“Would it save u a lot of time if I just gave up and went mad

My twitter in @santilofish and my instagram in 'santilofish'

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Fastest 10K Post-Injury: Preparing for Midnight Sun Marathon in Tromsø, Norway

Eleven days to the Midnight Sun Marathon in Tromsø, Norway. Coming out of an Achilles tendon injury has been, not surprisingly, the hardest challenge in my short time as a runner. If you are a professional, any injury is cause for concern and care. After all, a part (or the whole) of your livelihood rests on what your body can do. If you are a pretty (or below) average runner, you tend to run…

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From Injury to Recovery: Preparing for My Longest Run | Blog

We have all been there. We started running. At the beginning stamina builds up quickly. You run a 5k, then a 7k, then you stumble and suffer but you managed to get a 10k. “First and fucking last 10k” I titled my run on Strava 4 yeas ago. You get new running shoes, you read about form, VO2 max, stride length, and cadence. You are hooked. Last year my best friend and I ran PBs on the Great…

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Turbulent times

“We are powerless, we are powerless! And y’all keep dancin’ and singin’ and celebratin’And it’s gettin’ late and this place disintegratin’ We are powerless, we are powerless!”– Carnaval de Barrio, In the Heights. It increasingly feels as if the world around me is crumbling. Individual actions cannot solve climate change, make the disdain and delusion of the Tories in the UK accountable, the…

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Edinburgh EMF 10k

On the 27th of May 2023 I ran the Edinburgh EMF 10k along with my partner and one of my dearest friends. In previous weeks I had been fully motivated to pursue a PB (49:17) and the feeling continued on the day of the race despite a very cavernous cough I had developed. As usual, the race started with that primal urge to run in a pack. “Don’t get sucked in” I kept telling myself looking at my…

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10k race. 10 days countdown

On the 27th of May I will be running the Edinburgh EMF 10k. It is a race I partially joined because I love the city and because I wanted to motivate one of my best English friends and my partner to run. It partially worked for my friend but my partner has not been out in a run in a month. I will always admire how she’s able to finish races without preparing. I have put on the time and kind of…

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Running with data. April update

I like data. When I started running I would only run in a treadmill because of the real time data I could see and adapt to. Then I discovered Garmin, Strava, and other apps where I could track my running, my rest, my sleep, my steps, etc., and since I work analysing data everyday, I thought it was a good idea to use my skills for my own data drive decision making. My best friend and I set up a…

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Perfection

Perfection, in this world, can only be reserved for art and for mathematics. For everything else, a little chaos is the way in which we keep ourselves interested in hobbies, people, and activities. I am an avid user of instagram and tiktok as well as a passionate dog owner and have an obsession for running. I have come to realise that in both dog ownership and running, there is a social media…

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A brain rewire

Much like training Pedro, I told my Spanish friend who visited last week, building habits it's about brain rewire through positive associations.

I ran 167 kilometres in January 2023. It was set to be yet another time in which the volume of my running would take me to a different level of fitness and form. Then, towards the middle of February I tore my ankle and other ligaments and everything came to a halt. Following a couple of weeks of very little exercise, I went to Mexico where the altitude, the heat, the pollution, and the roads…

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The fear of change

The year started great in every sense. Pedro, my dog, was improving in his training and his walks became a lot more enjoyable. Our other dog, Phoebe, lost weight, became more playful, and after a rough one and an half years, started liking Pedro. I felt my running was coming back. I set up a challenge with my friend Diego for each of us to run 150 hours along the year. Three hours every week. As…

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An unintentional cliche

The pandemic seems to have created one of those objective time separators to organise our history. For me it was about running, having a dog, and facing a lot of fears of growing old. That is what this blog will be about.

“An unintentional cliche”. This is what I answer when anyone asks me when I started running. I started structurally running in 2020 but in my defense, it was in January, not March, but when it comes to a global pandemic no one cares about the month. It is now, three years into my journey when I finally have time to reflect on what running (amongst other things) has taught me. I have a nasty…

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He's a good boi. Twas a bit chilly. #vizslasofinstagram #wirehairvizsla #dogsofinstagram (at Little Knavesmire) https://www.instagram.com/p/CW6P0QHsED2/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Walking Pedro in the morning is going to be fun coming winter 😭 #York #knavesmire #winteriscoming (at York, England) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWnYw83My2H/?utm_medium=tumblr

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The only thing I learnt from running this 30km race was that as I was ready to quit, as both of my ankles felt on fire, as I felt at the brink of a mass body cramp, all I had to do was to take it one kilometre at a time. #budapest #budapest30km #running (at Budapest, Hungary) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVBj89JMk8D/?utm_medium=tumblr

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I finally ran a race after a global pandemic made me start running. I hadn't realised it was going to be great for my health, self-esteem, mental health and resilience, and perhaps, most important than all, to connect with my dad. The route was excellent. I'm lucky to live in a beautiful city. I set off to break my PB and I did it. It was toughest than I thought but I was indeed surprised to feel how a group of humans doing the same as you really pushes you. I hope it is the first of many. (at York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSKR6X3M85R/?utm_medium=tumblr

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I had a rule of not having people on my Instagram but over the last three months I have broken rules I did not know I had. My life has changed a lot. I moved in with @amy_twiddle to a grown up house and today we welcomed Pedro to our home. I'm happy. (at York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRyx_2psqPC/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Not often post anymore but Scotland is worth it #Scotland #edinburgh #petlandhillsregionalpark (at Pentland Hills Regional Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRRNFYBshMh/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Two weeks to my birthday

I guess I will turn 36 yes with a PhD but without a permanent job and with 3 months left in my current VISA. Interesting that February last year was not that good anyway.  Such is the life of the (privileged) migrant.