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
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I was not sure this day would come, but I made it! As of today, April 8, 2025, I have been seizure free for a decade! It’s a little unbelievable that it’s finally official, 10 whole years! It’s still scary, but I made it to a decade and I’m so proud of myself! This deserves … Continue reading Ten Years Seizure Free!
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
I made a last minute decision last Friday to run the San Patricio (Saint Patrick’s) 5k last Sunday. This race has been organized by the San Patricio mall in Guaynabo for 29 years to raise funds for the Children’s Hospital in Puerto Rico. When I said I was going to do this, I figured it … Continue reading San Patricio 5k
This year, I hadn’t started a new Apple Fitness challenge yet, not even after I decided to focus more on my lower body. I hadn’t even thought about it, until I remembered last week and decided to try to use Apple Fitness to help me improve my new hobby. There are collections to help you … Continue reading Get Your Legs in Great Shape
A couple of months ago I signed up to help in one of the oasis at the Puerto Rico IronMan 70.3, with a few of my fellow members of Freddy’s Runners. I had done this type of thing when I was in high school, at 5k races, which have a lot less people and don’t … Continue reading 2025 Ironman 70.3 Puerto Rico
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
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
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
This morning I went on my Saturday morning run, but for some reason, it was so difficult this morning. I went to the path next to Rio Bayamón, which I really enjoy because it’s calm, and there’s a lot of shade from the trees. But I don’t know if maybe I was still too sleepy, … Continue reading Struggling through my Saturday run
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
Today I had my yearly January visit to the neurologist and just like I suspected, it was packed. Mondays are always really busy because both doctors are seeing patients and they are also running different tests such as EEGs on patients. I waited in the hallway and tried to calm unhappy patients, telling them that … Continue reading January 2025 visit to the neurologist
Before the new year started, I was already thinking about my next race, but I still hadn’t decided. It was either one very early in the morning close to my house or one 2 hours away on a Sunday evening. I picked the one close to home, that was the obvious choice, but I didn’t … Continue reading 5 Mile Saturday Run
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
Unstoppable María 