Noel Kendle is a 22 year old track athlete at the University of Manitoba where he’s pursuing a degree in Recreation Management and Community Development. A soccer and hockey player growing up, he didn’t dive seriously into track until 2015, but has grown to love it more with each passing year. Noel cites the 800m as his favourite distance of all time and tells us why he currently has a love/hate relationship with the 600m. We even discuss a memorable DNF in the 400m, how our minds often play tricks on us on race day, and why he’s in favour of a recent decision to have a sports psychologist accessible to all Bison athletes.
Noel is not only an athlete, but a budding coach as well. Together with Calvin Reimer, whom we interviewed back in episode 54, he coaches a weekly track session for masters road runners looking to improve their speed. In this episode we discuss what drew him to coaching, what he loves about it, and how his coaching style has evolved as a result of working with this population.
If you’ve ever had a thought like, “I’m not blank enough to run on the track” (fast, fit, young) you may have a change of heart after listening to what Noel has to say. His energy and enthusiasm are truly infectious and I’ve witnessed firsthand many naysayers who have been transformed under his guidance. If you’re in the Winnipeg area and this episode makes you somewhat “track curious,” we’d encourage you to come on out to the next session. Learn more at: https://mraweb.ca/mra-track-club/
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