This morning I went for my now regular, Saturday morning 5 miles run. I went a little later than usual, it was almost noon, but it was a little cloudy, windy and it even rained a little. 

I began my run at one end of the path, rather than in the middle like I usually do and ran for over three miles in one direction. I did that on purpose because I wanted to run for a little over 6 miles to get the feeling of what the 10k will be. 

After I finished, I didn’t know if my coach would like me to run more than he asked me to. He knows what I need to do to train for a 10k, I don’t. I thought maybe I shouldn’t have done that, but I did follow his instructions for how long to run and how long to walk. This morning, I was happy to get two texts from him, one that said “Very good”, followed by three exclamation marks. One exclamation mark from him is rare but very good, three are amazing and it’s the first time I see them so I’m very happy and motivated.

I completed the five miles that I had to run today in one hour and seven minutes, six miles one hour and twenty six minutes, but I still wasn’t done. I still had to get back to where I started and that was still a little far away. I wanted to keep following my coach’s instructions until I got to the car, but I was already tired, so I walked most of the way back, except for the parts that were uphill. I decided to run those parts. 

When I finished, I saw that I had run and walked 7.16 miles in 1:42:51. I did not set out to do that much when I woke up today, but I am amazed at the fact that I did that. I was resting for the rest of the day and will try to take it easy today and on Monday. Some runs next week look like they’re going to be a little tougher so I have to be ready for that.

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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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