After months of not running very much, I accepted the challenge of running at the beach. I hadn’t thought or worried that much about the struggle of running again since I haven’t been running that often recently, I just worried about the heat. I thought maybe it would be very hot, which is why I decided to go in the morning. I had already pictured myself running to the water with sneakers still on if I needed to cool off.

To my surprise, there was no need for that, the heat wasn’t a problem because it was cloudy and rainy. It actually rained during my run. My struggle was endurance, which I had not even thought about. I couldn’t run for very long before I started feeling tired. At first I thought it was weird because I’m in good chape, I work out at least five days a week, but I haven’t been running a lot recently. I was also told that it was due to the type of exercise I do.

I’m not used to endurance training, most of what I do is interval training or high-intensity workouts followed by short periods of lower intensity moves. Even though not all the videos that I do are HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training), most of them are pretty similar.

This HIIT training did come in handy in the end when the rain also got more intense and I was trying to run faster to get somewhere I could hide from the rain. The tree I found didn’t shield me from the water very well but I was able to hide until the rain stopped.

Even though I walked more than I would have liked to, I still completed almost two miles in 24 minutes. I really liked running at the beach. I think I should do it more often and if it’s not raining next time maybe even try get to two miles.

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Published by mariacristinasanfeliu

I’m an aspiring writer still looking for exactly what I want to write about, with a lot of creativity, imagination and desire to write. I studied Writing and Rhetoric at Syracuse University where I explored many different sides of writing through my classes and extracurricular activities in order to narrow my search for an identity as a writer. I have written for Citrus TV Noticias and La Voz magazine, both of which gave me the chance to explore different mediums in which to write in. Through Citrus TV Noticias I also gained experience in translating from English to Spanish and vice versa, which is also something that I would be interested in working on since I am fluent in both of these languages. I was also an intern at Syracuse University Press where I got hands on experience in what goes into actually editing and publishing a book. Through out the last four years I have faced a lot of challenges, which helped chape the person I am today. After being in a tragic car accident, being in comma, having a Traumatic Brain Injury, and being in therapy for over a year, I am a new me, willing to face challenges and knowing how to deal with them. I want to write about my accident and life after it to help others, show them it can be done and help in any way I can.

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