Author: jeff noel

Retired Disney Institute Keynote Speaker and Prolific Blogger. Five daily, differently-themed personal blogs (about life's 5 big choices) on five interconnected sites.

Why experimentation is critical for older athletes

speed work
the faster you can run 800's and 1500's, the easier it is to run 3 consecutive 7:08's

Why is experimentation critical for older athletes? Because it stimulates our mind, which fuels our body’s sense of adventure. So this morning I went on a mini-adventure. Ran four miles, with the adventure coming in the second mile. The goal was to run the fastest 800 (but not hurt myself) in years. It was exciting to run 2:44

Knowing I ‘m traveling today to Michigan for three days to speak, I’ll use these travel days as a rest from running. The 5k is in four days. Ya with me?

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The one wellness secret older runners must embrace to succeed

active rest
in Detroit area for three days...a planned three day rest before the Windermere 5k
professional speakers orlando
spoke to 350 over two days in Michigan

The one wellness secret older runners must embrace to succeed. In fact, it doesn’t matter if you’re a runner you must still embrace this.

Rest.

We need more of it, more often. The wisdom is that by doing less, we can do more.

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You won’t believe how well I’ve learned running pace, but you should

running passion
Florida passion flower...passion fuels lifetime habits, good or not so

You won’t believe how well I’ve learned running pace, but you should. Why? Because it may help you think of your own creative goal(s) to have fun and improve yourself. And things like this are what determine if you make exercise a lifetime habit.

So I set out to run a sub-six-minute mile a few days ago (remember I’d been traveling and sick). The first 800 meters should be right around 3:00, the second 800, the same. Actual: 2:58 and 2:57 = 5:55!

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One simple example of how I work diligently to keep exercising

5k race pace
freaky how good I've become at pace...the harder you work, the luckier you get

My goal for the upcoming Windermere, Florida 5k is to run the same or better time I ran in the inaugural 5k seven or eight years ago…22:10…. Pace is critical for enjoying your run. Start too fast and the race quickly becomes a nightmare. Too slow and you live with regret for not pushing yourself to your best.

You can learn pace by practicing – this engages me to keep exercising. I always run with a stopwatch and have learned what a six, seven and eight minute mile pace feels like…

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PS. I wrote this post five days before the race (and photo). The race was April 14, 2012.