TIS THE SEASON TO BE JOLLY

A Huge Hug and Christmas Mistletoe kiss on the forehead to all....I believe its going to be a fantastic New Year and I feel sure its going to be a peaceful Christmas or Festive Season...whichever works for you.

In some corners of the World...people eat Turkey with Cranberry Sauce or other feasting options...and yet in other corners of the world...people are starving....is it possible to do anything about all the saddness in the World ?...after all its been going on for an awful long time...perhaps the answer is We can only do something about what We feel...in our immediate circle.

My theory is that we CAN do SOMETHING...we can SEND HEALING ENERGY...KIND THOUGHTS...and POSITIVE VIBES...We still know very little about the brain and what it is capable of...I believe we are able to send our thoughts around the World...touching many or perhaps even an individual...so on Christmas Eve...if we believe in Bon Homme...then with the ones you love...gather around...hold hands and send those thoughts around the World.

As for me...I have to temper the urge to over indulge either with food or drink...instead I have to maintain my training programme as there are important competition commitments in January and March....March actually denotes the end of the season for me....I will be pushing myself to the limit to be at my best for the three major comps to come...the NSW Country Championships...the NSW State Championships...and the Australian Championships...the Rejuvin8 team will be working hard to give me every opportunity to succeed...to deliver the goods....

I'm looking forward to the New Year...2008 Rejuvin8....

Thanks for all the wonderful support this year my great team of supporters...you have inspired me to keep on keeping on....

Brilliance...John

IN THE BEGINNING..

There comes a time in everyones life when we sit down to take stock of where we are or where we are going...oh my goodness...were getting old...or...my golf swing is deteriorating...or things similar...

While this is a perfectly natural occurence ...that of ageing...there are none the less interventions that science is working on right at the moment that will offer the option to stay younger longer...or to grow old gracefully. That choice is of course entirely yours....

For me the important issues of a healther longer and more abundant life are to do with my family...I simply do not want them to be burdened by an ageing crochety old man who everyone thinks should be in the old peoples home....rather I see an abundant and fulfilling life with the physical and mental capacities still intact right through to my eighties...Well...in order to do this it will be necessary for me to kind of be the guinea pig of Anti-Ageing...this I am prepared to do..and as I mentioned in my last blog..this will only occur after the World Masters Games in Sydney in 2009 when I can work with our scientists..doctors...and nutritional advisors to place me in that position...a position of a totally and medically sanctioned research programme that will be documented for medical research purposes.

Having said that I have just completed running a 200m race at Mingara...which I won...and I am looking forward to continuing my path to the New South Wales State and National Championships in March.

Keep the faith...Brilliance...John

ANOTHER WEEKEND AT THE OFFICE

Yes..the Office of Rejuvin8 can be a number of places...this weekend just past it was the Mingara Track at Tumbi Umbi..( I love that name )...fortunate enough that the rain held off...and that I was strong enough to endure and perform in four events..the 60m sprint against the teenagers in which I placed 2nd....then the first of two 100m runs...the first I came second to Brett Reid...a fantastic Beach Sprinter...backed up almost immediately then for my second 100m...which I was fortunate enough to win...then the 4 x 200m relay which my team won...and then to warm down...and have a little fun I opted to help the club gain a few points by trying my hand at the high jump which I managed with some good coaching by Matt Horsnell ( high jump coach ) to jump 1.35 meters...so with absolutely no training it was a pretty good effort...but don't worry I won't suddenly give up sprinting for the High Jump...I'll leave that to the guys who can really do it...but it was enormous fun.

My Sons came up on the Saturday night and stayed till Sunday afternoon which was great...We have a lot of fun and its great for the Soul to be with the ones you love...

Next weekend I will be competing at the Olympic Center at Homebush in the 100m...from now on the Season tends to hot up...with competition happening virtually every weekend...its up to my coaches Wayne Luckey and Larry Spencer
to determine whether I should run or not...of course it has to do with injury and injury maintainence....sometimes getting up in the morning is hard...but ...in the end...it comes down to perserverence...only you can get you to where you want to go....one step in front of the other....

Will talk to you after this saturday...be Brilliant....John

RUNNING ON A FULL TANK

On the Week end if you've been following my Blog...I ran in the New South Wales Relay Championships...It was a Fantastic Week End....the Weather was Beautiful and the Atmosphere was Brilliant...Hundreds of Athletes from all over the State were there to Enjoy...to Re-knew Friendships...and to stand in Awe at some of the performances...Nick Bromley (Australian Commonwealth Games Rep ) had a fantastic run against David Geddes ( Australian Olympic Rep.Athens ) in the 4x400m relay...it was a great race...

You know the great thing about Relay's?....its Team...everyone is cheering for their Team...there is a tremendous sense of comraderie..Everyone is involved...the people watching are as excited in cheering as those participating....

Imagine what this is going to be like when the World Masters Games kicks off in October in 2009!!!!....Australia does not know it yet...but this is going to be without doubt the biggest sporting spectacular to hit our shores since the Olympics of 2000...Next year will see a full publicity onslaught by the New South Wales Government...the Department of Tourism for N.S.W..and of course the World Masters Games Organizing Committee....In concert they will produce something the World really needs right now...a sense of Coming Together...Uniting...Rejoicing!

Yes...2009 is going to be one of those Golden Years...keep posted on the Blog and my website to keep up to date....

Brilliance to you...and P.S. got through the weekend without picking up any injuries...Yiippeeee! John

THE TRACK SEASON HEATS UP

Here we are in November....with Four Months of Competition to go before the National Championships in March and this weekend the New South Wales State Relay Championships are on!!! Two days of intense competition...Four Men ...running for their club...each with an ambition to win....but....a Relay at High Speed is an Exciting event...Once the Gun goes...there are nine teams...everyone wants to win...there is great rivalry...but also great friendship and fun....

