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.