Tag: jeff noel videos

Remembering Randy Pausch

Randy Pausch, author of The Last Lecture, inspired and challenged millions, to revisit their childhood dreams.  Sadly, he died a year ago today.  He had a wife and three children under six years old.  He was 47.

What are some of your childhood dreams?

Any of your childhood dreams worth dusting off and pursuing?

I dreamt of being an Olympian, representing the United States at the ultimate sporting, and sportsmanship, event.

Next Saturday, I fly to Helsinki, Finland to keep that childhood dream alive.

“When you look in the mirror for motivation, do you see a mountain, a rolling hill, or a mole hill”?  — jeff noel

PS.  And, like Randy, I’m not going to Finland for me.

Eight Days until Lane 8 Goes To Finland

Eight days until Lane 8 goes to Finland.

Heading out for one of my final workouts.  Had to watch and listen to this Nike You Tube video (only 62 seconds) – “I’VE GOT SOUL”! Want to get a good jolt?  Crank up you speakers…..

Make it a spectacular day. I am so grateful to be alive and have the privilege to use the gift of our body to tell an impossible story, so that others may be inspired to tell their impossible stories.

Carpe diem, my fellow soul brothers and sisters.  I challenge you to not sell yourself short.  jeff noel, out in Lane 8  🙂

Pioneering Healthier Communities @ Lane 8

Pioneering healthier communities @ Lane 8?   Started ten years ago.

Couple Lane 8 updates:

  1. Thanks for your support @ Lane8.org
  2. Nine days until Finland
  3. Taking two days of complete rest
  4. Still apprehensive about the whole thing
  5. Am feeling healthy
  6. Posted a You Tube video about Pioneering Healthier Communities

I love that this pioneering is happening.  Very important work to help people get and stay healthier.

But seriously, I had to question, in a weird sort of way, the use of the word pioneering.

Who am I to talk, eh? My pioneering only started ten years ago.

You know what, I do believe in better late than never.   Carpe diem, jeff noel   🙂

Lane 8 Credentials, Two Lists

Lane 8 FAQ’s:  What is it?  Why are you doing it?  How do you get to go?

Here are two lists of my “credentials”:

  1. Consistently run faster than the USATF All-American Standard of Excellence
  2. Compete at the State & National levels (and do really well)
  3. Figure out how to pay for expenses, time & money, to go to Finland
  4. Have enough guts to do the impossible
  5. Run as fast as USATF establishes as the age group world-class equivalent
  6. Indomitable will
  7. God’s Grace

That is the short list, of the big requirements.  There are other, lesser criteria, but I’ll spare you the details.  But, if you really want to know:

  1. Out work ’em
  2. Run hard
  3. Run far
  4. Stretch
  5. Strength train
  6. Core train
  7. Stay healthy
  8. Repair injuries
  9. Nutrition
  10. Rest
  11. Continuous Improvement
  12. Inspiration
  13. Balance
  14. Family Involvement
  15. Commitment
  16. Tenacity
  17. Perseverance
  18. Pray

There.  Any questions?  Carpe diem, jeff noel, out in Lane 8  🙂

Lane 8 You Tube Video

Lane 8 You Tube video.  A quick video demonstrating progress on strengthening my core.

Ya know, until I got tired of pulling hamstrings, and the physical therapist at Florida Hospital – Celebration Health told me, “You have to strengthen your core or you’ll continue to get hurt”, I had no idea what my core was.

All those years, never worked on my core, other than a few sit ups here and there.

This is much tougher than I’m making it look. I remember when I first started doing this particular exercise, I could bearly hold my legs up for one second.

Tiger Woods’ advice to me, “Out work ’em”, is just like yesterday’s post – common sense, but not common practice.

If my goal is to help others be inspired, I better be able to inspire myself, eh?

Remember my hope yesterday, to list the Lane 8 credentials.  Me too.

That Lane 8 post is written and will post tomorrow.  May I challenge you to Dream Big, Get There, Stay There?  Carpe diem, jeff noel 🙂