1977 high school photos of me racing the 440

jeff noel high school track photo 1977
From 1977, the start of an open 440 dash. Me in lane one (the second worst lane) at the very start.
jeff noel high school track photo 1977
Coming out of turn two, i’ve fallen farther behind.
jeff noel high school track photo 1977
Rounding the final turn for the homestretch, still far behind the leaders.
jeff noel high school track photo 1977
Here comes my kick…
jeff noel high school track photo 1977
Gonna be a close finish. The winner is up for grabs. Who wants it more?
jeff noel high school track photo 1977
Difficult to see…but in watching the old video yesterday, i pulled off the win.

Stumbled on stuff from 1977.

It reminds me how unconventionally i ran as a teen.

It’s almost unheard of to run negative splits – where your second half is faster than the first half.

Disney brought out my unconventional in ways i never saw coming.

Thank you Walt and Roy.

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The world’s finest Track & Field facility is coming to Hayward Field

New Hayward Field 2020
New Hayward Field will be finished by 2020 for the World Championships.

 

New Hayward Field 2020
Best Track and Field facility in the world. Period.

 

New Hayward Field 2020
Legacy = more National Championships and Olympic trails have been done here than anywhere else in America.

 

New Hayward Field 2020
Current 2018 nighttime image.

 

The finest Track and Field facility in the world is being built for the 2020 World Championships.

There have been more USA National Championships and more Olympic Trials at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon than any other place in America.

Tracktown, USA.

Why post this?

Most could care less about T&F.

Insight: Find something – a sense of community – that gets you excited and motivated.

 

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Who’s the most important member of your healthcare team?

Healthy and active aging
Healthy and active aging is possible. Just ask 93-year-old Dixon Hemphill (L) and 100-year-old Orville Rogers (R). And it requires a lifetime commitment once you decide to start. You can start at any time, but quitting is not conducive to lifetime wellness.

 

 

Who’s the most important member of your healthcare team?

Family Doctor?

Dentist?

Optometrist?

Specialist(s)?

As we age, we have the increased odds of having a larger team.

So your answer?

You are the most important member of your healthcare team.

Go.

Be well.

PS. Link to the sprint rematch two days ago. And a bonus featuring 102-year old Hurricane Hawkins – setting the 100m and 60m world records.

 

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159.0/7.5

Disney Speakers Keynote
Biking to the gym on a brisk November 27th morning, near Textile Services. Photo: Cheryl Noel.

 

Every morning i weigh myself twice, to ensure accuracy.

i log that, plus the number of hours i slept.

Using the Notes App on the iPhone, it gets loaded into the cloud and it can be accessed from any of my devices.

It’s permanent and a paperless record – to help me see progress as well as identify causes and effects.

Find a million ways to stay motivated.

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A simple change made it a vastly different experience

A simple change made it a vastly different experience.

We warmed up and began the first interval like usual. Then i changed the distance and recovery periods to half of normal.

Shorter distance and recovery, but faster pace and quicker recovery.

We logged less distance, but ran slightly harder.

Quality over quantity.

It was fun to be there as he experienced the concept for the first time.

 

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On April Fool’s Day 2009, jeff noel began writing five daily, differently-themed blogs (on five different sites). It was to be a 100-day self-imposed “writer’s bootcamp”, in preparation for writing his first book. He hasn’t missed a single day since.

 

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