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Maria Fernanda Pinder

@maff_pinder

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Triathlete 🏊🏻‍♀️🚴🏻‍♀️🏃🏻‍♀️ Cyclist 🚴🏻‍♀️
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Ironman Arizona 2024 ❤️🥹 Pinch me!! One thing I’ve learned, it’s to never be afraid to chase your dreams—you just might catch them ✨ I just caught one 🥹
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I’m overflowing with emotions 🥹🥳❤️ 8th place in my age group, PR swim, PR IM marathon, PR Ironman and to top it all off:
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I’m officially an Ironman World Championship Qualifier 🥹🤩🥰❤️🥳
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This milestone is more than a celebration of my effort and commitment—it’s a testament to the INCREDIBLE people in my life. The first thing that comes to mind is a massive THANK YOU to EVERYONE who played a role in this journey. Whether it was your encouragement, guidance, training or belief in me, you all inspired me to be better and keep striving for more.
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I’m deeply grateful to my love @mmarinoroiz, my family @elvipin @leonardopinder @lissetmavarez, my coach @coachjorgee3 @freespeed_lab, my cycling team @dfsracingteam, my tribe @tritribehtx to all my family and friends.. The list goes on and on.. THANK YOU to everyone who has cheered me on from day one. This achievement belongs to all of us ❤️🤗
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Lo puedes hacer? Por supuesto q si… Si lo puedes hacer!! Cree en ti 🫵🏻 by @maff_pinder

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Bike 🚴🏻‍♀️ 112 miles or 180 km 🔥 my goal was to finish somewhere in between 6hrs 30min. Fun fact: I didn’t have the total time screen on my bike computer neither on my watch. Just HR, Cadence, Avg Power and Speed but if I’m honest, I normally do it by feeling 🤣 if I feel good I push harder if I feel tired I push less hard. I was feeling super good and what a surprise 🫢

Bike Time: 5hrs 39min 32 sec 🥳 (including special needs stop and pee stop)
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As I read from one of my favorites pro triathletes: Sport is about meeting adversity head on. Sports is about the limits of your own body and mind. Is about getting the best out of yourself and trying to inspire others to do the same.
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I believe that sports teaches you character, integrity, discipline, commitment, consistency and the most important and beautiful part is that you get to meet incredible people that shared the same passion and love.
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I cannot express how grateful I am!! So many people to say THANK YOU!! 🥳🤩😘❤️🥳🔥✨🤗 by @maff_pinder

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Run 🏃🏻‍♀️26.2 Miles or 42.194 km 🫠 My toxic relationship 🥹
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It was 13 specifics weeks of training for this race but the plan started on Sept 2022 when I signed up. Only my family and very close friends know all the sacrifices, struggles, effort, hard work, dedication I put into this one. It was a physical and mental journey that I truly believe it was the real reward. The race was the party 🥳
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I race for fun and to always try to be a better version of myself. I like the feeling of competing against me and last year when I crossed that finish line in 16hrs 56min 20 sec I said to myself: I have to do it again and do it better. Well, what a surprise!! My goal time was 13hrs 30min to 14hrs and I worked really hard to make that happen.
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Finished Time: 11 hrs 53 min 47 sec
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Everything went better than I expected and we always have to celebrate our victories. The race was incredible and of course an Ironman race always hurts. Expected to hurts but when you hit the finish chute, it’s magic ✨ All the painful training moments and almost 12 hours of physical excursion and you feel no pain, your feet are light, your smile is big and sometimes your eyes leak. My eyes leaked 🥹 what a wonderful moment. Keep dreaming, set goals and work hard to achieve them!! 🥳😎 We are made for more!! THANK YOU by @maff_pinder

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@maff_pinder , locked in and flying.

Head down. Power on. Nothing wasted.

A beautiful moment from the bike course at the @bayoucity_triathlon Lago Mar Sprint Triathlon, with Maria looking every bit at home in the aero bars.

Speed has a certain elegance when everything comes together.

#triathlon #swimbikerun @shamacycles #triathlete #lagomartriathlon taken in Lago Mar by @maff_pinder

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This one took me a while to put into words…It deserved time…to sink in, to heal, and to be felt properly!

