Triathlon combines several sports at once:
- swimming,
- bicycle race,
- track-and-field cross.
And all this is in the so-called "one bottle", so the triathlon can be safely called a real challenge for advanced ambitious sports fans.
Some people think that women cannot handle such loads. However, it is not. The article will talk about a businesswoman and mother of many children Maria Kolosova, who by her example showed that a woman can reach great heights in triathlon, even if she started doing this sport at a mature age.
Professional data
Maria Kolosova is engaged in triathlon. Participates in many amateur and professional marathon races, including the world famous Ironman competitions.
During these competitions, which in various countries and localities are organized by The World Triathlon Corporation (World Triathlon Corporation), you should go the following distances to achieve the title of "iron man":
- swim 4 kilometers,
- run 42 kilometers,
- cycle 180 kilometers.
Short biography
Marital status and children
Businesswoman Maria Kolosova lives in Moscow. She is a mother of many children - she has four children in her family. All of her children, inspired by the example of their mother, also play sports.
Maria Kolosova has three higher educations.
In addition, more than twenty years ago she gave up eating meat. Moreover, now she has almost completely switched to a raw food diet and, according to the athlete, she feels great. Such a diet does not prevent her from fully engaging in her favorite sport.
How I came to sports
Until the age of 45, Maria Kolosova did not go in for sports. I regularly ran in the park in the morning, for twenty minutes, or once or twice a week I attended fitness - aerobics or the gym.
However, in adulthood, she decided to try herself in triathlon. And she achieved stunning results. After a year and a half of preparation practically from scratch, the Muscovite took part in her first Ironman competition.
First results
According to Maria Kolosova herself, she had been preparing for her first "iron man" for nine months.
At the same time, she did not have a high level of physical fitness, however, she gave herself into the hands of a talented professional coach.
In addition, until the age of 45, Maria Kolosova did not know how to ride a bike or swim - and these are the necessary components of a triathlon. Therefore, everything had to be learned, and as a result, Maria achieved high results.
Sports achivments
At the moment, Maria Kolosova is a multiple Ironman title holder, as well as a participant and winner of many competitions.
According to the athlete herself, sport has become a "new and interesting challenge" for her.
“I chose triathlon, and not some other monosport, because in my life I always had to do so many different things at the same time. Therefore, it seems to me that triathlon is a symbolic reflection of my whole life, ”she once admitted to journalists.
The story of triathlete Maria Kolosova is a vivid example of the fact that a woman can achieve success not only in simpler work, personal life and raising children, but also in sports. And it's never too late to start playing sports, even from scratch, in order to achieve high results.
