Reflection #2

 When I was in school, I entered the athletics selection, I have always liked sports so having the opportunity to try a new one was very tempting, I decided to train for the triathlon that consisted of shot put, hurdles and 100m flat, but as it was my desire to test, I accidentally got into the other tests. When my trainees saw me also suggested that I enter other tests, I ended up participating in 6 tests in total, but I never took into account the time I had to train was too short, so I overextended, sometimes I didn't warm up well or did things in a hurry. When I finished the competition and won my medals, my knees started to hurt to the point that I couldn't walk, I went to the doctor to see what happened and he told me that I had tendinitis in both knees and that I was in an intermediate phase, I could not be an athlete anymore, because even if I had a treatment, the pain would remain and my knees would no longer be the same. I could not do any exercise for almost 3 years, and now I can do it but without exaggeration.

It was very fun to experience new sports, to know new environments, it has allowed me to have incredible experiences and it was one of the best chapters of my life, however, it was also one of the worst knowing that I will no longer be able to do this type of sports or great sports. impact, it was and is hard for me, my dream was just growing that maybe I will dedicate myself to training athletics and that this may not even take off, it was a very hard blow.

Fortunately, all experiences are accompanied by teachings and this was not the exception. For everything there is a limit and although the desire is very great to carry out a certain activity, we must respect the limits and know how to listen to our body. Not because of the desire we are going to put at risk our health. Nowadays, there are times when I feel too frustrated and blame myself that I can no longer enjoy the way I would like to do sports.

If I had the opportunity to go back in the past and tell my coach that I'm only going to participate in the triathlon and I will not participate in the other 3 tests, I would do it without thinking twice because my health is first Maybe thinking that I would not have another opportunity to try led me to that, but now I know that I have many opportunities and that it would have been better to reject at the beginning and then rotate in the various disciplines.