My “Glam Squad”<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\nThe last 4 miles were the toughest. By 7am the sun was shining bright and sucking all of my energy while heading uphill to Old San Juan to loop around to Sixto Escobar Stadium. As the finish line approached, I realized I ran the slowest half of the six 13.1’s I have done so far but felt as if I had worked the hardest. When I crossed, I heard my best friend Jaime calling me. When I look, she’s wearing a T-shirt which states “Major Diva Glam Squad” and so is my other friend Mike who both traveled from NYC to be spectators. I was so moved, I began to cry. I cried because of the faith my friends have in me. Despite what happened in Boston, families and friends still lined the finish line to wait for their loved ones. Although the race was challenging, especially because of the heat, I was grateful for the experience to run in the land who witnessed my first race as a child. For the warmth and generosity of my people , the people of Puerto Rico I will forever be thankful. This race next to Madrid Marathon and Berlin Half, has been one of the most spirited I have ran from the organizers to the spectators to the runners. A sincere thanks to my friends and family who still pledge to see me cross the finish line…. <\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Once upon a time (in the 80’s), I was a little school kid in Puerto Rico giving it my all in a 100 meter dash at our annual Field Day. Fast forward to present time: I found myself at the starting line of the Puerto Rico Half Marathon. I arrived two days before the race in a very […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":774,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[186,95,187,200],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-127","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-marathon","8":"category-puerto-rico","9":"category-running","10":"category-training"},"yoast_head":"\n
Running Through My Roots: Puerto Rico Half Marathon ⋆ The Dining Traveler<\/title>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\t \n\t \n\t \n \n \n \n \n \n\t \n\t \n\t \n