Running a Relay is like trying to feed an egg to a baby while riding on horse back and trying not to spill the egg or drop the baby....its a real tough act.....

Of course I'm thrilled to be running alongside World Champion Chris Mc.Cormick and other great champions...they are good friends and I am really glad that at the moment I am not carrying any major injuries...

Also from my viewpoint I'm at the beginning of a very beautiful personal relationship and I am over the moon...which makes it all the better because the Energy Field that Surrounds me is radiating and I feel that I can run to the moon and back....which is pretty crazy considering I'm a sprinter...I'll have to put on my Acme Rocket Shoes!

Beautiful Energy is available to all...we just have to recognise it when it presents itself and have no fears...no inhibitions...just Go For It....This weekend thats exactly what I intend to do.....

World Masters Games Sydney 2009 is counting down...It is going to be fantastic...unbelievable...and for Sydney ...the Greatest Sporting Event since the Olympic Games....

Brillliance to you all....John

OVERCOMING HARDSHIP

EVERY DAY I AM CONFRONTED WITH HARDSHIP IN ONE FORM OR ANOTHER...EITHER ITS PEOPLE WHO I KNOW OR PEOPLE WHO THINK THEY KNOW ME..THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE SUFFERING IN THIS WORLD...PEOPLE TALK TO ME ABOUT THEIR PERSONAL SITUATION BECAUSE THEY FEEL THAT I WILL LISTEN...AND PERHAPS HAVE A SOLUTION TO THEIR PARTICULAR PROBLEM...

GENERALLY LISTENING IS ONE OF MY FORTES...I DO LISTEN...I HAVE IN FACT LEARNED MUCH FROM LISTENING TO OTHERS...ABOUT LIFE...ABOUT THE HUMAN CONDITION...ABOUT MY OWN PERSONAL STRUGGLE TO STAY YOUNG AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

I WORK EVERY DAY AND I WORK HARD AT STRIVING TO LEARN...TO GAIN KNOWLEDGE...TO SEE HOW FAR I CAN PUSH MY BODY...THIS 61 YEAR OLD BODY...WHY?...WHAT FOR?....IS THERE AN ULTIMATE PURPOSE?

YES..UNEQUIVOCABLY.. I SWEAT IT OUT AT THE GYM 2 TO 3 DAYS A WEEK...I POUND THE RUNNING TRACK WITH TWO COACHES PICKING APART EVERY TWITCH OF MY BODY...DEMANDING MORE...PUSHING FOR MORE...STRIVING FOR THE ULTIMATE PERFORMANCE...EVERY MOMENT IS ANALYSED..THE ANSWER IS SIMPLE.I RUN FOR THOSE WHO CAN'T....I DEPRIVE MYSELF OF SOME OF LIFE'S SIMPLE PLEASURES...I RARELY EAT CHOCOLATE..EVEN THOUGH I LIKE IT...I LOVE POTATO CRISPS...BUT I DON'T EAT THEM....I WOULD LOVE A GLASS OF WINE OR TWO...BUT I RARELY EMBIBE.....I MAKE SACRIFICES NOT BECAUSE I WANT TO BE THE FASTEST MAN ON THE PLANET...BUT BECAUSE THE RESEARCH ON MY BODY IS GOING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO YOU SOME DAY....MAYBE SOONER THAN YOU THINK.

I AM NOT PERFECT...I DO HAVE WEAKNESSES...I MAY NOT HAVE BEEN THE PERFECT FATHER OR ACHIEVED GREATNESS IN BUSINESS ...BUT...I AM COMITTED TO BRINGING YOU THE BEST AVAILABLE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT LIVING LONGER..WITH A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE...BECAUSE I LOVE LIFE...

I HAVE BEEN ACCUSED LATELY OF NOT BEING PERFECT...I ASK THIS QUESTION...IF THERE IS SUCH A PERSON...WOULD THEY PLEASE PUT THEIR HAND UP....PERFECTION IS SOMETHING I DO STRIVE FOR...PERHAPS ONE DAY I WILL BE DESERVING OF SUCH A MANTLE....UNTIL THEN I WILL ENDEAVOUR TO GIVE OF MYSELF...FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE BABY BOOMERS WHO FACE AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE...

I WILL COMPETE IN THE WORLD MASTERS GAMES IN 2009. IT WILL BE MY LAST ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE. FROM THAT POINT ON I WILL PLACE MY BODY TOTALLY ON THE ANVIL OF RESEARCH INTO AGEING AND LONGEVITY....IT IS GOING TO BE A MAGNIFICENT CHALLENGE....I BELIEVE I WILL BE UP TO IT.

KEEPING MY EYE ON THE BALL

ITS AN INTERESTING OBSERVATION AS WE GET OLDER US BABY BOOMERS ...THAT SOMEHOW WE ENTER THE ROLE REVERSAL PHASE OF OUR LIVES...WHEN WE WERE BABY'S..OUR MOTHERS LOOKED AFTER US..NOURISHED US...CARED FOR US ....FED US ...CHANGED OUR NAPPIES..ETC..ETC..

