After completing my first 5k this year, I signed up for my next two. The one in February is next weekend and it happens to be Córrelo, camínalo o ruédalo, the first race I did after my TBI. I have already completed this race three times, now I’m going for my fourth. After that is the one in the botanical garden.

Today, I signed up for a bigger race, where I had the option to choose between a 5k, 10k and a 16k. I was leaning towards the 10k but wasn’t really sure if I am ready for that, so I asked my coach what I should do. 

My coach is a man of few words and his answer was simple, “10k”. I didn’t wait around for an explanation or ask anything else, I was interested in that one, I just wanted reassurance that I am ready or will be ready to handle that. 

Even though it’s in April, when the weather won’t be as nice as it is now, it will be in Jajome, in the mountains in Cayey, where the weather is always nicer than San Juan. Jajome has been described as the perfect place for running so it seems like a great place to run my first 10k. This race is also in the morning, so it won’t be too hot and I will be running right after sleeping for 8 hours, which helps a lot. 

I will have to keep going to the running trail in Bayamón by the river. Last week I decided that I wouldn’t run so much on the side that has the hills but it looks like that will be the route to help me get ready for my first 10k. 

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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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