Hello From Boulder!

Starting video-post in my blog!
Today I am just telling about the new training days coming up here in Bouder, Colorado.

While in Brazil you need to lock you car even if it is in you own garage, I love the security we have in US. Just illustrating with a picture of my car with open windows, while I was buying groceries . . .

LOL (mine is the coolest, the blue one!)

Fun Post Race Diving and Exploring Huatulco!

Finished the race, on the day after, Eduardo Lass and I woke up early in the morning and swam around 1000m, from Santa Cruz Bay to La Entrega Beach, where we had some fun diving and exploring the area!

Here is some images of our tour, and my favorite pic on the cover (A selfiesh!!) Lol

Huatulco World Cup

One of the hardest races of my life!
On my fourth attempt, for the first time I couldn't finish the Huatulco World Cup.

I had a good swim on the first lap, but then I started to fatigue.
I didn't had enough strength to ride with the second group and endend up by myself, passing and being passed by a few other athletes.
The heat and humidity was really intense and on every climb from eight, someone would get dropped from the big pack.

I pushed really hard, as I knew that the big pack would be slowly falling apart, as it happened. But I couldn't gain any positions.

On the last two laps I felt like riding with compatriots, an American (where I live) and an Argentinian (where my girl lives!). We were pushing as fast as we could and when completing the last bike lap, we were "invited" to pull over, as the first runner had reached the point where no more cyclists could be on the course. (26 of 56 competitors dnf)

I was feeling weak and missed training performance, the only good thing about a bad race is that it motivates me to train more and more to get better for the next one!

Now on I will take a few days off, to start a neat training block in the altitude of Boulder, CO!

Arriba muchachos!!

22nd at the Panamerican Championship

The race was hosted at Las Colinas, in Dallas. But besides the name it was in a totally flat course. (merely illustrative image!)
It would not be necessary other obstacles as it was already tough with the other 75 opponents plus the combination: humidity X temperature...

The swim was in this lake, which is a lot more like a huge swimming pool! I left the water on the second pack, not as I wanted, but pretty good if compared with my past races.

 

The rhythm on the bike portion was really intense and it was also very windy. Just starting to feel the heat, we averaged 41kph.

 

Running, basically I did a fartlek, not that I planned to, but I was varying the speed a lot between ups and downs, like it would be a race in "Las Colinas"! Lol

Eduardo Lass and I right after the finish line!!

 

Happy with the result and points gained on the Olympic Trials #Rio2016!!

I am now at LA again, getting ready for the next one in less than two weeks, when heading to the Huatulco World Cup, Mexico!

Back in LA!!

One week after racing the SESC Brasíla Triathlon, in the capital of Brazil, I am already getting adapted here again in the North Hemisphere, I am, not the workouts!! Lol

The training has been really ugly! Tiredness and fatigue day after day, the goal is to at least finish the volume planned. On days like this with no motivation, I hop in the water and swim 3.000m nonstop, no timing, the same way as I do 40 minutes of run or 90 minutes on my bike. #Justdoit

Having breakfast one of these days, someone asked me: Do you love this job!?
Nahhh... I don`t necessarily love working out everyday, but what I love is to be race ready!  

On this past weekend it was really cool to follow so many friends racing at the Ironman Brazil!
People doing PBs, getting a stamp to Kona, and finally getting the win to Brazil, congrats to my friend Igor!!

Others not even so happy, but that is the sport, and they were all very brave!!
How cool is to be racing for more than 8 hours dealing with yourself, then some people raced for almost 16 hours!!

Glad to follow all of that! Congratulations every one!!

I felt inspired!! It made me to think about going back for the Ironman races!!!

Cool down, cool down... Keep the focus! #Rio2016

Meanwhile nobody knows when or where is going to be the trials of the Panamerican Games Toronto 2015 #GoCBTri, I keep researching about the chemicals related to my blood exams from my last week in Brazil, (cholesterol, thyroid...) And I have discovered a bunch of interesting things to be posted soon!

I will be back in action on this weekend to race the Panamerican Championship in Dallas, TX.
Not really optimistic for this one, I hope it does not reflect my last workouts! Lol
But at least I have no expectations, just wanna do my best!!

Pictures from this post are images from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, where I was visiting a few days ago!

Ending the Brazilian Season...

6th in the Brasilia Sesc Triathlon...

(Pic: MundoTri)

 

Since the very beginning I was feeling exhausted, Im not sure if this was due to the over-training of past weeks, or if it could also be an imbalance of my thyroid hormone production, diagnosed a few days ago on a routine blood exam.

I raced well, besides feeling very tired specially on the swim and bike portion.

I missed the podium when running for the last lap, when I had a strong belly cramp.
 

My parents saved the "Cavanhas" name!!
Bringing two trophies of their age groups!!

It was great to have my parents here in Brasilia, It has been more than 10 years since our last trip all together in the same airplane. (We missed my young brother!)

Model of family, I mean, a model for any comic family movie, with our mess and laughts!! Lol

Well, as family is suppose to be! The truth is that the sport brought us closer. I am almost 30 yo and this was the first time I had a chat with my father about sexuality! He is very quiet when it is not about politics! He is also synonym of patience and he is the strongest base point in our family.

(Pic: Alexandre Carnieri)

 

If characters I would be that boring one, with no patience and always complaining at my moms individuality and materiality. The bike is her precious and nobody can touch it, the bike goes super packed. Just illustrating the exaggeration part, you can find in the same closure: a locker, a zip tie and a plastic seals, to make sure nobody will try to get into it! haha

 

Well, I will miss them! This race was the last one in the South America, and tomorrow I am heading to US, where I will be racing some more in the North hemisphere Summer!

 

The first one is the Panamerican Championship in Dallas, May 31st, and two weeks later, the next one is a World Cup on June 15th in Mexico.

Both will be summing points to 2016 Rio Olympic Games! #herewego!!
 

Other focus is to treat my thyroid and to discover how the Brazilian Federation will organize the trials to the 2015 Toronto Pan-american Games!!

Meanwhile in my Hometown...

Im very honored of being awarded with a tribute from the Legislative Council of the State of Paraná!

The ceremony was on the April 30th in the Legislative Assembly of Parana, to receive from the hands of Deputy Mr. Ney Leprevost the "Honored Mention".

I am very grateful for politicians like Mr. Ney Leprevost, who appreciate sports as a way of building a better society! The city of Curitiba has been a great supporter for my goals since I was starting my professional career.

 

Going soon to the north hemisphere, next races are the Panamerican Championship on May 31st in Dallas, TX and the Huatulco World Cup in Mexico on June 16th.

 

Meanwhile I am taking advantage of being home, doing some check-ups with doctors, working out in my favorite routes, spending time with old friends and enjoying the unique food. There is so much great energy here in Curitiba!