TODAY THAT ROLE HAS CHANGED FOR ME...AND NO DOUBT FOR MANY MANY OTHERS....I HAVE THE HONOURED ROLE OF SOLE CARER FOR MY DEAR MOTHER WHO IS NOW EIGHTY YEARS OLD...SHE'S NOT THE SPRIGHTLY EIGHTY YEAR OLD GRANNY YOU SEE SITTING IN THE PARK FEEDING THE PIDGEONS....SHE IS BED
RIDDEN...ALTZHIMERS...DEMENTIA....BOWEL CANCER...ALL HAVE TAKEN THEIR TOLL AND THE ONCE BEAUTIFUL YOUNG WOMAN HAS BEEN RELEGATED TO A HELL OF SECLUSION IN A BED AS A WRINKLED OLD LADY WHERE SADLY SHE DOES NOT WANT TO BE...SOME DAYS SHE WONDERS THE HOUSE CALLING MY NAME OR THE NAME OF MY FARTHER NOW SINCE GONE OR THAT OF MY SON WHO DIED NINE YEARS AGO...ITS A SAD SAD END TO A WONDERFUL JOURNEY.

CARING FOR HER IS A FULL TIME JOB...MAKING MEALS...CUPS OF TEA...CLEANING...BATHING....TALKING...AND WATCHING AS SHE DESCENDS DEEPER INTO A WORLD EVEN SHE IS NOT AWARE OF..I AM GRATEFUL I HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REPAY A LIFE...

I ONLY SHARE THIS STORY WITH YOU TO HOPEFULLY GIVE YOU A PERSPECTIVE ON THE REASONS I RUN....I DO SO FOR THOSE WHO CAN'T...LIKE MY MOTHER...FOR THOSE WHO HAVE LOST THE WILL TO FACE THE WORLD EACH DAY AND TAKE ANOTHER STEP...I RUN FOR THEM.

FORTUNATELY FOR ME MY SON MICHAEL IS THERE AS MY BACK UP WHEN I NEED TO RUN OR WHEN SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS TAKE ME INTERSTATE...HE IS MY ROCK...AND HE IS ONLY TWENTY TWO.

SO WHEN I TELL YOU THAT ON SATURDAY I RAN FOUR TENTHS OFF MY PERSONAL BEST TIME...AND THAT I SURVIVED IT UNINJURED TO RACE ANOTHER DAY...YOU MAY HAVE SOME IDEA OF THE COMMITTMENT IT TAKES TO WAKE UP EACH MORNING AND SAY..." Its a Beautiful Day...and I have the opportunity to do something Brilliant."

As always my Brilliance to YOU....John

SYDNEY...GET EXCITED!

WELL SYDNEY!!!!!...WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR...GET EXCITED..!! ITS TIME TO GET READY TO CELBRATE THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH!!! THE WORLD MASTERS GAMES ! WERE A STONES THROW AWAY FROM THE LARGEST MULTI-SPORT EVENT IN THE HISTORY OF AUSTRALIA...CERTAINLY OF SYDNEY...YES ITS EVEN BIGGER THAN THE OLYMPICS !! SO HAVE YOU BOOKED YOUR SEATS YET FOR THE OPENING CEREMONY?....HAVE YOU SPOKEN TO YOUR TRAVEL AGENT?....HAVE YOU TOLD YOUR FRIENDS?...DO YOU WANT TO EXPERIENCE SOMETHING EXTRAORDINARY?....DO YOU WANT TO HAVE SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT AT PARTIES FOR THE NEXT TEN YEARS?

GET WITH IT GUYS AND GALS...THIS IS IT!!! SYDNEY IS THE PLACE TO BE IN 2009....AS AMBASSADOR FOR THE WORLD MASTERS GAMES I HAD THE HONOUR TO STAND IN THE COMPANY OF MULTIPLE OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALLISTS AND LUMINARIES AT THE OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF THE GAMES YESTERDAY IN SYDNEY AT THE OCEAN TERMINAL DIRECTLY OPPOSITE THE OPERA HOUSE..IT WAS FANTASTIC...JUST A HINT OF THINGS TO COME...

SO..I WANT YOU TO FOLLOW MY BLOG FOR THE NEXT TWELVE TO EIGHTEEN MONTHS AND KEEP UPDATED ON THE MAGIC THAT IS THE GAMES....30,000 PARTICIPANTS...WOW!...

THROUGH MY BLOG AND thejohnwall.com WEBSITE YOU WILL BE ABLE TO BE UPDATED AS THE DAYS COUNT DOWN...YOU WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO ACCESS THE WORLD MASTERS GAMES WEBSITE AS WELL....AND KEEP TRACK OF HOW I AM PERFORMING IN MY GOAL TO BRING BACK A MEDAL.

STAY TUNED!!! THIS WILL BE THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH!

BRILLIANCE...John

AN EXPERIENCE TO REMEMBER

Well in a Blinding Flash the Australasian Masters Games is over for Me....I travelled to the Beautiful City of Adelaide with Rod Dowler GM for the WORLD MASTERS GAMES on Thursday checking in to the Magnificent Stamford Plaza Hotel......a Brisk walk over to the Registration Center to check in and get my Accreditation Papers for my 100m Race the next day and of course to soak up the fantastic Atmosphere which IS the Australasian Masters Games....The Electricity literally crackled at the Center...people of all ages shapes and sizes hustling and bustling and passing through the system like clockwork...the Volunteers in their Fab uniforms stood out like the proverbial...and their Organization was " Top Shelf "....I was amazed...
I had some pleasant duties to perform in my capacity as Ambassador for the WORLD MASTERS GAMES meeting and greeting the hundreds of participants and supporters Hungry for information about the 2009 Games in Sydney...the WMG stall ably staffed by the Bubbly Personalities of Kelly and Louise who literally " shone " like a Beacon for all those who approached...

The Next Day.(My competition day) was at the magnificently prepared and groomed Santos Stadium on a beautiful Sunny Adelaide Morning...a huge congratulations for the Tireless Efforts of the Ground Staff and Officials...You See...I told you ...by Participating...You are All Winners...and Adelaide...you put on your finest show.

