Twitter: @titacabrera
I gotta start by introducing myself. I'm Martha Cabrera (but everyone calls me Tita). I'm 28 years old, born and raised in Mexico City and work in marketing.
I've been a "sport billy" since i can remember: track & field, basketball, dancing, cheerleading, flag football, etc. I competed in national and international tournaments and thought that after college my days of competing were pretty much over (since top age in Mexico is 25 years old for varsity sports), and me having a full time job, would leave me with no time to compete and most of my workout would be to try and stay fit, not really competition level.
As time went by (3 years), I became undisciplined and intermittent with my training... call it jogging, ballet, weight lifting, etc... cause I wasn't working for a specific goal more than staying fit or relaxing, so I did it couple months then quit, then again and so on.
For a former athlete, is not about having or not a "love handle", is more about having a goal, train hard with your team, challenge yourself, getting tired, frustrated, back on your feet, and win... compete.
After years and years of training at least 4 hours a day and not having much time for partying; I became a PARTY MONSTER! yayy! and don't get me wrong, i don't regret it... I had a lot of fun... but i was going against all i ever built... being hang over or smoking was just incongruent with me, and weird to people around me who knew how into sports I was.
I realized how much i missed competing, and needed a "new project", starting running 10k with my girlfriends, and really enjoyed it, being with "my team". One day I thought of how hard would it be to run a marathon... all the mind and body preparation... so I decided I wanted to do that, plus is how my all-time addiction started with: Olympic Games. Yes I'm an OG junkie, and love all the history around it. My next thought was "why I took so long on deciding to train for this?".
I didn't know if I could do it... discipline wise, but after some breakthroughs I realized THIS IS ONE OF MY DREAMS. I'm determined to live my dreams, and become a better version of me everyday, by setting goals, really high ones... hard, and remember that there's nothing I can't do.
I got really inspired by Constantina Tomescu... who won gold in marathon during past Olympic Games, in Beijing 2008. She was 38. So... me saying i was done with competing by 25... i was so bullshitting and searching for excuses.
I started this blog to reach others that might feel identified with this... that might be looking for a new passion, challenge, inspiration or a new direction in their lives... and do whatever you'd like. For me is this now: 42k.
For the more experienced, I hope u can share training tips, follow up, cheer me up (and let me cheer for you too)... and create a community of runners who share with others not just the physical effort that this implies, but all the mental preparation, own barriers and how to overcome... this is a reflection of how we live our lives, plus lets be honest, we get enough self conversations during all those kilometers, why not sharing??
I invite you to follow this blog, share your journey with me, and let me know what u think about what I'll be posting. You can also follow me on twitter @titacabrera
Mexico City International Marathon is this coming september 2nd, 2012.
I got 160 days to go!
Here's Constantina: http://www.topnews.in/sports/constantina-tomescu-2008-olympic-games-track-field-23658
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