Centroamericanos report !!!

A lot of things have passed since the last time i posted..
 I went to Panama to compete in the central american games which was an unique experience for me regardless the problems i had had  the pre rece weeks.
So 2 weeks before the big race we were told that El Salvador was going to the games and i was kind of ...aaay omg  =O since i knew i hadnt been training steadily because of some issues  and a brutal bronquitis that attacked me just days before my depature,  i had no expectations.
I was quite happy, though, because God had given me another chance to race outside El Salvador and to catch up with my  friends and also to make new ones :) and that´s what i love from triatlon.But my biggest concern was the fact that i didnt have a bike (because mine was broken  and needed a lot of changes)..Luckily  my friend Henry lended me his bike  and i just changed my  wheels and put them to his.
We stayed in Panama city a complete day and the following afternoon we headed to Colon where the triatlon was going to take place in. My hotel room had a wonderful sight of the Atlantic, the canal and ships wandering in the ocean. So delighting!!!soo i  took lots of pics jajajajaja....
I shared room with Jessica, i was soo excited for her since she has only 2 years competing in triatlon and she has improved her level. I loved her discipline and humbleness, she is just amazing and a role model :D. Also my other teammate was Bea, who has been doing mountain bike, i love  being with her since she has a great sense of humour, she just spreads joy to all of us. Also, i must thank her husband because his advise was useful for me. I enjoyed being around them..... and for the first time i felt so happy that ESA female team was complete!!! :).  
The day before the race  we were taken to see the swim -bike- run course..Panamanian organisation was so neat and we all are grateful to them, they are the best host ever!!! Every country had its own van and the place was so beautiful !!!!! the heat killed us that day , though!!!
Race day: I was sooooo nervious and i had no expectations but once i was on the start line i felt excitement and i realised how lucky i was being amongst all those strong girls so i just tried to enjoy every minute of it. The swimming was very rough and wavy, i didnt feel strong  but i just tried to forget the pain,,,, i exited the water with a Panamanian girl but 4 girls were ahead of us, the 3 costa rican girls and a honduran...We tried to work together but my legs hurt so badly and my lack of training, specially biking ,showed up that day...i just couldnt pull up the way i wanted and stay a good pace and also my back hurt horribly since the handlebar and the stem was too long for me :( and the wheels were swinging :(....So in the 3rd lap we were caught by 2 other girls who were working well together and i managed to follow them, somehow i felt pretty good and we were ready to run. The heat was soooo uncool and i felt like dying but mind plays the body so i just focused on finishing the race.At the end i sprinted with a costa rican girl and i crossed the finish line in 4th. In the other hand, the boys didnt have the expected results, Carlos was supossed to be in the top 3, so was Joaquin. But for me they did great as well, they came 8th, 9th and Tavo was 11th i guess, i am def proud of them. Bea and Jessica did a great race as well and i am so proud of them too, I was so lucky to have them as part of the team . The main winner was Leonardo Chacon from Costa Rica, i respect him so much and im so happy i met him, he´s one of the friendliest persons ever!! i admire his humbleness and kindness, i learnt a lot from him.  I was so shocked since i never thought  i was going to be in the top 5. Some people had told me that i didnt deserve to perform in the games because i had no capacity and skills for this race :( ,however, i knew my family and good friends would back me up!!!! so  i was happy and i realised if i had trained for that race, maybe i would have climbed a higher place... so i was very pleased. Second day was a team relay mini triatlon and we came 3rd...i had so much fun since everybody is supporting  their teammates.

This was  one of my favourite journeys i have had, i had so much fun and i met new people. You know there  is always someone there with you even if others dont believe in you, and i thank God, my family, my coaches, ESA tri federation and friends here in ESA, friends who were there in Panama, triatlon friends and everybody who was there with me...

CeNtRoAMeRiCaNoS!!!

Yesterday i just came from Panama

Hectic times!!

It has been ages since i posted. Uni has been demanding lately!! tons of homework to be done for next week ;S!!!!, exams, presentations,etc. (so annoying) :S
As for training , i have been doing sprint distance races and cycling races as well (fun and painful).  I´ve felt pretty smooth and fast even though i havent trained enough. Racing keeps your body  active i guess.
This week has been frustrating,though   since i got sick (throat infection and fever :( ) and i have been unable to train, i can barely say a word, whenever i want to laugh or talk it hurts so bad so i will be away of training this week i guess :( . Hopefully  it will take one or 3 more days to get better.

update soon...

a very special blog!!

Last time i told you how i was feeling lately, the truth is that these 4 weeks have made me appreciate what i have and i realize how lucky i am for being surrounded by such an awesome people. The problem is when one of the 2 most important people in your life gets hurt or ill and you feel so useless since you cannot do anything to make him feel better.

The #1 man in my life is sick (dont get me wrong .....i´m not talking about a boy ok!!!), my dad has been in the hospital (this is the 3rd week) because of his high pressure, as a consequence, his nervous system has been damaged ...

I just want all the readers to pray for him please, he is the nicest person in the world. I´m so grateful to God for having the family i have and i will never stop reminding you to love and respect your parents since they are the only ones who really want the best for you. Don´t forget it!!!

Papi vos sabes q te extraño y quiero mucho ojala pronto salgas y estes con nosotros otra vez...Dios t bendiga!!

a quick post!

Hey!! apologies for the lack of posting (agaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaain) ....i don´t feel like writting now since ive been feeling deppressed, sad, tired and overwhelmed these last few weeks ..

Today was a good day, though

i´ll keep you updated tomorrow i promise :)

Soni

♥♥SpoRT!!!♥♥

I know ive been quite lazy of posting haha

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 :)

Im still alive!!!

As you could notice, i hadnt posted anything since a looong time ago....sorry for the lack of blogging but i did not remember neither my password and my details jaja

So, what have i been up to these 2 years??

well, im at uni right know (4th year) and surprisengly im still practicing and participating in triathlon races :).(who would tell !!!!!) ,,anyways this year i started off my racing season with 2 panamerican races in South America.. i was quite scared at the beginning but i had a blast =)

I will tell you how it went later cz i must feed my parrot right now hehe
pics coming soon

see you