My 100m event was most enjoyable...Fast...but Enjoyable...I came second to Peter Crombie...just back from the World's in Italy...so He was Pumping...What an Athlete...It was His Day....and I was there to help him Celebrate it....I was thrilled to have overcome a longstanding stress fracture in my right foot and to be able to offer some competition for Peter....I'm really looking forward to Working with My Coaches Wayne Luckey and Larry Spencer...to sharpen up my speed over the next couple of Months before the National Championships in Sydney in March...A huge thanks to Goran Barron my Physio who has put in so much tireless work on my body to get me to Adelaide in One Piece....

All in All...the P.R...was so well orgnized...with Rachael and Lachlan from Australasian Masters Games making this one of the most memorable and pleasant experiences I have had in a lot of years...and my Love and Best Wishes for a safe journey home for Aaron...You Wonderful Kiwi....maybe if I'm lucky I'll be invited to visit your Magnificent Land of the Great White Cloud...

Also I must mention Judith Dixon from the " Alice "...yes it would be an honour for me to visit Alice Springs...It would have to be one of the Great Must Do's...in my future intenary..thank you and great to have met you...

and to Daniel Fingerhut from the 12th Australian Masters Games in 2009 in Geelong in beautiful Victoria...thank you for according me the honour of being invited to be an Ambassador for your Games...as you know Rod Dowler graceously offered me this most honoured position prior to your kind invitation.

The Family that is World Masters Games encompasses all of us striving to achieve and set by example the standard of Health and Vitality that All Australians and the larger World Community can aspire....It is you that lead by developing these Multi Sport Spectaculars that bring us All together.FROM ALL NATIONS...AS ONE...the Word Masters Games is......THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH !

WHAT AN EXPERIENCE !!!

Unbelievable.!..Stupendous..!..Amazing..!.Remarkable..!..Electrifying..!..Humbling.!..Fun!..Fun.!..Fun!

Yes all this and more was in store for me as I walked into the hallowed halls of Telstra Stadium to a crowd of 50,671 people....It was truely remarkable....yes I've just said that but I'll say it again in was a fabulous opportunity to run at the Olympic Stadium....

O.K...What happened....I ran against a brilliant 16 year old Jersey Flegg League Winger who also happens to be the current Australian Beach Sprint Champion....He was fast off at the gun....and I trailed for about forty meters...then I started to catch him...inch by inch...yard by yard...The Crowd Went Wild as I started to gain on this fine young athlete...who had 44 years on me...!....

At the line I dipped in a desperate attempt to catch him ....but alas...I did'nt get there....In retrospect...it was the best outcome....from the Crowds point of view it couldn't have been better....the last minute lunge for the line was the stuff all good races are made of...a real nail biting...riveting...crowd cheering moment....

This of course was followed by an amazing reception from the crowd as I jogged back to the entrance to enter the tunnel back to the changing room....the crowd had loved the performance...they wanted to wave to me...cheer me....celebrate with me....it was as they say...a Once in a Lifetime Moment...

A Huge thank you to Rod Dowling GM of the World Masters Games Organizing Committee..He escorted me and my Coach Wayne Luckey all the way and kept with us throughout the proceedings...he is such a positive man...brilliant.....

I must also take this opportunity to thank my Physio Goran Barron for getting me to the start line....he worked on me on the Wednesday...tweaking and re-aligning tendons...muscles....nerves...a sometime painful but rewarding experience....thank you Goran.

To David Henderson my Orthomolecular Special Advisor...for the Super Multi-Vitamins...from his Vitamin Concepts product range....it keeps me in balance...

To Mardi Fry my Personal Trainer...you inspire me Mardi...Thanks......

And last but not least thanks to my Sons Michael..Geno and Gabriel...for coming along to support the old man....Ha....a big thanks and love...

Brilliance to all.....John

AGAINST THE YOUNG GUNS OF LEAGUE

Well...this saturday is going is going to be Memorable...to say the least...I have been invited to run in a Special Celebrity Race against the Young Guns of League...This will happen on Saturday Evening at Telstra Stadium in front of a crowd expected to be in excess of 50,000 !......How will I go...over 100m against these rapid speedsters...no one knows...But I do know this...I'm going to have FUN! ...It will be Magical...It will be Amazing...no matter what the outcome....

Plus I understand that if you have Foxtel..you should be able to catch the race!

At training yesterday my right foot...( the problem digits )...were causing me a little grief...and while running on the grass infield...I slightly twisted my left knee on the uneven surface while trying out my long grass spikes...which I have not worn for over 40 years!...but this morning after icing it last night...it seems to be o.k and I am having another Physio session with Goran Barron today...so I am hoping that I will be on top of the game for this special race...What an Honour....

So...stay tuned and hopefully to Foxtel on Saturday Evening....

Brilliance to you and my World Support Team....John

NOT TO GO

Well...the ongoing dilemma of Athletes all over the world...Injury Maintainence...I've just watched the Open World Championships...all the majority of Australian Athletes did was make excuses for their poor performances....I am not ready to compete in the World Masters Games in Italy...Not ready because I am still carrying a slight injury in my right foot....Of course Goran Barron my fantastic new Physio is brilliant and thinks he can resolve the issue before the Australasian Masters Games in Adelaide at which I am scheduled to run the 100 and 200m.

Yet of course I would loved to have run Italy ...especially Reccione on the Adriatic Coast....Bellisimo!....but thats Athletics....Beautiful one minute...Injured the next....its just part of the ball game....when you put your body on the line 6 days a week....anything can happen no matter how strong you have made your fortress...

