I'm Ana and I returned to running a bit more than 2 years. I started running about 12 or 13 years ago. After about three years, I stopped, but I’ve just started again. I ran my first half marathon in February, right where I live, in Barcelona. My next race is the Seville Half Marathon at the end of the year, and I’d like to break 1 hour and 59 minutes.

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