My story with Luca started in 2013. She was finishing her first IronMan Triathlon in Florianópolis and with her final result, she got the time and was qualified for the World Championship on Hawai. At the same time, all the celebration shared space with some concern because, she finally got one slot to Kona, but she didn't have all the money to make the trip.
At this time, I was already photographing cycling races (and my friends riding) but also had the feeling that was not having more motivation, so was looking for a new meaning for my own work, without getting too far from this universe. And through mutual friends i found this new motivation, when i was introduced to Luca and her effort to fund her trip. After some talk, we decided to join forces to grow the attention to her campaign, with me photographing almost every step of her preparation and events until her departure to Kona.
After her first iron man, I kept creating content with Luca in a lot of different moments. Some races, content for her youtube channel, photos to social media... Until the begin of 2016, when I moved to another city and with this, a lot of new things came.
When Luca was going to her third Iron Man Championship in Kona, she got the news that changes all of her routine and habits, and also got her out of that competition: She was pregnant! and a little triathlete was coming !
And since March 2018, Luca shares her training with Maya
Since I came back to my hometown, I started to work again with Luca, and now, with Maya too. It is notable the changes and how Luca is managing to change all her routine of personal life and training. Even having the help of her husband, Maya become the priority of Luca's life, and all the routine is now focused on Maya. So, before each training, there is a lot of thing to be done after: "Change the bike wheels, change Maya diapers, get water to both..."
- What do you think when you're Training?
That depends for each training session, you can think in a lot of things, but my secret is to put my mind out of when I don't want to think too much when i have no inspiration to ride, so I watch something on netflix or listen to a good playlist to take my mind away
- What do you think about when you're Training?
To me, today is a necessity. I always liked to go out to train on the road, but now with Maya, the rollers are what I have! God save the training rollers!
- How your training sessions changed after Maya was born?
The rollers are a big example of this changes, everything is a mix of adaptability and flexibility. I had to accept this new "routine without a routine", My priority is Maya and I celebrate each training session done.
