Two days ago, on May 2, 2025, was the thirteenth anniversary of the accident that caused my TBI. This year, to celebrate, I decided to run a 10k. Looking back during the last year, a lot of things happened that weren’t always easy but led me to where I am and what I achieved today. … Continue reading Thirteen years later
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I didn’t have any races this weekend, so I went back to my five mile Saturday run, which I hadn’t done in a while. I thought I was going to have a very hard time and it would take me a very long time to finish, since lately I have been a little slow and … Continue reading My fastest five mile run
Believe it or not (those who know me well probably won’t believe it), this morning I woke up at 3:30 AM to run. I don’t know but I think I have the running bug that’s going around. This wasn’t just any regular weekend run, this was a race, and it was my first 10k race. … Continue reading My First 10k Race
For the past month, I have spent my Sundays in races. I competed in three and volunteered in two. This morning was my second time volunteering in a race, this time I helped in the 15th edition of the San Gabriel school for deaf children 10k. My job at this race was to help take … Continue reading Volunteering at San Gabriel 10k
Before I started running last year, when I just exercised at home, I was used to doing lower, upper and total body workouts during the week. This was a mix of a lot of different cardio, strength and core workouts,but since I started running, that has been my main focus.I haven’t been doing a lot … Continue reading Stronger legs for running
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 … Continue reading Seven mile Saturday run
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 … Continue reading Ready to run my first 10k
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