'll start the year in a different way. For a moment I will make another truce. Since the January 8th Saturday I have my second ultramarathon Lincanray 70 km, and fourth like that, I talk about sports. When I spoke last year from junk food, I spoke a bit of nutrition, since it was discovered that the gladiators of ancient Rome, eat vegetables. No Abelix and Osterix were like eating boars. Discovering
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I do not like football. Even when he played goalie and defense in college. I liked athletics, ran for 400 and 200 meters. And taking part in races between schools that perform cross-country in Sausalito. Then, stupidly I left him to recover it when I left college. I started slowly increase my mileage until I decided to run the marathon. A race that always attracted me from the student. Has something epic. Moreover, racing, either 10k and 21k. Also practical Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, a martial art. It has a section devoted to sports, but not a sport. Before practicing another style. In fact, many of these arts do not have a sports segment. In this type of Arts came thanks to a psychologist. I did not know how to channel my anger or my side dark. Then I discovered that was not the only one who had come to the martial arts for the same reasons as mine. Has been one of the best advice you have given in my short existence. I never felt it was not for me, because before it was stiff and had a terrible stretch. He believed that he had no talent for martial arts. I was wrong. I left as the Kung Fu Panda. One of the things I like.
Soccer and other sports
In Chile, unlike other countries concentrate on one sport, namely football. Now every time there is a World Cup the players are treated like rock stars, which does not happen in other sports. Media the public and deify himself before reaching the World Cup. However, the Chilean national team, unlike other sports delegations going abroad to compete, they will not win. In contrast, Argentina, Brazil, England and Germany will win. The English who until recently was considered a sports powerhouse, did well in the World Cup. Iban with win win mentality. Then when you get back the World Cup as heroes as they did last year. Even made their best effort.
Since no national team does not win, national self-esteem falls on the floor.
I like to see also that there is a cable channel, "Live sports! ' to transmit other sports, surfing, triathlons, adventure racing, bike racing, snow sports and other Me love also see ESPN's adventure, with the caption 'dare to go out, they show the various adventure races either mountain marathons, ultra marathons and orientation of 80 km, by the Argentine countryside. Also, I like to watch broadcasts of ESPN doing ironman races, which take place in the United States. We put enough emotion and feeling, because in every Ironman I do not know the channel or the event itself chooses the hero of that race. Finally, passion. Not because that person has to be elite, but an ordinary person doing their best. An example of what I speak is the story of Dick Hoyt and son Rick. Dick, the father participates in marathons and Ironman carrying his paraplegic.
While most of the population is not an athlete, it can be said with certainty that Chile has never practiced many sports. Also, never had taken advantage of the incredible geography discovering, especially those who do adventure races and guidance, new sites.
I've noticed with co-Jiu-Jitsu that not everyone interested in football. The same athlete Maria Elisa said Garcia, who came second in the South American Games, earning medals MTB silver. It is the best exponent of the sport. Is only now forming a small wave that moves slowly football. Same as Carolina Alvarez Barros, who is an instructor and female champion Sanda. He went to China and won. When was the recent World Cup, was the World Taekwondo. A Chilean delegation was well. Similarly, the delegation of Judo. They had the same media coverage, and were greeted at the palace.
However, if we compare with the players, I'll athletes mentioned. They're going to win. They inspire me more. Naturally, the Chileans do not feel so proud of the winners of those sports. They are not even heroes. In contrast, for example, for Americans, African Americans Jesse Owens beat the Nazi representative in the Olympics is a hero, like the boxer of the same period to beat the German representative. Another outstanding athlete, made a film which is Steve Prefontaine.
Pushing the boundaries
One of the things I've discovered since I began playing sports most of the week, is that the sporting activity that challenges the likes equal socialism. If you use social criteria, would not understand why people of humility are good athletes. Seeing one of those sports that told the 52k spin the Laguna Aculeo, who won Erwin Valdebenito. He said that thanks to the sport was lifted out of poverty. Listen Felipe Kast. However, if the criterion were young, not because people understand 'old' are bullets to run. And others are more mileage. In the world of running, you decide where the shoe pinches. So there are riders who are well down the minutes. In contrast, others prefer to run more miles in more time. And so, they venture to ultra marathons. According to the above, one might think that old age is an obstacle, however, is not it. In fact there are no limits. The proof of 76 Barb and Vicki Macklowe Griffiths 67 years, running 100-mile ultra marathons. Jack O Dense 75 years he ran the Badwater Ultramarathon 135 miles or 215 kilometers.
I have my challenges. For now they are dreams. I would later participate in an Ironman and the Spartathlon , a 246 km race, which starts in Athens and ends in Sparta, where the runners pass in front of a huge statue of King Leonidas.
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