Happy New Year 2026! This year, I want to become a stronger runner, run more 10k races and another half marathon, so it seems appropriate, yet it wasn’t planned, that my first run of the year happened to be a long run. This week’s long run was just five miles, a decent long run to … Continue reading Happy New Year 2026
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Yesterday I woke up early for my first Wednesday morning run with the running group. I wanted to go to that on because it was the last run of the year at the University of Puerto Rico Botanical Garden. University of Puerto Rico Botanical Garden I was very relaxed because, even though I had to … Continue reading Last Run of the Year
Running has played a very big role in my life during the last year, but reason I started running is not the reason I continue to run. What started as a distraction and a way to forget someone, turned into a new way of life as well as a challenge for myself. I typically run … Continue reading Goodbye 2025
At around 2:30 A.M., I found myself sitting on a bus full of strangers, headed to Viejo San Juan, asking myself, why am I doing this? Why did I sign up for this? It’s too early! I was on my way to the third and last race of the LOLA Challenge Weekend in San Juan, … Continue reading My First Half Marathon!
Last week, I had the chance to go on vacation, spend the week with my family and go to my cousin’s wedding. At first I was a little skeptic about making the trip with everything that has been going on with ICE and the whole Latino community. I know my rights and being Puerto Rican … Continue reading Congratulations to the Bride and Groom
I didn’t have any special plans for Labor Day weekend, just my sewing class on Saturday morning and I had to complete my weekend long run on Sunday. Almost done! Titi Margo’s bag (left), my bag (right) Paseo Lineal de Bayamón I was a little surprised when my running coach sent a message to the … Continue reading Labor Day Weekend Surprise Run
Yesterday, whenI got up at 4:30 am for a Saturday morning run, I didn’t bother to check the weather. It seemed perfect to run as early as possible and we were running by the ocean so it’s always very breezy. To me, the weather was perfect for running, until it started to rain, quickly after … Continue reading Weekend long run in the rain
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)
I was hoping this weekend would be a sunny one, I wanted to run and later go to the beach to celebrate my 35th birthday. Yesterday, I woke up hoping I would be so lucky and I went for my run. It was a little cloudy but the weather app on my phone said it … Continue reading 35
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
March 8, is International Women’s Day, a day to celebrate women’s achievements, raise awareness of discrimination, and take action towards gender equality. To celebrate, I joined friends and fellow runners in the first Women RUN Wynwood 5k in San Juan. This way we also celebrate my friend Ana’s birthday. Today I realized two things, first, … Continue reading Women RUN Wynwood, San Juan 5k
On the last day of 2024 we all had plans about how we were going to spend the last year of this very complicated year; but there were other plans for puertorricans. All of us living on the island woke up to the awesome surprise of not having power, AGAIN! Was it Lumas’s fault or … Continue reading Happy New Year 2025!
This was the last weekend of 2024 and it did not disappoint. On Saturday I was going the Freddy’s Runners annual Christmas party. I was a little nervous, not knowing many people since I joined the group only three months ago. Thankfully, my friend Ana, who was the one who told me about Freddy’s Runners … Continue reading Freddy’s Runners Christmas Party
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
Today I want to be very thankful that my dog, Indy, is doing a lot better. She went back to the veterinarian yesterday and she is doing well. Her hip is doing a lot better but her left leg is still tied up in a cast. She can’t stretch it but she wants to walk … Continue reading Very thankful to be in a happy place again
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