None the less Adelaide will be a fantastic location...I was invited to Adelaide last month to check out the track at Santos Stadium....it is absolutely brilliant....the Whole Team putting the Australasian Masters Games together know their stuff and I can assure you its going to be a brilliant show....not to be missed at any price...

So stay tuned...I'm training hard even with my sore foot..because you just have to....its part of the deal...

Looking forward to seeing you in S.A. and maybe the Wine country....

Brilliance to you all....John

World Championships To Go or not to Go

FOREVER YOUNG

FOREVER YOUNG....I watched the episode of Australian Story on my life on Monday 18th June and again the repeat of the programme on the Saturday...I felt like I was watching from a great distance...almost surreal.....What was very real however was the reaction to the show. More than 1 million viewers tuned in to watch the programme...staggering...and the words flowing in from around the world have made me secure in the fact that it was worth while...that it was right to do....

I don't believe that I am extraordinary...but I do believe I have a mission...to guide you to a richer..healthier...and longer life full of the real quality that we all long for...

Keep following me and look at my website...thejohnwall.com there is a goldmine of information and products that will be coming on line on August 1st....you will be surprised and invigorated....

Thank you once again to my team and those who have already joined Club Rejuvin8.

Live in Brilliance...John

Stop Press!!....The Australia Story episode on John Wall will now be screened on the 18th June...a week later due to the Editor of the programme being off with the Flu. As he had commenced the project the Producer decided that Ian...( the editor ) would be the best one to continue as he had already viewed and assembled much of the footage.

It promises to be a most interesting expose on my life and times . While my Athletics achievements are an important part of the film...the aspects of Love...Longevity...and Life Extension...will have a place so I am as interested as you...My World Support Team as to the outcome.

In a World where life and situations can change in an instant I believe its important to focus on what each of us can do NOW...to make a difference....We hear and read each day about the tragedies and hardships that face those we know and those who are but type on a newspaper page....Let us release our Love Energy into the World...Send it out in thought and deed...and watch as the miracle of life which is happening every day...rises to your humble touch....Today ...every seven seconds...someone turns 50...and this will happen until the year 2014.....We are the Baby Boomers....Join with me...THE FASTEST BABY BOOMER ON EARTH...to live and breathe my credo to stay...FOREVER YOUNG.....

Continue the Brilliance! John

Hello and a fantastic life inspiring greeting to all World Support Team members and friends alike...This is just a Quog...a quick blog to let you know that the ABC are in the process of producing an Episode of Australia Story on yours truely to be screened on June the 11th. at 8.00pm...it should be interesting and will be a warts and all look at John Wall and his life and times...you'll get to meet my family...(those of you who have never met them) and my training team..coaches..physios...nutritionalists etc and the places I train and the kind of things I do to get to where I am.

When I was being interviewed for the programme I suddenly realised that there were many things that I had forgotton about my own life that were revealed...yes it is revealing...maybe you were mentioned.....lets see ..on June 11th.

In the mean time Live Brilliantly....John

P.S. thank you for your continuing valuable and inspiring support.

MY PERSONAL THANKS

O.K. its thank you time....There have been many individuals that have contributed to my success on the Running Track this season and some may not realise they have had an impact on my life and success on the track that has placed me on the No.1 Position in the World for the 100 and 200m.

I'll start off with my Coaches....Wayne Luckey and Larry Spencer...I've spent more time with them than with my family..they have given me so much of their knowledge...they are brilliant...they've worked on my Technique...my Power...my Mind...They are an inspiration to me..along with Tahlia...Amanda...Lisa....Lenore...Scottie...Mitch...Paul...Elise....Matt...Kevin..and even little Kelly...( my training squad )

My Masseuse Dawn...dear Dawn...sacrificed much for me to keep me in shape to be able to accomplish what I have to date...I owe you a lot Dawn...only you know how much.

My Gym...4 in 1 at Erina and Long Jetty..Fabulous facilities and great training staff...Jason Mark Wendy Jim and the whole team that have ensured my Strength Profile kept my power developing in a trememdous atmosphere that made it easy to complete my arduous programme.

My Track Club Mingara and Margaret and Robert Beardsley that have been my Rock and Support and Encouragement throughout the season..Robert and Margaret are both great athletes and they have been an inspiration to me through the hard training times.

Chris Mc.Cormick..my Great Friend and Masseur who understands what it takes to make it to the top as he is the current World Beachsprint Champion...thank you Chris for being there for me when I needed you.

David and Kerry Henderson from Ion Health...David is my Orthomolecular Specialist who controls my Dietary/Health/Performance programme. David has without doubt made the significant difference this year...His knowledge of Vitamins..Minerals and Health Supplementation has been such a boon with his Vitamin Concepts products that are so readily absorbable into the body system...Thank you David and Kerry.

To Michele Fairbrother who works tirelessly as my Physiotherapist repairing what I damage in the course of a hectic season...

To Wendy... Thanks for being there for me and making sure I eat well...thanks is not enough for your support and encouragement.

To Marty and Olga from Sweden...my great friends....love and thanks.

To the Mingara Recreational Club at Tumbi Umbi...in particular ComJohn Millard Sports and community Manager....thank you for your support throughout the season...John is a remarkably busy man but finds the time to sit with me and keep me focused.

Last but not least my Sons who keep telling me I can run faster....Thanks guys...for your enduring love and support.

My World Support Team is huge and the Energy you send to me is felt every day....

I will keep you posted as I move along my path to the World Championships....

Live Brilliantly.....John

TOP OF THE POPS !

Well its the end of the season for me Officially...and what a season its been ...not without its ups and downs....but through it all YOU...MY WORLD SUPPORT TEAM ..have been there with me urging me on...time and time again....

