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Childhood Excitement, Extreme Humility

Childhood excitement and extreme humility.

This is were I find myself this morning.

Flying to Helsinki tomorrow.

The time has come.

Ten years for one minute.

All I ask from myself is this, “Remember why you started this journey and how you got here. Even if you finish dead last, you will always have that”.

Carpe diem, jeff noel 🙂

Carpe diem @ Lane 8

Carpe diem @ Lane 8.

What does that mean?

It means I can’t wait to see what opportunities will be in my path today. Ever feel like that yourself?

Opportunities to help others.  And opportunities to be helped by others.

It’s 6:00AM.  Two more quick posts and I’m on my way to Dr Phillips High School for a pre-dawn track workout.

It’s 1:00PM in Helsinki.  Woke at 3:30 AM today.  Each day I try to wake up a little earlier in preparation for the seven hour time difference.

Let’s say my heat is at 4:00PM Finland time.  That’s like running at 11PM here.  I’m usually in bed by 9:30PM.

Anyway, from one push-up per day ten years ago, to the World Championships next week.

Wow!  Carpe diem, jeff noel 🙂

PS.  I have a clearer vision of how David felt when he first met Goliath.

The Hay’s in the Barn

“The hay’s in the barn”, Bill Bowerman, co-founder of Nike, told his team.

My all time favorite running movie?

“Without Limits”.  It’s the Steve Prefontaine story.

There’s a scene in which the University of Oregon track team is at the NCAA’s and Bowerman tells the team, essentially, there is no need to practice, “The hay’s in the barn”.

The hard work has been done.   Now, it’s time for the feast.  Time to celebrate, so to speak.

Yesterday, I actually had a very high quality speed workout and then a few hours later hit Gold’s Gym to do a light core workout.

As I was working my core, I came to a realization – I’m in great shape.  There is no need at this point to bust my hump.

The hay is in the barn.

Party time!  Carpe diem, jeff noel  🙂

PS.  Here’s Without Limits Trailer:

Inspired? If not, I hope you find it somewhere soon.

How To Get Started

How to get started?

Go outside and walk for five minutes, away from your dwelling.  Turn around and walk back.

Do this ten minute walk five days for one week.

The second week, add 30 seconds each way.  Then, every week, simply add one more minute to your total.

Example:  You started with a ten minute walk each day.  After four weeks, you are now walking 14 minutes per day.  After 10 weeks, you’re walking 20 minutes per day.

In a year’s time, you’ll be walking one hour per day.

Somewhere on your journey, you’ll have to decide how to personalize this routine to best suite your needs.

And somewhere else on your journey, you’ll have to decide not to quit.

Care diem, jeff noel 🙂

PS.  Four days until Helsinki.

As Promised, The Biggest Thing

As I promised yesterday, here’s the biggest, single most important lesson, and motivation, through this ten-year journey:

A healthy body leads to many life enhancing benefits.

WOW!

Amazing!

Earth-shattering news!

Seriously?

“Yep”.

You’re joking right?

“Nope”!

If I have to explain this one to you, you’ll never understand.

I’ll share with you a great place to start, to get healthier.  But it’ll have to wait until tomorrow.  Have more posts to write before the sun comes up.

Carpe diem, jeff noel 🙂