Three women united for fulfilling a dream, their first sprint triathlon

María, Mónica and Cristina made their debut at the Santander Triathlon Series in Madrid thanks to Skechers, official shoe of the competition

 

It's never too late to start with triathlon, as Maria, Monica and Cristina have been able to see. The three have participated in the challenge "My first Sprint Triathlon" organized by Skechers. The brand, official shoe of the Santander Triathlon Series 2016, has selected them to face their first triathlon held in Madrid.

All three have far exceeded this great experience. As you can see the video made by Skechers, there are three women of very different lives who have always liked the sport and who, thanks to Skechers, have seen their dream fulfilled by crossing the finish line of a triathlon for the first time. Without a doubt, a great group adventure that will motivate more than one.

Oppositions and triathlon on the same day

At her 26 years, Maria thinks that any time is good to put on her shoes and go running. The young woman, who combines her work as a beautician while preparing for competitions, has already completed three half marathons and several popular races.

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For her, the day of the Santander Triathlon Series in Madrid was doubly demanding. Since in addition to doing his first triathlon, he took the exam for his Physical Education Teaching oppositions.

Cheerful, sportsman and worker, María confesses that "I love to run, it's what I enjoy the most". Although it was not until last year when he started swimming and joined the tribe Ribera Triathlon Club of his locality, Aranda de Duero.

"Going out alone, with my boyfriend Antonio or sharing training sessions with my colleagues in the club is perfect to disconnect from studies and work," explains Maria, who defines herself as "constant and demanding, because when I set a goal I work with constancy until I get it. "

About his fears on the day of the test, "maybe swimming, since I have never swum in open lands", and the best "to run, I love", explains María, who does not hesitate to confess that she is still in the habit of putting on her socks backwards: "One of my older brothers also runs, and as before the socks had more seams, he recommended that I put them inside out so they would not hurt me. Now, even though the socks are more "sophisticated", I keep doing it. It's like I got lucky, "he smiles.

His first duathlon has been his most exciting sporting memory so far. An experience that will undoubtedly have to share from now on with his first triathlon, the one made thanks to Skechers. There's nothing like the last push.

Full-time worker and mother of 4 children

For some, the day seems to have more than 24 hours. And that's what Mónica says, another of the protagonists of this great challenge of Skechers. In an almost magical way, he manages to combine his full-time work and the education of his 4 children, with his passions, among which are dancing flamenco, traveling, and training triathlon as he has been proposed.

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"Wanting is power" is Monica's motto, passionate about all the adventures she embarks on, always without fear of new challenges. Although he confesses that it was only three years ago when he started doing sports, "and I did it out of solidarity (he smiles). My husband's company built a gym in the town where I live and I thought "how can I not sign up?". I had never been to the gym, although I had done some cycling. When I was little I was told at school that I could not do sports ... And that's how the 40 came. Now, three years later, I compete in a triathlon, which makes me feel great. "

His first contact with the triathlon was precisely a talk from his coach at the gym: "He explained the benefits, by compensating the three disciplines, showing how they help to tone the body in such a balanced way. I saw images in the presentation and thought "This is an 10 body, this triathlon thing I have to do myself". That is why she defines herself as "fighter, perfectionist and ... presumptuous", laughs.

And it is that work, a family with four children and the responsibilities that entails makes a time when you need to disconnect: "When I play sports is when I find that connection with herself that helps to maintain my identity as a person and recharge the energies to then share with those around me. It's as if the sport gave me the energy to face whatever. " The same force that made him cross the finish line of the Santader Triathlon Series in Madrid with Skechers.

A secret relationship with running

With a degree in Pharmacy, Cristina runs her own business in a small town in Soria. He admirably combines his mathematical, methodical and disciplined profile with his adventurous spirit.

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Traveling and doing sports are his two great passions, "and although I've always done some sports, it was not until the 30 when I started running, and it has been in the last year when I have begun to feel that connection with nature that brings you the race on foot. It is an incredible feeling. You, the road, your shoes and that feeling of freedom. "

Cristina, who defines herself as “independent, dreamy and thoughtful”, explains that “I started doing everything on my own, until I met a girl who was at the club and I signed up. It was when I started more seriously, with the directed workouts and more specific sessions. And not only has it served to improve, but it has helped me to enjoy the sport much more ”. And also to achieve his first triathlon with Skechers, the official shoe of the Triathlon Madrid Series. 

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