I would like to draw your attention to the World Masters Athletics Website ...( go to Google ) and select World Rankings. Thanks to MY WORLD SUPPORT TEAM and your consistently wonderful support...and to my biggest fans...Marty...Olga...Carol..Wendy...etc.etc....you all know who you are....

Its been fantastic...and now I'm off for a month and then getting back into some serious training for the Worlds....

I KNOW YOU...MY WORLD SUPPORT TEAM... will be with me.

Live and Love Brilliantly....John

The End is but the Beginning

As you all know...YOU my WORLD SUPPORT TEAM have been beside me through thick and thin...through elation and pain...so much so that I now look at the end of the Season at which I have completed 6 months of competition...24 weekends.....roughly 30 Races over that period!! In retrospect this has been a great Season....Undefeated over the 100m....Fastest Time in the World for the 100m!....Fastest Time in the World for the 200m!.....Yes I can probably say and you may agree with me that its been a good year.

WHERE TO NOW?......Well as I now have to deal with my two injuries....the Specialist has advised strongly that I do not compete tomorrow in the New South Wales State Championships...My right shoulder has a tendon that has been torn off the bone...so I have been competing for the last four months with this injury!....How I managed to break the NEW SOUTH WALES COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORD is a source of wonder and a great tribute to your encouragement....thank you all.

I will be upgrading this Blog with details of my recovery and training for the World Championships in Italy in September....so stay tuned.....lots of good things are happening and you will be able to connect to exactly what I'm doing.....its going to be exciting.....

Live Brilliantly until next we meet.....John

Will I make it to the Starting Line?

Its been an amazing journey so far....I have been carrying major injuries now for three months...working at them to try and rectify the situation...if you have been following this Blog you will know that I have been having treatment from a number of sources to bring me back to top form for the New South Wales Athletics Championships on the 24th and 25th of March.

How will I be able to do this....to compete at the Elite level for the last time this Season?...How can I perform at the Maximum when I can't even bend down to get into the starting blocks?....The Situation seems Impossible.....To achieve just getting to the starting line will be a tall order....To Win a Medal is asking too much....It will take a supreme human effort within my Mind to overcome the illusions of injury that I face now....All I want is to make it to the starting line....My Body will do the rest.....When the Gun goes....BANG!....my whole body pain illusion will dissappear and I will blast down the track for the 100m and Win!

I know what youre thinking...He's Crazy...He'll Never make it....

But youre forgetting one thing....YOU....MY WORLD SUPPORT TEAM....You will be there in spirit...urging me on....behind me when I stand behind my Starting Blocks waiting for the Starter to Fire the Gun....YOU WILL BE THERE.

Be Brilliant....and Be With Me.....John

Recovery

Every time I lay my body on the line on a Running Track whether its Training or Competition there is an element of Risk...At the Elite level...if I may draw the analogy between an Elite Athlete and a Thoroughbred Horse the body is finely tuned...every tendon...ligament...muscle is put to the test and pushed to the limits....Normally if a horse bow's a tendon in a race...they either put it down or spell it indefinitely...

With an Athlete...putting us down is not an option....thank goodness..Instead we have various options that hopefully get us back into shape ready for competition again however far down the track it may be.

The Risk taking is not an option...its just part of another day at the office...I have to do this...to take the Risk...but to prepare as well as possible to ensure that the Risk is minimised...Strength...Flexibility...Endurance...Speed...its all part of the process...

In a way its like any day at any office anywhere in the world....when you go to work...you better make damn sure you can last the distance....to go the hard yards...and hopefully ....to bring home the bacon....or the Gold Medal....its all the same....Proper Planning..Prevents...P---Poor Performance....

I'm back...my leg injury is nearly 100% so on the 24th March I will line up for the New South Wales State 100m Final....only time will tell ....Stick with me My World Support Team....

and LIVE BRILLIANTLY !

Friendship Fuels Dreams

I want to thank all of my World Support Team for the amazing encouragement I have recieved over the last week...What an unbelievable response... its been the driving force for my committment to you ( my W.S.T ) and friends, and it has lifted me with YOUR belief in what I am trying to achieve.

This weekend just passed was great in that I won the 60m at the Mingara Club Championships..I managed Second in the 100m...beaten by a 30 year old...damn!!! pipped me on the line...yet I still ran 2 tenths of a second off the Australian Record so in a sense I am on track ( pardon the pun ) to perform well at the State in a few weeks time. I did however injure my left knee...its not too serious though, thank goodness but I will still have to keep off it for a couple of days and instead get into the Hydro Pool....I have created a number of exercises in the Hydro Pool that are revolutionary in that they use a Swiss Ball as part of the Recovery process...most interesting and I'm hoping that we will be able to bring you some Video footage so you can Watch what I do and Benefit from the technique...its great for overall Fitness and Flexibility.

So...onward and upward..." A hundredth of a second may be the difference between winning and losing on the track... yet a Moment in Life may be the most Precious Memory of all. "

Live Brilliantly....John

What can we learn from Losing?

Losing....its a word that denotes failure isn't it?....Is there anything positive about losing or loss?
I believe so...In the aftermath of the Telstra A Series at the Olympic Center in Sydney in front of 5,000 people...and my Four Sons....I lost.

Post race analysis and discussions with my coach looked at the positives that came from this...Firstly I ran to instructions...I did what I was told to do by my coach Wayne Luckey...I performed better than I did in winning the Country Championships three weeks before....Coming back from 12 weeks of injury break...it was a great effort....but I lost....

In my own mind...I know what I did wrong....I did not hit the first 20 meters of the race as hard as I should have....but apart from that I ran a World Class Time....I was only beaten by one other in my age group Peter Crombie who is the World Masters 200m champion and in fact a legend of the World Track Scene..so.....?

