After a stressful and very rainy elections week, I was finally able to go back to the track. I didn’t think it would be very crowded but it seemed like I wasn’t the only one who wanted to get out of the house because it was just as packed as it always is. 

Today I just felt like running, even if I don’t run fast; I felt so fast, walking and running past other people, mostly walkers. I felt free being outside, not restricted to the treadmill. Sometimes I ran a little past the point where I was supposed to start walking just because I didn’t want to stop.

I have started setting up little challenges for myself; I hope no one else notices, but I challenge myself to run past other runners. Of course, these are not fast runners, they’re sort of at my pace, maybe a little faster, but that’s the challenge, try to get a little faster.

I’m not sure if my timing has improved because the amount of laps changes and it’s difficult to compare the track with the treadmill, but what I have noticed is that I do feel more comfortable on the track than when I started. 

Today I walked one lap in 5 minutes and ran/walked 9 laps in 35, and walked a little more to cool down after.

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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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