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Five daily blogs about life's 5 big choices on five different sites.
Lane 8 focuses on our physical health and well being. Much of the content here is my own personal struggle, and triumph, over mediocrity and boredom. Therefore, running is what does it for me.
Today is not about running or high cholesterol.
It’s about cancer. And how to think and act “after cancer”. This New York Times article shares very brief, but poignant summaries from cancer survivors.
It will inspire you to live, even if cancer hasn’t devastated your life.
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Is Lane 8 impossible?
Yes. Absolutely impossible.
That’s what I told a friend yesterday at lunch. We were at Hartsfield International Airport, on our way home from Pittsburgh.
She asked, “Why is it impossible”? I smiled and answered, “Because there are so many people who can run faster than me. Plus, I was never a great runner”.
Then I added, “But because I’ve been focused and disciplined for a decade, if the best runners have their worst day, and I have my best day, I could be in the mix for Lane 8”.
I said, “If I can make it to the finals, I will absolutely be the slowest runner there”.
Lane 8 is where the slowest runner is put. Lane 1 is the next slowest . The fastest are in the middle.
She really didn’t understand exactly what I was talking about.
This is a David versus Goliath story. A story that is being told so my son, who’s eight, will have a memory and a metaphor about his Dad at age 50.
“When my Dad turned 50, he competed at the Master’s Track & Field World Championships in the 400 meters – many say it’s the sport’s toughest race”.
It’s my hope that he’ll always remember that in life we have two choices:
It’s simply a family story and a vision he can use to make choices about how hard to try and why, as he goes through life.
I don’t know about you, but I’d rather try and fail than not try at all.
Carpe diem, jeff noel 🙂
Can you become world class even if you’re stuck out in lane 8?
What do you think?
I think you can.
So every day, I wake up, and wonder, what would it take for an ordinary person to become extraordinary?
The way Rosa Parks dd.
The way Abraham Lincoln did.
The way Walt Disney did.
I’m acutely aware of how impossible can become possible, and more than that, how impossible can become “business as usual”.
I often say, “The road to excellence has no finish line”.
Well, there is a finish line in Track & Field.
I hope to make it in about 55 seconds.
Lane 8. Men’s 400 meters. The 50-54 age group. Finland. August 2009. The World Championships.
And, one other important point. Lane 8, in the finals.
Ya with me?
Carpe diem, jeff noel 🙂
What’s lane 8’s positioning statement?
WWJD.
This is an internal statement, one not used for the public’s comprehension, generally speaking.
It’s published now. Why? Not sure. Just felt it should be posted.
Do you know WWJD?
It’s okay if you don’t. No worries. I use it to practice humility.
Carpe diem, jeff noel