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 !