Esteban Mendieta Jara - Blog

Read newspapers online has become part of daily routine in the middle of my coffee before heading out to college. I review several newspapers, both of Cuenca as Quito and Guayaquil, and well I think with this distance I can have a pretty good idea of ​​what happens in my country.

Recently I was more aware than ever, especially in the sports, for news of the races of the Cruces Basin . For obvious reasons the local media coverage given to it, but national media truth nothing comes out, just for them traditional 3 races in this country do not exist, 45 years Las Cruces Circuit , Circuit 42 years Boroto Richard Child , and 11 years of race walking Luis Chocho .

I wonder what should make Cuenca to be shown on these national media?, Or do anything, if not in Quito or Guayaquil skills do not matter.

As an athlete I can say that when we learned of racing, is through "word of mouth" and if we see a competition in another province, is because they show the results of what had been the day before, on a small note lost in the paper.

Eye is not only events of this type, a few days ago was the same with Deportivo Cuenca. Although I am a fan of Cruz del Vado , which is in the second category, I was happy to know that the D. Basin achieved a historic step in the Libertadores, and for truth in media Basin was published this, but for the mass media both Quito and Guayaquil as tv, truth was no great feat, and it was as it happened, point.

Again I ask, is that just like bad news from the provinces to publish?, Is that perhaps rank next round of the liberators is not so great, or have a career for 45 years and have been the hotbed of the most great distance runners of the country is not enough?.

Both the D. Basin as the Circle Cross Vado are traditional clubs in the heart of Cuenca, and do great things not only for the city but across the country, or perhaps there is also jealousy and regionalism in the media? or just remember the Cuenca, when they become champions and win medals?

I sincerely hope not.

These past weeks have been crazy, missing only a few days to deliver the first draft of the thesis, and I have like crazy, the days seem short, when I look at the clock and are 22h00 or 02h00.

The university closes at two o'clock on campus, so until then I can be out there, but I stay locked because one day I went, I thought it was the only one but I found that many students were still studying.

But good from bad nights and early mornings everyday, I come to run a few days in the last week to loosen the muscles, since both spend sitting, I ache all over, but good also since February already had planned to run the 10K Adidas MBC Hangang Marathon 2009 with my friend Greg.

This time I can say that the exhaustion of all nights for the thesis did not give me the courage to go for a run, but gradually I got used already, so I got good competition and I have not trained as thoroughly as in the past, I can say that the result has been quite safistactorio.

My last March, I made ​​10k in 50:15, finished at 48:54 today that really leave me happy, so I'm good in the fight to improve my all my time as my promises for 2009 , last year my best 10K was 57:13.

At the end of it also helped me to remember even if not in the exact date, which was at present in the preparations of the Cross 2009 , which come next week, I know it will be a great success over last year, but good view over the Internet will play this year to enjoy it again in 2010.

In recent days the weather was so cold that there was as jogging, now this week has started to improve and winter officially ends in 2 weeks, finally.

Since this weekend I started running normally again, but on Monday I was surprised a pain in the neck that keeps me moving, it seems stiff neck, see how I wake up tomorrow, but will play to go to the doctor to have treatment do you recommend.

Between that I've been lying down and reading this afternoon, I found this video that a friend has it on his blog , and I really liked it.

It is a tribute to the Iron Man, who only wanted to see him until I got out to take that time, but well have to wait until tomorrow to continue training.

I expect and enjoy.

I write this post minutes before bed to bed early (23H54) to years.

For several years I see on TV the powers of Iron Man , I looked like a crazy, making swimming (3.8 km), cycling (180 km) and marathon (42.2 km) in one competition, but ultimately admired .

3 years ago that I took up the sport hard, I've been around the idea of wanting to do the Iron Man , but as I needed that and start saying yes, but because of my training and the completion of the Marathon told me is about time.

Just last year reviewing videos on youtube I came to one of Iron Man and found the " Team Hoyt "but I prefer to see the video for me to tell you the story.

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Well as you read, they came 2nd. Half Marathon de Quito , and decided to participate.

For those who do not know anything about sports half marathon is a race of 21 km.

For several months I went back to sports and I decided to buy a bicycle to return to Mountain Bike, then started jogging as a routine and I got to lose 20 pounds in 3 months!, Was weighing 181 lbs, now I'm at 160 - 165 lbs .

Now I am well

It's been hard to get back in shape but I feel good to resume sports that I love, besides having fun doing them, I owe much to Myriam (my girlfriend) and that encouraged me to return to practice.

Now with the fixed idea of participating but with many nerves and fear began to train with a little routine with my friend Luchin, get up every morning to go running in the Carolina Park and walk at least about 9 miles a day, other days we carry the bike as you can see on the graph.

Luchín, I Paul

The weeks were short, and missing exactly 2 weeks I had an injury which questioned my participation in the competition, training occurred in a basin, the doctor advised me not to train for a week and rest the following week to responded little to go seeing my condition, I eventually recommended that if 2 days before the competition could meet 11 km without any hassle could compete on Sunday, as they believe? complete 15 km without any trouble, so I felt pretty sure I could meet the tour.

I took very seriously the competition found out about diet, and rest days before the competition, I focused and rest the previous days, with the help of the Choko I designed a shirt with which I ran, XtreM3 Yourserlf (extremate yourself) , everyone in the office did not know if it would end competition had been running up to 15 km without difficulty, but 21 km is 21 km.

Competition arrived, we found Luchin to walk to the Plaza de Toros , the starting point of the competition, began to stretch and warm up, the nerves but the adrenaline took over the obscured, and asked us to move on to the check, and ready to leave, I just listened to the music of my ipod, and did not hear was going around ... the competition started it and started running, slowly in little legs were loosening, there was a moment that I actually started to hurt and not I think we had completed or 1 km, I think most were the nerves.

They began to pass the miles, while we marked 6 minutes per mile was very good and well we all the way, at some kilometers we climbed the weather is recuperated in the next, in 3000 there were competitive athletes, had never been in a competition so great, there were times that some people hindered in the circuit.

And move forward in the competition until we accomplish half of the same 10 km, we were able to stop there because there was a form of pellets, or follow the truth at that point I decided to go the distance only saw the flag of Eloy Alfaro Military School, saying around that is the goal.

We together with Luchin to Km 18 where I was late because I began to trouble the knees, some athletes began to fall and get cramps in their legs, others began to walk and just wanted to come, I asked for strength and thought only 3 km more, we're close, saw the monument of half the world at the end, where the competition ended, I saw him getting closer, my knees ached with every step because I decided to walk at km 20 but was more painful So I kept running, and I could see the goal, arrives and I did, I did!! 21 km in 2h: 04m: 45s, I was so glad I did, I did a great goal to end the competition and I did.

This was the official result

Really when you propose something you can do, thanks for having supported bold, thanks Luchín acolitar in the competition.

I will tell you that such was the effort I had in this competition, which for a week can not walk properly, I could not download or climbing stairs, worst of all was that the following week was the election and the seat of Rafael Correa has 5 floors and no elevator.

The official T-shirt and medal (eye only come to those who complete the competition)