Masters Track & Field World Championships in Finland 2009

This is a trip back to 2009, turning 50, and the Summer trip to Finland.

 

We Had A Designated TEAM USA Spot In the Stadium
We Had A Designated TEAM USA Spot In the Stadium

 

Here’s the home page for the USA World Team 2009.

 

5,300 Athletes From 80 Countries in 2009
5,300 Athletes From 80 Countries in 2009

 

Lahti, Finland 2009, Masters Track & Field World Championships.

The 2015 Masters World Championships are in France. Hmmm…

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

jeff noel's Hometown, Walt Disney World

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 smell the roses flowers. Becoming blinded by success can lead to ruin. The paradox is we have no idea what we’re capable of, until we push our limits.

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jeff noel’s Hometown, Walt Disney World

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 Championships in Italy, noel’s workout included six repetitions of the Contemporary’s 14 flights of stairs, all two-steps at a time, with two sets at three steps at a time. Two weeks later, from overtraining, noel became injured and couldn’t go to Italy.

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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 Americans made it to the semi-finals. noel was the only one who didn’t advance. Three Americans went on to the finals, with James Chin taking bronze.

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