This means I have two more major races to compete in on the 24th and 25th of March before I have a break to prepare for the World Championships in Reccione Italy in September....This is what I have to prepare for....I have to take what I learned from that defeat into the training track over the next few weeks and make sure I don't make the same mistake again...

This knowledge of how to manage loss...losing or defeat is pretty much what happens in business...we lose an account that we desperately wanted....or in life...we lose someone close to us....We must keep going....putting one foot in front of the other....that is how we move forward...

Yes I am a little dissapointed but I go into the next round of training with a vigour and determination to succeed in the New South Wales State Championships....I know you..." My World Support Team...." will be there with me in spirit......Cheers and be brilliant....John

The Most Important Energy On Earth ?

I wonder how many of us know the answer to this question...and in fact how many different answers there would be. As I am now at the 48 hours to go before my 2nd last race of this summer season I found myself asking this very question...especially considering yesterday was Valentines Day.....Why?

I have come to the conclusion that LOVE is the most vital and important commodity on Earth...I started thinking about this when I was trying to recall the most invigorating feeling of ENERGY I have ever experienced..that sensation was when I was in LOVE and felt LOVE with all its positive implications...How many of us can remember it...we are literally empowered to Leap Tall Buildings in a single bound...Our skin tingles at the very thought of seeing that special someone...You Feel Invigorated...Rejuvin8ted....Stimulated to achieve almost anything....That ENERGY....the LOVE ENERGY...is what I want to feel on Saturday evening when I compete at the Olympic Stadium in Sydney....but how to capture this....?

Can we search for it on the Google.?..maybe in words....can we buy it at the local Supermarket.?...I don't think so....IS IT PURCHASABLE AT ANY PRICE?.....Definetly Not....that is the one thing in this entire World we cannot buy...

So what am I going to do....?.......I THINK I'LL FALL IN LOVE!

Be With Me on this vital journey My World Team.....John

p.s I love you

Self Belief ...What is It?

Every time I get to the sharp end of the season...that moment when my last key races are coming up...I start to get those little things creeping into my thoughts...Will my injuries hold up...will I be fast enough on the day...have I eaten too much this week....etc..etc..etc.

In particular I have an interesting race coming up this Saturday...its a 200m race at Homebush Olympic Center at which the Elite 50 year olds in the country have been invited to compete as part of the Telstra A Series ....a major meet that brings some of the best runners from the World to Australia.

I have already been allocated my Lane Draw...Lane 2...it just happens to be my favourite lane...outside me in the other lanes will be the leading athletes in the Masters category...I couldn't have asked for a better lane....but....there are still little thoughts to overcome...to get my head together and eliminate unnecessary mind traffic....I have to get into the " Zone "

What is the Zone ? It is simply a place where Fear and thought of failure have no place...The Zone is where my head needs to be when I am going through this last few days of training...to enable my body to perform at the optimum level ( what its been trained for ) without the hinderance of extranious mental mind games. At the Elite level of athletics...each of the eight runners in this race have the same physical capabilities...The one who will untimately triumph will be the one who can control his mind.....YOU ARE MY WORLD TEAM... I will take this with me to the Starting Blocks this Saturday Evening. Self Belief is Knowledge.

Body Maintainence and Recovery

Just recently you will be aware that I have had a series of injuries...To an elite Athlete its devistating not to be able to run....But Lets Get Real....Life is not about Running....Or is It?

We of the Baby Boomers...we know what its like to get up in the morning and feel the stiff old joints objecting....bending down to do up shoe laces or put on stockings to some is a chore that involves some pretty skilled Human Engineering...usually followed by the sigh of relief when we manage to bend over...oops....can we get back up?

Body Maintainence is something I talk about to many hundreds of people who will listen anywhere in the world....Body Maintainence or BM is the key to an ongoing productive life....I have no time for anyone who says they can't do something....We All can Achieve...but we must be able to Deliver....BM is the way to overcome minor injuries and of course helps us to recover from the major ones...the knee replacement...the hip replacement...the shoulder operation....all of these require a period of Recovery....this will be appropriately assisted if we maintain our BM...NOW!

I am sometimes told that I'm too body conscious....Yes I am....but NO BODY...NO LIFE...Our Body is our Future because without this vechicle of ours to carry us around...we are like a Beached Whale....

BODY MAINTAINENCE and RECOVERY need not be complex...I can show you simple ways to remedy any injury and keep the body in tip top shape...Be Brilliant and Love Brilliantly.

Ouch! My Joints Ache

I hope you realise that the research and development I have been working on for these last nine years has not been to no avail....I Run so I can give you the benefits of my testbed experience. My Body has been and is a testbed for an increasing number of products that may one day resolve some of the little problems our bodies face as we " the Baby Boomers " reach our full blown maturity. Products such as creams that will take away the aches and pains associated with Arthritis and or Rheumatism....products that will enrich us and allow us to have an active and fullfilling life...This testbed for Rejuvin8 products works hand in hand with David Henderson our Orthomolecular Specialist....One Hour before my race on the Sunday afternoon..David brought me a sample of the product we have been developing to take away the aches and pains that sometimes plague our joints and connective tissues....That I was able to run..and Win with a new Record is testament to that product..and while it will not be available on the market for a little while...IT IS REMARKABLE and I can personally tell you it is what helped me get to the finish line in one piece....The Worlds Automobile manufacturers use the Formula One Circuit as a testbed for products that will ultimately help us to survive on the road...My body is there for YOU...my WORLD TEAM.

