Sonia Zavaleta: 2010 recap

holaaa..!! i know it has been a while since i last posted .. the first thing i can say is happy new year!! FELIZ AÑO NUEVO PARA TODOS LOS Q LEAN ESTE BLOG, ENSERIO LES DESEO LO MEJOR ,, BENDICIONES !!!!.. So bring on 2011!!!

Though 2010 was a kind of frustrating year for me :S (talking about my sporting life), it was full of rewadness talking about my academic year!!!! So many ups and downs... and full of learning too. As for triatlon, i was struggling with my shoulder injury and i have been unable to get a racing bike which has been very dissapointing :(. but the love for TRI makes you keep training despite the conditions and thats the important thing.
So a breaf resume of my year so far
I started off last year with a fantastic BOOM, i raced my first 2 elite panamerican cups ever which was the best thing that could have happened at my age.
Then, we stopped training for a while and after arguments amongst sport authorities discussing about whether or not to compete at Centroamerican games, 2 weeks before the race we were notified El Salvador will participate, Result: Bronze medal!! =) (was not expected though)...
Then it was time for a big change in our lives as athletes, after a lot of bad and humiliating experiences given by people from the FEDERATION and one of our old coaches, we deceided to switch coaches which was the best thing that could have happened. How a different amd better enviroment we were in !!!

My bike was broke down, totally ruined it was time for a change too but unfortunately SELFISHNESS,SELF-BENEFIT and ENVY are the main qualities of two of the authorities of my federation which humiliate their athletes instead of supporting them, therefore, i have no conditions to afford a new bike yet. A new race bike will have to wait i think :(

Then, the dissaster, after having such good training with my new bosses and my teammates, last years injury showed up again :( same arm, same thing, same everything, RESULT= cant swim, cant bike :( F"·%6/()( CRAP, "·$·%&// !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

But surprisengly whilst my sporting life was going downhill, my academic life wasnt which was the only thing i was happy with :).

After a lot of exams, tests, interviews and paperwork (IN ENGLISH :S!!!) i was given a scholarship by the AMERICAN EMBASSY which means that i will be studying for 1 semester in the US, i still dont know where and when im going but i couldnt even beleive that i DID qualify among 70 applicants from all over the country!! I am so grateful to God for this opportunity, i never thought i would have this great chance. They say i will be notified until March 2011, so im still anxious to know every single detail :)!!!...

Finally the last months i spent the time with my family and friends, trying to recover and heal and

going to therapy . I have to thank all the ones who were giving me the thereapy in Santa Ana regional hospital ISSS.. Srita Ibarra, Señor Lico Bonilla, Sra de Martinez Sra de Estrada, Dr Ramos and Dr Romero who were so nice with me.
I cant overlook the fact that i have a NEW PET !!! "Pricess" the new member of the Zavaleta family, shes the most lovely rabbit you could ever see jijijiji...and it was given to me by a special person :)

Finally i just had fun with my friends going to almost every party before NYE, we danced,drank,laughed,ate a lot etc =)!! So now its 2011, i start uni next monday and the last thing that happened this week was that i received and infiltration in my left pectoral, near shoulder since it was still very swollen and it may become a cronic injury =(... Now, im just killing the time, laid in my bed and just waiting this bloody injury to dissapear forever....

Some 2010 pics :)

cheers