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Five daily blogs about life's 5 big choices on five different sites.
June 8, 1959. A 50-year milestone.
Wow!
Some people never reach this milestone.
Some reach it just once in their lifetime.
Others, a rare few, reach it twice. I contemplate the saying, “Be careful what you wish for”.
Not sure about wishing for 100 years. But I am sure about wishing for this……..
I wish for, “Peace in my soul. Joy in my spirit. And Love in my heart. For all my family, all my friends, and especially all those people less fortunate”.
Carpe diem. Seriously. jeff noel 🙂
jeff noel, from Lane 8, was at Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World, in Orlando, Florida.
Here are several jeff noel midlife You Tube videos. They’re a documentary of sorts.
I’m heading to the 2009 Master’s Track & Field World Championships this August, in Lahti, Finland.
This journey to the Master’s Track & Field World Championships began over ten years ago, all because of a bad cholesterol report from a routine annual physical.
Dream Big. Get There. Stay There. Carpe diem, jeff noel 🙂
Never gets old.
Lane 8 never gets old?
Not for me.
Why?
Because I’ve come to realize that the way to be great, at anything, is to cultivate, develop, and finally, harness two key factors.
Focus and discipline.
Can you imagine trying to be great without these two?
There’s one other factor that deserves intense consideration – vision.
Steve Prefontaine had a vision – to be the greatest runner in the world, even though people said he was too short, too weak.
Good luck with whatever is important to you. Now you know my secrets.
They’re actually just common sense, but not common practice.
Carpe diem, jeff noel 🙂
Today’s rating is in the 90’s. It’s been a while since I used a percentile rating.
Remember? I was getting tired of the pain.
The pain seems like it’s subsiding.
The new running orthotics, celebrex and Voltaren gel seem to be allowing we to step up the intensity ever so gently, while not stepping up the pain.
The strength and core workouts at Gold’s Gym Orlando are paying off too.
I was there two days ago. Check out these You Tube Videos:
Tiger Woods’ advice isn’t rocket science, is it? It’s profoundly simple and simply profound.
Carpe diem, jeff noel 🙂
Lane 8 and hurricane season have a common thread. A David versus Goliath type of thread.
A big, formidable foe, and a lowly and weak opponent.
Humans versus a category four hurricane. Who loses? Humans.
David versus Goliath. Looking at the two, most would bet on the giant – the obvious, overwhelmingly physically superior human.
Ya still with me?
With proper preparation, a foe’s strengths can be mitigated.
We can’t stop hurricanes, but we can wisely prepare for them.
We also can’t stop the aging process, but with dedicated and consistent focus, we can age wisely. Certainly, at the very least, we can make it better than if we do nothing.
We also might surprise ourselves at the house we can build, if we plan ahead, and work hard.
That’s why I think going to Finland in August is such a David versus Goliath feat.
Win or lose, I’ll leave nothing on the track.
Carpe diem, jeff noel 🙂
PS. If you do happen to click on the Finland in August link, scroll to the 400 meters. There I am, next to last.