Esteban Mendieta Jara - Blog

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.

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.

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Now if I have the pride to say I am a "Marathon Runner".

Today for the first time I participated in a Marathon and I'm done, I took 4h14m22s to finish the 42,195 KM which is part of this competition.

I feel very happy, and as I always say, nothing is impossible.

Well are 4:45 am on Sunday November 2nd, and my alarm up to me to tell me that the time has come.

During the last two hours has been difficult to sleep, has been hot, and I also started to get concerned and think of everything.

I've eaten some fruit and I have started to hear some music to relax a little, in this way time flies, I have to be at 6:00 am on a cafería to meet Andy Klein, a friend I met in the University and was also preparing for a competition in your country. He is dedicated to the powers of adventure was about to not participate this week because she took a bad flu.

Well it's time to get into the shower.

It is now 6:04 a.m., time to go out into the taxi, we have to meet with other people at 6:50 am, so I expected a little road trip.

Time to get out, and it's time to have fun!

Good long-awaited day finally comes, just 2 days left for the realization of the JoongAng Seoul Marathon for which I have been preparing well for all these months.

Actually I am excited and nervous at the same time, be the first time will participate in a competition like this, so many nerves there and I just know that I am physically and mentally prepared to do, period.

It's been a long road to get to the Marathon, I did not think it would be so hard that at times made me want to stop and it is all there, but I feel that everything was worth it so far.

Many do not know the long hours between studies and to go out and train in the morning, afternoon or evening, the early mornings on weekends to go running on the outskirts of Seoul, and thus has been a sacrifice but I'm happy.

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Well as many already know, apart from studying, I also am preparing to participate for the first time in Marathon (42.195 km), the marathon is that I will participate in the JoongAng Seoul Marathon , the second largest in Seoul.

Each week the workouts become harder and longer, especially on Sundays are the days of long runs.

This last Sunday, I had to run 36K, the truth was a difficult test, had been run up to 28K in previous weeks but the 36K were long and endless.

So I got ready in the morning to go jogging, I grabbed my backpack with drinks and gels necessary, ipod, sunglasses, etc. I took a taxi and get to park next to the World Cup Stadium for the great workout.

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