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
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Last week I did something that I had been thinking about for a while but was still unsure about; I signed up for my second half-marathon. This is a big deal, at least to me, because it’s not just any half-marathon; I signed up for San Blas, probably the hardest half-marathon in Puerto Rico. San … Continue reading Ready For Another Half-Marathon
On Sunday, I started my day by running a 5k. I thought it would be a relaxing run through the UPR Botanical Garden in Rio Piedras and seemed like a great way to start my birthday. Some of my friends from the running group were there, as well as my coaches because they were helping … Continue reading One of a Kind Birthday
This month I signed up for three 10k races, three weeks in a row. After I signed up for all three, I got a little nervous that it might be too much for me. I was afraid I might get hurt or too tired and would burnout after the second one, or even during the … Continue reading Third 10k in April: Guatibiri del Otoao
Every year in April, Colegio San Gabriel, a school for deaf children, hosts a 10k race in San Juan. My running group gets really involved in this race and most people either run or volunteer to help. Last year I didn’t run because I already had another 10k and thought it was going to be … Continue reading Colegio San Gabriel 10k 2026
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