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Humana Helps My Family #StartWithHealthy

Posted on11/14/2016AuthorCristina27 Comments

I got off the couch in 2010.  I had two very young, and extraordinarily rowdy boys to whom I wanted to be that mom.  The one could run after them in a game of tag Read More …

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Bake It Happen For Breast Cancer Research

Posted on10/24/201610/24/2016AuthorCristinaLeave a comment

A year ago, I tried to bake some cookies for  Bake It Happen, a yearly campaign to raise funds for breast cancer research. The program was created by my friend Stacey and her sister Shari Read More …

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The Day HIV Stigma Didn’t Stop Me

Posted on08/22/2016AuthorCristina1 Comment

I wasn’t expecting this post.  I mean, I knew I would be writing about HIV as I was covering a testing event in Hialeah, Florida on August 16th.  But I had no idea what attending Read More …

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Empowering Women Through Team LC

Posted on06/03/201606/04/2016AuthorCristina58 Comments

Last week I wrote nothing changes if nothing changes and the journey begins with a decision closely followed by an action. That action must be closely followed by another, and then another, and another until we finally Read More …

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Nothing Changes If Nothing Changes

Posted on05/24/201605/30/2016AuthorCristina3 Comments

Nothing changes if nothing changes. This is so logical and obvious but yet we often get we stuck in our situations and wonder why things aren’t any different. We look at the challenges and mountains ahead and Read More …

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When Cancer Strikes

Posted on05/03/2016AuthorCristina5 Comments

On February 20, 2016 hundreds of cyclists, including many of my friends, took the Miami roads on the Dolphin Cycling Challenge to benefit the University of Miami Sylvester Cancer Center.  I didn’t.  My thought process Read More …

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My Experience At The PFC Challenge

Posted on04/08/2016AuthorCristinaLeave a comment

When you join an organized cycling ride, you make new friends fast.  That’s why I didn’t hesitate to sign up for the Pan Florida Challenge For Hungry Kids even if I didn’t know anyone who Read More …

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The Pan Florida Cycling Challenge For Hungry Kids

Posted on03/15/201603/15/2016AuthorCristina15 Comments

It’s become popular amongst bike enthusiasts to participate in charity rides.  These are rides that vary in distance but are done as a fundraising event.  You pay or fundraise a certain amount in order to Read More …

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NBC News & Positive Impact Awards

Posted on02/12/2016AuthorCristina1 Comment

This week, NBC News featured 8 Latino Bloggers for Social Good.  I was named along with these fabulous people below and encourage everyone to check their stories and blogs. You can read the full article Read More …

CategoriesAdvocacy, Empowerment, FeaturedTagsEmpowerment, Hispanicize, Positive Impact Awards, Social Good

Empowered or Entitled?

Posted on02/09/201602/09/2016AuthorCristina40 Comments

Much has been written about how we are raising an entitled generation, and those traits can be seen flourishing within the millennial group.  Though some might disagree, I believe it’s a fine line between raising Read More …

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Believe And Achieve … A Lesson From Peter

Posted on02/05/201602/09/2016AuthorCristina8 Comments

Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t, you are right.  – Henry Ford I use this phrase all the time, ALL the time. But it was ten year old Peter who showed Read More …

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Fighting Childhood Hunger

Posted on01/31/201603/15/2016AuthorCristina16 Comments

I will ride 160 miles on my bike, across the state of Florida, to help fight childhood hunger. Don’t get me wrong, I love riding my bike and this doesn’t sound crazy or daunting. It Read More …

CategoriesAdvocacy, Childhood Hunger, Essays, Featured

A Change of Heart – Camillus House Children’s Run Team

Posted on01/28/201601/28/2016AuthorCristina12 Comments

As I am changing the focus of TriathlonMami.com to advocacy and empowerment, I am highlighting my favorite posts from past social advocacy projects. I don’t know where to start. Hosting the Camillus House children’s run Read More …

CategoriesAdvocacy, Always Loved, Camillus House Children's Run Team, Featured

Bake It Happen For Breast Cancer

Posted on10/05/201501/29/2016AuthorCristina13 Comments

It was impossible to know how things would turn out when I told my friend Stacy I would join the Bake It Happen campaign last year. Bake It Happen is a yearly event developed by Read More …

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Final Race Day: The Camillus House Children’s Run Team

Posted on08/27/201502/05/2016AuthorCristina15 Comments

Miami has the stereotype of a shallow party city, full of beautiful people in scant clothing. But it turns out that Miami is also a generous and warm fitness community that shined with the Camillus House Children’s Read More …

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