Austin Tx

posted by leo on May 10, 2010, 3:54pm

What an awesome place…

So it’s been really nice to be back in Austin and to be able to have all the comforts and amenities of being home.

Mexico was great, but I forget how well I have it at home. Especially when it comes to treatment. Many of you didn't know but I had to cut my Mexico trip short by two weeks due to hamstring issues. A week before Penn relays I had great difficulty running. I had to fly back to get intense treatment. Thanks to Ross Bomben, I was running that week. And even got to compete at the Penn Relays.

It is easy to take many things for granted, such as how much support I have here at home… From my family, friends, coaches and many other people I work with on a daily basis.

Then you have the facilities. The UT facilities are some of the best in the world. Thanks to Coach Bubba Thorton and Bev Kearney for allowing me the opportunity to still work out on the track.

Like I said, it doesn't get much better than Austin. And one of my favorite quotes from Coach Thorton is, "Just another day in paradise"; referring, of course, to Austin.. haha

The professional life is a lot different from the collegiate world. In the collegiate world, you are catered to a lot more; you have people making appointments, free treatment, massages, and many other benefits. As a professional I now have to do all that myself. I have to make sure I'm really on top of my things: such as sport massage, stretching, rolling out (type of massage/treatment) and many other sport related treatments... many more hours on top of training/the job. But I guess I can’t really complain. I live a great life and have been blessed with a wonderful opportunity.

For those of you that are just starting to follow me, I guess this year really kicks off to the real professional year. Last year was my first year as a rookie and faced many new trials that would test my will as a runner and as person. Thanks to Ryan, and Coach Cook, I was able to overcome many of those trails and push forward to the final at the world champs, and a runner up at the World Athletic final. Now this year I think I come better prepared more focused and with a whole year of professional racing under my belt. Now I know what it will take and what I will have to do to continue doing well.

Team Cook will be in the U.S. for about two months and we will compete in a couple meets, before we head to Europe again.

But so far Austin Training has been great. Jacob and Alex have been pushing me on and off the track. It is nice having these guys around especially on the 4 hr. workouts and the two a days.

So far the year is good and getting better. I have my first 1500m debut and my hamstrings are feeling great again. I can’t wait to get the first one out. I haven't raced a 1500m since last year world Athletic final.

I will be competing in California at the Occidental meet. So we will be in LA for a weekend… It should be a lot of fun as we will run into Shannon, Trenier, and David. Stay tuned to what will come next. Now you can also stay tuned and follow me on twitter leomanzano!

Hope to hear from you guys!

Regards,

Leo

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15 comments to "Austin Tx"

James Dunaway says:

May 12, 2010

Leo:

Glad to hear what you're doing. Don't believe I've spoken with you since the 2008 Trials. Are you
going to Des Moines for USATF?

If you feel like it, give me a call at 292-9022.

James Dunaway

Linda Schroeder (Will's Mom) says:

June 8, 2010

Hey Leo,
I like to see what you have been up to lately. Looks like fun so far. Best of luck in your next race.

Linda Schroeder

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