What’s Easier?

Stadium Steps At Indiana University, May 13
Stadium Steps At Indiana University, May 13

Life is pretty simple.  We all know this to be true, however, we most likely forget.

We really have only two choices when it comes to our health. Focus on it or don’t focus on it.

Which leads us to one more simple truth, and again, there are only two choices here.

Give up trying because it’s too difficult, or never give up trying.

I’ll bet you struggle with this as much as I do. That’s one of the main reason’s Lane 8 exists in the first place – to nourish the people who have chosen the later.

Track Is Popular Again

Field Events Are Way Under-Rated
Field Events Are Way Under-Rated

Track and Field.  Not on most people’s list of sports to follow, except every four years during the Summer Olympics.

Well, after a decade of doping scandals, Track & Field’s popularity is on the rise. This Washington Post article explains why.

And as I leave Indiana University this morning, the NCAA Big Ten Track & Field Conference Championships begin.

Motivation is like a fire. Find a million ways to keep adding fuel to your fire, otherwise we all know what will happen to your fire.

Here We Go Again

Or, We Could Just Eat Cup Cakes
Or, We Could Just Eat Cup Cakes

Yesterday’s Lane 8 post’s ending should scare the hell heck out of you.

It’s the one, the most important, truth that makes everything you read here have significant meaning and value for you.

If you haven’t, and even if you have, you should scroll down and read it now.

Let it wash over you today.  Your only hope is to embrace this truth and start taking, or keep taking, small daily steps to a healthier you.

Lane 8 Is

Lane 8 Is A Metaphor For Our Lives
Lane 8 Is A Metaphor For Our Lives

Lane 8 is:

  • An Idea
  • One of the Life’s Big Four
  • A Business
  • A Website
  • A Blog
  • A Way Of Thinking
  • Our Physical Responsibility
  • A Movement

It’s tempting to write Lane 8 as a “Runner’s Blog”  It’s not.

It’s tempting to read Lane 8 as a “Runner’s Blog”.  Don’t.

If you currently struggle with your health, imagine what you’re going to be faced with in the years to come, if you don’t start to get a handle on it now.