This year I have been signing up for a lot more 10k races than 5ks. Last year I ran three; this morning I ran my fifth this year, so far, the San Juan Bautista 10k.

I started at an easy pace, still unsure if I wanted to take a quick walking break after reaching every mile  or half a mile. I couldn’t decide so I kept running until I got to the first oasis. After that I walked for about a minute.

Since that worked well, I even finished the first mile faster than I usually do, so I thought about continuing to do this for the entire race. I was able to keep this up for another two miles but once I got to the street where we turned around and started heading back, it got too hot. It started to get harder to run for so long, so I tried walking after half a mile. 

That also worked well but by the end, after running up the hill at the entrance of Viejo San Juan, I was ready to finish and didn’t want to run anymore. Luckily I met up with a friend who had already decided when to start running again before reaching the finish line. I tried to keep up with her, but I had to take another small walking break before reaching the finish line.

I finished in 1:21:27, which did not break my personal record and was 12 seconds slower than last year. I didn’t improve my time but, on the bright side, it’s still not my slowest 10k. 

Also, when I went to pick up my Bib number and shirt for today, I signed up for Las 16 Millas de Sabrina. I’m tired today, after just 6.2 miles and I signed up to run 16 miles in two months. It’s going to be hard, I already got an extra day of training next week,but I know I can do it and so does my coach. 

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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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