
In fact, the day all the Lahti Ski Jumping videos were shot was a rest day at the Masters Track & Field World Championships.
Rest is critical to physical (and mental and spiritual) health. So just enjoy this diversion and expect the break to be over soon. Carpe diem, jeff noel 
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 view:
The next (2011) WMA Masters Track & Field World Championships are in Sacramento. Carpe diem, jeff noel
WMA 2009 Masters World Championship Videos. I have a bunch and finally found time yesterday to upload a fair number and will post them at Lane 8. Here are a few:
My excitement for You Tube predicts 100 You Tubes:
Lahti Travel and Do Your Best:
Blooper – 3 seconds:
Make it a GLORIOUS Sunday. It surely will be. Up to us to notice though. Carpe diem, jeff noel
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America's unheralded work life balance expert. jeff noel, is a Servant, Husband, Dad, Boomer, speaker, author, runner. He believes work is only work if you'd rather be doing something else. Allergic to most pollens and mediocrity, he can't wait for the alarm clock to go off every morning.