Last time i told you about my sporting life, didnt i?
Ok, yea.. i started off 2010 possitively :) yupiiiiii...i had the opportunity to travel to South America (Chile / Argentina) What a beautiful places i have to say!!!!! i had never been there before and i still miss being there :( I met such a nice people there, i have to thank Gustavo Svane and Rodrigo Bascuñan who were supporting me when i was there...I spent like 2 weeks there and before my trip, my body felt restless and nervious since i was gonna go by my own and i always reminded to my mum "aaay mami ,i dont know anybody there","wtf i dont wanna be alone","what if i dont make any friends ?", "am i gonna b alright?"and all those thoughts. I just tried to erase them from my mind
Well, my first stop was Chile =) El Salvador-Lima, Peru(4 horas)/ Lima-Santiago(like 3 hours i guess) ,i landed in Santiago at 3 am and it was cold( you may say im a chicken jajaja cz im used to hot weather ) anyways... i had to wait until i was picked up:)..then, i gathered with some Brazilian athletes and we headed up to Viña del Mar....oooooommmgggg i was so excited cz its one of the most beautiful places ive ever been....Then, at the hotel we met Luciano Farias from Argentina , the Spainards, Elizabeth from Ecuador,my friends fromPuerto Rico, the Americans, the Japanese and the Italian guys...
friends
It was soo nice training with them that i felt like a PRO!!!--->who would tell!!!! jajaja... i also had a flat tire 2 tmes :S wtf!!! Thankfully Mauro, Matheus and Luciano helped me out (gracias nenes!!!!)... i have 2 tell that i suffered whilst swimming because it was freaking colddd... once the water splashed my face i felt like %$·(".... but i got used to it and the boys were always there with me....The run was also pretty nice!!!i felt smooth but once the guys started to push the pace, i lost my breathing hahaha but then they slowed down and waited for me :)
As for the race, it was soo the opposite since my swimming was awful and the coldness killed me...:( next time it will be better hopefully...nice experience, though
Salvadorean flag ;)
Then, off to Argentina!!!!!! the guys and i landed in Buenos Aires at 11am i guess...we headed out to the bus station and waited for our bus to La Paz....We got there soooooooo much after the estimated time (more than the 7 hours that takes from Buenos Aires to La Paz) since it was raining so hard and the bus had technical problems :S...I couldnt even sleep since something in the bus´ceiling was dripping and it fell over me:S
As soon as we got to La Paz, it was chilly and rainy,, our bikes got there afterwards...
I rested up a bit cz i was exhausted physically and mentally.. then the boys and me went for a swim in Paraná River!!!!!!! omg i was frightened since i hadnt swum in a river before,, and the current looked quite strong!!!!!! wetsuits werent needed, though
Luckily, i managed to control my nerviousness and we hit the water...i was safe!!! yup, yup!! i made it:),,yummy lunch with Mauro and Matheus...then back to our hotel..
haha, the boys!!!
Next day, a ride with the guys..but then my tire didnt work again and i have to go back to the hotel :(, thankfully some nice people gave me a lift to the town...then, a lovely ride with the Italians!!! 2 hour-easy ....I have to thank them also cz they were so kind to me even though i didnt speak any Italian jajaja so GRAZIE to them....
after swimming ;)
I managed to train with almost everybody there, i loved swimming with the Americans, i never though i would swim with them, theyre so fast and have an admirable technique so training with them was so nice.I also have to thank the American Coach, Ian Murray, also the girls Margie and Jasmine, Nick, Henry, Chris and all the team USA for being so warmth and leting me traing with them:), i appreciate it.
I enjoyed the friday carnival !!! what a beautiful place!!!! people is so polite and La Paz is all about TRiatlon...All the elite triatletes were walking at the plaza and a the hole parade was full of joy and all of us had a great time..:)
tan lines;) fun, fun, fun
Race day, aaaaaaay i will never forget that day, i was so nervious because i didnt have a good performance in Chile, but i was determined to give a good performance..
The race started at 1:00 pm...the sun was shining like never before, the temperature was so hot that water was essencial and i was pretty scared of fainting, cramps, fatigue,etc.
It was the weirdest swimming i have ever done, it was fun, though... We were taken to the start line 1500m upstream...i felt like eternity and all the girls were excited because the people were so supportive...i managed to swim in the second pack, then, jumped on the bike with the same girls (9 laps!!!) and the leaders were like 1:30 min ahead us...We caught some girls but in the 7th lap, my legs were killing me and it seemed that fatigue and tiredness had kicked in!!!
Once i started to run, i didnt feel my legs but i tried to find my pace...I finished 11th overall (Elite) it was nice for being my first panamerican cup and the level was high!!
me and my braids flying in the air ;)
I felt releived, got a nice massage post-race, got our bikinis in, ice cream :), and we were ready to cheer the boys!!!! They were sooo impressive, i admire them i wish i could be as fast as them :) ...i learnt a lot from this race, and i realized how lucky and blessed i am...it was the best experience ive ever had!!!
aaand the boys running hard!!
Thousand of thanks to my family, friends, PATCO, ESA tri federation and my coaches for helping me all the way :)
Entradas
