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.

Registration for the edition " 45 International Circuit Cruces Basin "will start from 1st April from 10h00 to 20h00 at the headquarters of the Club (Address: Calle de la Cruz 13-110), for so, we invite you to register and secure your participation.

The price of registration depends on the mode in which you wish to participate, 10USD and 12USD for 10Km to the posts. Registration includes: the right to a chip, a participation medal and memories of the competition.

This year we hope to have the participation of 3000 athletes, which includes you, so " Las Cruces "has your participation.

Be part of the history of sport has made great glories to your city and especially to the country.

The Circle Cross Vado, year after year, working hard on innovation in this competitive national and international recognition. Among the major developments we have from this year you can register online your participation in the competition http://www.cruzdelvado.com/inscripciones-online/ .

Similarly, you can be part of the social comunicades Facebook and Hi5 in which you can meet more athletes like you who share this love of the sport. In these communities you share your photos, videos, experiences, and also create new friendships.

From now on, these communities will keep you constantly informed with news, advice, training tips, among others, not only to the Cross but for different skills.

We invite you to be part of them

Facebook: http://tiny.cc/VadoFacebook

HI5: http://tiny.cc/VadoHi5

The pleasure of listening and enjoy the music I got for my dad, since I have to remember why he was always with his LPs (Long Plays, vinyl, acetates) playing music at home, recording their cassettes to carry in the truck and where we were we listened to everything.

Singers such as Leo Dan , Palito Ortega were part of "basic" for the trip, José José , Camilo Sesto , The Tabajaras , The Huayanay , Nat King Cole , The Earthbound , among others were part of the discography traveling, so when many people put those songs I do not really sound odd, I think they are part of my growth.

A group that I liked and that were always reminded Ravens Cuenca group, dating from the 60s - 70s the genre rock and roll and ballads, the last time I saw them was on a tape that goes around the house.

For some time I was trying to find some songs from them, and today I finally made ​​it through this website called Disks Hard to Get , so I have it and it really sounds great with that classic sound the LP (scratch), the album was called "The Ravens came" and what I've read seems to be the only LP that they recorded it, if anyone has it I would like to purchase.

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Well it is a win football or something, is just the answer you give when they ask me Age? 3-0 years will answer.

Three decades of my life, wow have been passed in the blink of an eye, but at the same time there have been many but so many things, good and bad, one or another evil thing I have done, but I say get a summary, fuck 30 years well spent! I'm not complaining.

The other day I read the post I wrote while serving 29 years , the truth, I never would have imagined that my 30s those held in Seoul, but it's interesting that you read this remember that the most important birthday of life, I have held out home.

My 18's celebrated in Quito, a few weeks of having arrived , my 21 in New York during a stint with the Yankees, the 25 in Quito again, and now 30 in Seoul.

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A night of August 21, 1996 I went to Cuenca to the capital , just knew it was going to study , which was a morlaco in search of victory.

In my head just thinking about what might happen there, all the new things he would see and learn everything again inside me just waiting to pass the time (4 years) to return to my family, my Cuenca , my Vado , my friends , but everything changed, the circumstances of life have led me in other directions and destinations.

They are 12 years out of those I love most: my parents and my grandmother.

And today in the distance, more than ever, I have in mind the words that my Father and my Mother told us last year in its 30 anniversary, "it is difficult to see them go whenever you are on our side, but we gave them wings to fly, fly so high ... "

So, they gave me wings to fly, and I'm doing, thanks mom and dad

I love you

Stephen