Pre Season update!!

          What's up everyone!! I apologize for my absence from this blog.  I've just been really putting in some work on the oval and getting some things lined up for this 2013 season, which I must say is going to be a big season for me!  I'd like to start off by saying that I am in the best shape I have ever been going into a season, so that is really exciting because I have so much more confidence going into a lot of my future competitions.  My mileage has almost doubled, I am a lot stronger, and paying more attention to my nutrition, than I have in the past and the results I can see and feel when I hit the track to train.
          As you all know, I am training with the New Jersey*New York Track Club, so I've got some good training partners that have been pushing me over the course of the last five months.  Everyone is coming along nicely and actually a few of my teammates have already competed this year, opening up in some strong showings in various events.  Seeing all that and knowing my capabilities has made me anxious and excited and I can't wait to get out there and start doing what I love!! Also, my birthday is on the 6th of February! So check back soon, I may have a cool little birthday video or something.  Who knows? I'm a random kinda guy. Well that's it for now, just thought I'd share a quick little update with everyone and let them what's going on en mi barrio!  Hopefully next time I have something a little more fun and interesting to share with everyone...so until then..Hasta Luego!

SJW

Pulled Over With A Mile To Go 0_0

So I had a nice little 7 mile run today and the weather was beautiful; just an ideal day for a run.  As usual, I had my iPod in, listening to my normal playlists, which normally consist of some music by Wiz Khalifa, Wayne, The Weeknd, Farruko, J Alvarez, and Yomo, just to name a few.  Tu Addicion by Kario y Yaret had just come on; one of my favorite songs right now.  I was approaching a mile to go, when all of a sudden I hear something that sounds like a quick sounding of a siren.  I look to my left and there is a cop car, pulling off the road and onto the grass of the park I was currently running on.

          The police officer rolled his window down and shouted out to me, "Where you running to?!"  I wasn't sure what he said at the time, as I did still have my headphones in, and had just pulled them out as he got out his last word.  I replied "Huh?" and when he repeated it, I told him, "to my car," not quite sure why he was doing all of this.  At that point I approached the car, because I wasn't too sure what to do and he continued on and said, "A lot of the officers around here have seen you running all over, so fast and we were all just wondering who you are and what you are doing running so fast."  I laughed on the inside as well as felt a little honored and thanked him.  Little did I know, the police department had seen me around since I was in high school, putting in my mileage on a weekly basis, and have always wondered who I was and why I was doing what I was doing, so he finally decided to stop me on this day and figure out the mystery.
          The officer was genuinely interested in what I was doing and what I had done in the past, so we got to talking for a little bit and I let him know that I was currently training with the best professional middle distance club on the east coast! :), New Jersey*New York Track Club and that I was training towards the outdoor IAAF World Track and Field Championships.  Once the conversation was over, he asked my name, wished me luck, and said he would let his partners know that the mystery has been uncovered.  Needless to say, that last mile was my fastest and happiest mile of the total 7.


-SJW

I Thought It Was Winter...

Well today I had a nice little run, which included 5 miles of terrain running at a decent pace.  The crazy thing about today though, is the fact that it was 70 degrees outside, and just a beautiful day to be out and doing things.  On my run I witnessed a lot of things because there were so many people out today, you would have thought the park was giving away prizes or something.  The one thing I do regret not doing was bringing my dog out for the run with me today, he would have loved it.  Being the photographer at heart that I am, I decided to take a picture of what I thought was pretty cool at the time. Just a little picture of a lake and some birds. Enjoy.  That's it for now.

-SJW