Tag: Finals

Dude, you pretty fast

At yesterday’s Watermelon 5k, I ran 20:35.

This is not a bad time considering:

  1. I’m 50
  2. I’m a sprinter
  3. I have not been training for 5k races

So, I was pleased with the time.  It was about where I figured it would be, based on the way I measure my progress.

The plan was to run 6:50 mile pace until the final 800 meters.

It worked out better than I expected:  Mile splits – 6:45 – 6:40 – 6:35.

Running negative splits is incredibly difficult.  I hope to do it at 400 meters also – which is unheard of.

I never said I follow where the path leads, did I?  🙂

See ya tomorrow?

Carpe diem, jeff noel  🙂

Watermelon 5k?

Good Saturday evening.  Started the day very early and was downtown before 7AM to run the annual Track Shack Watermelon 5k.

It was my first competitive 5k in my new age group.  I’ll share more details tomorrow.  Gotta go for now.

Stay healthy, be happy. 

Happy Independence Day!  Carpe Holiday!  jeff noel  🙂

29 Days to Helsinki

Quick updates:  Great workout this morning.  Among other things, ran a half-mile in 2:30, without competition.  And, I’m a sprinter, eh.

If this sounds slow to you, you should try and do it.   Then you’ll really have an appreciation for what it represents.  And you know I’m 50, right?

Did the math and it’s only 29 days until I fly to Helsinki to represent the USA at World’s at 400 meters.

Carpe diem, jeff noel  🙂

Happy Independence Day

Happy Independence Day.

Click on GoDaddy Video to view this video tribute to the Men and Women who’ve served our Country in the past, as well as those who do so now.

If you are a Lane 8 follower and serve our country, or know someone who does, my family and I thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

God Bless America!

Carpe diem, jeff noel  🙂

Do you have courage?

Courage is something I believe we are all born with.  It’s a survival instinct embedded deep in our human brains.  Humans are hard-wired to have courage.

Courage is developed, and tested, by using it.  This is part of our survival instinct as well.

On the other hand, I’m not convinced we are hard-wired to have physical strength. We might be.  We might not be.

Yet, physical strength can be developed, same as courage.

Still, most people don’t exercise, because it’s hard.

Same with courage.  Way too many risks.  Way too hard.

Today, however, I am exercising my right to not exercise.  It’s called rest.  What’s different for me is that I’m forcing myself to rest, while others, it’s simply a daily habit.  Too much rest makes us unhealthy.

You buying that?  I am.

We don’t stop doing things because we get old.  We get old because we stop doing things.

Carpe diem, jeff noel  🙂