Victory Is Sweet Nectar

Well you will have noted from my last Blog that I was competing this weekend in the New South Wales Country Championships at Glendale in Newcastle a suburb about 2 hours north of Sydney. The conditions were extremely difficult...40 degrees heat followed by blustery cold Southerly Winds...on day one...and 35 degrees heat on the Sunday.

What can I say...My World Support Team has helped inspire me to victory again!...On Saturday the conditions were unbelievable....In the 100m final I was competing against Neville Mc.Intyre an International Representative and Finalist in the last World Championships. I got a good start out of the blocks and was able to Win!....into a 4 meters per second head wind....which is kind of like running into a brick wall for 100m. My foot handled it well...you will recall I had recovered from a bruised foot...my shoulder was tender however so much so that after the race I could hardly lift my right arm to shake hands with the other competitors....

On the second day Sunday I was to run in the 200m it was hot and with cross winds....an hour before my race I had a light massage from Chris Mc.Cormick on my Right leg connector hamstring which was a major problem after the 100m on the previous day...I actually had doubts as to whether I would be able to run without creating further problems....After warming up and with discussions with Wayne Luckey my Power Coach it was decided that I would perform....The Gun went and the race was on....Neville Mc.Intyre was on my outside as we hit the turn coming into the home straight....I felt good at this stage and put the power down to try and dislodge him which I was able to do and powered down the straight to win in a New Record!! I was thrilled and immediately thought of the great spirit and inspiration YOU..My World Support Team have been to me....Last night I slept well....Thank You.

My next invitation run will be at the Telstra A Series 200m billed as " The legends of Track & Field " on February 17....Another Day at the Office.

Against The Wind

Hi everyone...in reading my last blog you will have noticed that I have been attempting to leap tall buildings in a single bound...namely two forms of injury....Well the good news is that the Physio is working., Last Tuesday I ran my first track training session in six weeks...Weeks of pain...weeks of frustration...no...I never get frustrated I just put my head down and get on with the process...I follow advice from the professionals in the Rejuvin8 Team..people like my Orthomolecular Specialist David Henderson...my Physio Michele Fairbrother..My Power Coach Wayne Luckey and Larry Spencer and my Medical Advisor Dr.John Norris....plus Psychologists..Mentors....and family ....wow....

Anyhow...here I am...the track sessions this week were a Success!...the injuries are now on the fringe of my thinking..by next Saturday and Sunday I will be expected to perform...I will update this Blog after the Country Championships.....I know my World Team will be there with me in Spirit...thanks guys

Changing Trains

Do you remember those old Hollywood Cowboy movies or even more recently Back to the Future where the Hero jumps from his horse onto the fast moving train at full gallop?

Changing Physio's is like that and its just what I've done...Not satisfied with the results from my previous Physio I jumped...into the hands of new Physio Michelle Fairbrother yesterday and she has almost had me back on track with one painful treatment....now thats what I call results!

Diagnosis of my injuries are as follows...SHOULDER: Bicipital Tendonitis

ELBOW: Lateral Epicondylitis

FOOT: Inflammation of Tendon over Sesmoid Bones

Yow!!!...The good news is that she believes I will be in form and ready to rock and roll on 27th. and 28th january when I compete in the N.S.W. Country Championships.

Sooooo..stick with me on this...injuries do happen to elite athletes who are as finely tuned as throughbred race horses. You wouldn't want to know how painful this treatment was yesterday...my right arm is bruised badly which Michelle says is Good....but the range of motion has improved greatly.

My training programme has been affected greatly and only time will tell ....still I'm going to run...come hell or high water....The World support Team will soon be able to wear a Limited Edition World Championships T-Shirt which we are working on at the moment. so get in early and indicate your interest in this colourful item by leaving your email in the COMMENT section of the blog. This will enable us to figure out numbers...We will ensure that the pricepoint is very affordable...and will be a real " talking point "

Heading for the therapy pool this evening after training...and going to Sydney to meet with my Orthomolecular Specialist David Henderson Rejuvin8's resident Medico Dr.John Norris to discuss blood test results for Bio Levels...Potassium...Magnesium...etc...etc...

" We can move forward if we want to...How Far...is up to us "

Resolution or Revolution

Funny how many people make a new years Resolution knowing subconsciously that they're going to break it. I think we've all been guilty of that to some degree...whats really needed here is a REVOLUTION not a Resolution.

When planning a REVOLUTION ...Strategy...committment...team work are paramount...All successful REVOLUTIONS in History had the hallmarks of great planning and strategy combined with teamwork. Involve your Partner..your Children...your closest friends..because your REVOLUTION will bring about change...dramatic change.

When we were younger...hey..what the heck..it kind of didn't matter if we broke a New Years resolution or two...there were many more years to come right?....RIGHT!

Now we are the BABY BOOMERS and time is PRESCIOUS...We need to make a difference NOW!....Break an old habit...come on...we all have one...LOVE MORE...LIVE MORE...ENJOY MORE...TREASURE SOMEONE MORE...APPRECIATE MORE..HELP MORE...BELIEVE MORE...GIVE MORE...DO MORE.........DO IT NOW....VIVA LA REVOLUTION....

My New Years REVOLUTION involves plowing headlong into my pet subject....LIVING LONGER. I am currently researching and experimenting with my Orthomolecular Specialist David Henderson and other Rejuvin8 team specialists developing products that will ultimately benefit us all in our quest for living a longer healthier life. I have made this committment to you...MY WORLD TEAM...Join the FOREVER YOUNG REVOLUTION by following my Blog and I will place my body on the anvil of research and development so we can can turn back the clock...you will soon be able to benefit from this exciting developement. Even if you only committ to one year...make it a Fantastic Year.

I would like to leave you with this little wisdom...." To touch a Rainbow...you must first pass through the rain..."" Happy 2007. John...p.s. I did!