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Rosecler Costa & Marcela Amorim: Teamwork and Future
Mother and daughter detail their racing strategy, balancing college with training, and their next steps in triathlon.
Rosecler Costa and Marcela Amorim explain how they align expectations before racing together in triathlons. The mother-daughter duo also shares their upcoming sports goals, with a focus on Ironman 70.3 events.
Sharing the course with one's own mother is a rare experience in long-distance triathlon, but for Rosecler Costa—known as 'Ironmãe'—and her daughter Marcela Amorim, the partnership starts with clear communication. Speaking on the Se Liga Nelas show on the Stemma Sports channel, the duo explained how they set goals before every race to avoid frustration over qualifying slots or podiums, keeping the joy of racing as their top priority.
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Pre-race alignment and mutual support on the run
The pact between mother and daughter begins in training and pre-race discussions. According to Marcela, the two always agree beforehand whether the day's goal is to chase performance and an age-group podium or simply enjoy the course together. When the plan is all-out competition, the rule is to start together and let each race her own race, free from any pressure to wait up for the other.
Even so, spontaneous moments of teamwork happen often. At Troféu Brasil, for instance, their encounter during the run split was unplanned, yet they paced each other until crossing the finish line side by side. In other races, such as Ironman 70.3 São Paulo, finishing together was a planned choice to celebrate their family bond in the sport.
Academic priorities and focusing on Ironman 70.3
When asked about competing in full-distance events after making her Ironman debut, Marcela noted that her race calendar must fit around her academic schedule. The time demands of college make the massive training volume required for a full Ironman unfeasible for the next cycle, putting the 70.3 distance at the center of her plans.
This transition also brings a new financial reality: finding sponsors and funding her own race entry fees. Rosecler humorously recalled facing the exact same challenge after racing at the Kona World Championship for the first time in 2015, when she had to build corporate partnerships to sustain her athletic career.
At just 19 years old, Marcela recognizes that athletic longevity and professional education go hand in hand. This mindset allows the dream of taking on major world races alongside Rosecler to be built steadily, with a primary focus on consistency and health.
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