Hello PossAbilities Family, I'm writing today to share this bundle of joy I have been experiencing: I got a new bike from Trek!! She is pretty, she is sexy and she is fast! Her name is Speed Concept, but I think it's fair that we call her The Speed Demon! Let's start from the beginning. I must acknowledge Fabio Maia, PossAbilities, Greg Johnson, Trek, Cotie Williams and Pedro Payne for this. When I was first starting on the triathlon path, Cotie said,...
Hello friends and family and supporters of PossAbilities! This race in Chicago was part of the international circuit, and with my previous times I qualified to race among the elite, representing Brazil:) There were 10 slots for my category, and I took 6th place. 2 athletes were disqualified because they messed up their lap counting on the bike course --easy thing to do when you have a race with 7,5 laps and you're so focused on performance!! I was recovering from...
Greetings fellow PossAbilities supporters! I arrived in Dallas (TX) on a Wednesday, 5 days prior to the event. It was great arriving earlier, to adapt and train on the climate and to get to know the Bike Course. Speaking about this last one, it was a little confusing (for everyone actually). On Race Day I even did a wrong turn, a mistake that cost me about 10-15 seconds. It was harmful because I could have had a better final placing. However,...
Good news from my race down in Brazil: I actually took second, which secured me a place on their permanent National Paratriathlon Team! This is amazing news, it's 1 of 18 spots, I am still blown away with the news! It was gratifying to know all the hours I'm putting into this are paying off. Now the hard work starts! What that means is that now I get to participate on specific events that one has to qualify for. All...
April 6th, Caraguatatuba, SP: Just finished racing in my home Country, the first of two in the Nationals Paratriathlon Circuit. This place is a 3hr drive from the city of São Paulo, and what a drive! Lots of water -rivers, lakes, dams and finally the ocean. Wild, untouched forest. It's this luscious green throughout the drive, specially on the way down this dramatic mountain range that takes you to beautiful secluded beaches on the North Coast. A reminder of...
While in Hawaii, I also did a Sprint Triathlon in Kona, on the Big Island. It was filmed by the Deep Blue Films crew for Mormaii. That island is dreamy, and also the Mecca where our sport (Triathlon) was born --more specifically, the Ironman. While I'm not ready for an Ironman, ( plus I have another goal) we raced on the exact same places, same transition place and all. It was the most beautiful place I raced in my life!...
Hello folks! In February I received a great offer from my wetsuit sponsor, Mormaii, from Brasil. They invited me to be part of a documentary that is going to air on a Sports Cable Channel in Brasil, called Canal Off. There were 3 other athletes and myself, each one following a different path, but with one thing in common: love of the ocean. I was the triathlete that is training to qualify for the Paralympics, that was my plot! It...
What a great year 2013 was! It brought me so much happiness, pleasures, medals and inspiration! A lot of travelling and a lot of good moments! Most of them involved races and events, thanks to PossAbilities, who keep bringing direction, purpose and guidance not only for me but for a lot of people. And for that I am and will always be grateful. I grew up a lot as an athlete and was also humbled down countless times. I expect...
Back from vacation and straight to San Diego for the SDTC. It's such a beautiful celebration for our sport and it's beautiful to see all those challenged athletes overcoming their own obstacles! Team PossAbilities was with full power there and we had 3 relay teams. On my part I did the swim, it was an ok performance. I was fighting a cold so that didn't help my cause, but I finished 1 mile in 25min. That was the final event...
For 3 weeks I was down in Brasil during the month of October, we had a wedding to attend and it was good to spend quality time with family and friends. The training never stops though, and it feels good to only train and not have to worry about work! I worked on my running form and did some surfing also, but mainly focused on my swimming. I was preparing to swim 1 mile representing PossAbilities at the San Diego...
