After spending a quiet and relaxing month of September, yesterday I welcomed October by signing up for a race at the end of the month. This will be my second race in October, I had already signed up for a 10k in the 10k Challenge in a little over two weeks. That was going to … Continue reading Hello October!
Category: 5k
My coach had the whole running group in suspense when he announced this Saturday’s long run would be a surprise. I was a little scared, thinking maybe it was a crazy amount of repetitions mixed with something else. We were put at ease when he announced during the week that we were running a 5k … Continue reading Running Without Distractions
This Sunday I ran my fourth race of the year and my race for the month of March, the San Patricio (Saint Patrick) 5k.. This time, I joined four of my coworkers who had asked me to find a race we could do together. I chose this one because it’s a very well known race … Continue reading San Patricio 5k with Friends from Work
Yesterday I signed up for El Guatibiri del Otoao, another 10k race. This means I am now signed up for four races in the next three months. The first two, in February and March don’t worry me at all as they are both 5k races and I did both of those last year; I just … Continue reading Four Races in Three Months
I have been looking forward to today for months. Week after week, I went to sewing class, thinking this is it, today I’ll finish the dress, but it never was. There were always more steps I wasn’t expecting or I made a mistake, had to unsew something and sew it again. But today was the … Continue reading Finished the Dress, then Ran Three Miles
This morning, I ran the Diabetes 5k in San Juan. I’m very proud to have signed up and finished this just two weeks after my first half marathon. I was afraid to sign up for this because I didn’t know how I would feel after 26 miles. I survived but I did spend the rest … Continue reading 5k Encaminada por la Diabetes
Last year, my first race as a part of Freddy’s Runners was the CPS 5k, but that race didn’t go so well for me. I started too fast, I didn’t have enough water and it was really hot that day. I thought I knew what I was doing because I had just joined a running … Continue reading CPS 5k, One Year Later
Yesterday I completed my July 5k, called the 5k extrAVAganza. This race was done to raise funds for Los Amigos de AVA(The friends of AVA). This is a foundation with the aim to create consciousness about TANC2 and other uncommon genetic neurological conditions. Some common symptoms of TANC-2 are autism, epilepsy, intellectual disability, delayed language … Continue reading 5k ExtrAVAganza
I wasn’t able to run or exercise for a week, which was a little frustrating, especially since I had already signed up for a 5k race this Saturday. I considered giving my bib number away, but this race seemed interesting because the last mile would be in a racecourse. I wanted to see what that … Continue reading 5k Hipódromo (Racecourse)
As I said a few days ago, after jogging for two miles, I wanted to see if I could do the same for 3 miles at a 5k. I got a chance to try it this morning at the Kilómetros de Cambio (Kilometers of Change) 5k this morning. I was very interested in getting a … Continue reading What I learned at Kilómetros de Cambio 5k
For my February 5k, I decided to run a race I had already done four times and the first race I did after my brain injury. The first time I did this, I was still beginning to walk again; I did part of the race on a wheelchair, a walker, so I walked across the … Continue reading February 5k: Córrelo, Camínalo o Ruédalo
At the beginning of January, I signed up for my first 5k of the year, fourth since I joined Freddie’s Runners. The race was called 5 Kilómetros de Solidaridad, Centros Sor Isolina Ferre. I was a little nervous because it was at 6 AM and I regretted it a few times, wondering what I had … Continue reading First race of the year- 5 Kilómetros de Solidaridad
Two weeks ago, after running in the rain one night, I quickly got a cold. This led to me not being able to run a lot last week. I finally got a good workout walking up and down the crowded streets of Old San Juan in Las Fiestas de la Calle San Sebastián. This is … Continue reading Preparing for the race on Sunday
Yesterday afternoon, I successfully completed my third 5K this year. This one was called the 5k Criollo by the Foundation Criollos 13 in Caguas. It was a fundraiser to support patients affected by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) of Puerto Rico, INC. The race began near the town square in Caguas, … Continue reading Third race of the year
A few weeks ago I signed up for my first 5K in about three years. I was excited but also a little nervous. I only started running about a month ago, I didn’t rest at all and I walked a lot yesterday, and it was really hot outside today. Despite all of this, I still … Continue reading Comets CPS Run or Walk 5K
