Tag: track

My health prediction was spot on

Florida Masters runner Charles Williams
Nudged Charles at the finish line by .02 of a second

 

My health prediction was spot on. Three weeks ago this post predicted that I either lost or won by a couple hundredths of a second.

Didin’t check the official results until last night.

Freaky how expert we become when we invest thousands of hours into something.

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We’re finished when we’re finished

Three outstanding Master's 100m sprinters
Three outstanding Master’s 100m sprinters

 

Trio of High School 100m sprinters
Two of these boys lost to the young athlete in the next photo

 

Double leg amputee teenage High School 100m sprinter
Courage is hard to see, except when it isn’t, like here

 

Finding motivation doesn’t have to be hard. Yet we also know it won’t always be easy. The key is to understand when to up our game and when to ease up.

Too much is as dangerous as not enough.

Yesterday was my first Track meet since last summer. And if you count these two, they are the only meets since 2009.

When we stop changing, we’re finished.

I either lost the 800 M50-54 by a couple hundredths of a second or won it by that much.

Either way, the motivational fire has been stoked.

Hoping all of you are stoked too.

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How much competition is enough?

Masters Track
seeded 20 out of 34 in the M45-49 400 meters
Masters Track
moved to 10th overall, missing finals by two spots

How much competition is enough? You know, competition isn’t even necessary, except for one place – with the devil. We MUST find a million ways to stay motivated to keep moving.

For three years, 1999 – 2002… no competition, recreational running only.
…got bored, demotivated… ready to quit…

Three more years, 2002 – 2005… discovered the joy (and pain) of 5k’s.
…got bored, demotivated (again)… ready to quit…

Found Masters Track meets locally 2005-2007

In 2006, after six years solid running and conditioning foundation, the photos show, going into the 2006 Masters Track & Field National championships, jeff noel seeded number 20 of 34.

Finished 10th, missing the finals by two spots.

It doesn’t matter. What matters is it’s 2013 and I’m still running with a passion stronger than quitting – that’s 14 years, by the way.

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