Kona wasn’t just a race — it was something much deeper for me. I went into this journey without even knowing my body was already fighting its own battles. There were moments of confusion, frustration, and pain…but also moments where I just kept pushing forward without fully understanding why it felt so hard.

Crossing that finish line in Kona wasn’t just about performance — it was about resilience, awareness, and realizing how far I’ve come.

I’m very grateful to God for the health, strength, and the opportunity to be able to do this.

When obstacles arise, your resilience matters most..

Sometimes you can find any reason to stop… but if you look deeper, you’ll find millions of reasons to keep going, keep fighting, and keep believing in yourself.

And today this is a reminder that when things get difficult, that’s exactly when we have to push harder and keep looking forward..

Deeply proud and grateful for the version of me that never stopped and never will 🙏🏻 taken in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii by @maff_pinder

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5 months ago

Update on Day 25 after ACL reconstruction + Medial Meniscus repair 🥹

5 things I wasn’t prepared for:

1. How dependent you become. In tiny, humbling moments. Carrying a cup of water from the refrigerator to the couch suddenly feels like a mission. You realize how much you take simple independence for granted.

2.The hit to your identity. If you’re used to being “the strong one,” the capable one, the one who moves well — this messes with your head. You’re not just rebuilding your knee… you’re rebuilding your self-image.

3.Rehab discipline is different. Even if you love training.
This isn’t about PRs or visible progress. The wins are small, repetitive, and months away. Mentally, that’s a whole new challenge.

4.You have to reinvent your routine. Showering. Getting dressed. Basic things take longer. Recovery forces you to slow down — whether you like it or not.

5.Recovery is as mental as physical. Swelling. Stiffness. Weird sensations. Bad sleep. Progress isn’t linear. Some days you wonder if you’re doing too much… or not enough.

One day at the time 🧡 by @maff_pinder

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8 months ago

La misma agua q suaviza papas, endurece huevos!!
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Todo depende de q estás hecho, no de tus circunstancias.. #MaferCoehlo 🫰🏻 by @maff_pinder

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Vicenta 🪽🕊️🤍🩶

No hay forma de prepararse para dejar ir a quien te enseñó tanto sobre el amor. El dolor es profundo y perderte me ha roto el corazón. Se fue contigo una parte muy importante de mi. Ni siquiera puedo expresar con palabras el dolor q siento al no tenerte más a mi lado. Nunk imaginé q sería tan difícil y devastador tener q despedirme de ti.

Te tocó partir y aunq me duele intensamente también siento gratitud. Gratitud xq pude despedirme de ti, xq Dios me permitió acompañarte con conciencia, ternura y amor hasta el final. Estoy devastada pero muy agradecida por los 16 años q estuvimos juntas. Estuviste junto a mí en cada momento crucial de mi vida, en mis momentos bajos y en los más hermosos. Simplemente no conozco la vida sin ti.

Extrañaré todo de ti. Aunq me duela tanto, hoy sé q descansas. Corre libre mi bebé, ya se acabó el dolor. Ya no hay huesos viejitos. Y aunq no haya palabras q llenen este vacío q me dejaste, tengo la certeza de haberte dado todo. De q tu vida fue plena, feliz y llena de amor. Me quedo con lo último q te dije: Se q nos vamos a volver a encontrar ❤️

Gracias Ñeñi por cada meneo de colita, cada abrazo, cada paseo, cada ladrido, cada mordisco, cada mirada q decía: estoy aquí y por amarme con tanta pureza e incondicionalidad, hiciste de mi vida un lugar más hermoso..y todas mis rutinas giraban en torno a ti y no esta siendo fácil estar sin ti. Se q tu amor me acompañará por siempre y está bien descansar ahora.

Espérame en el cielo mi guerrera amada. Luchamos hasta el final y fuiste demasiado fuerte siempre! Gracias por elegirme! Hasta q nos volvamos a encontrar… Te amaré siempre, con todo mi ser 🐾❤️ by @maff_pinder

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a year ago

MAHALO 🌺

Ironman World Championship – KONA 2025 FINISHER 🌺🥹🤩

Success for me was simple: finishing in a way that makes me truly proud of myself and today, I am SUPER proud 🥹✨

This journey wasn’t easy. There were SO many setbacks leading up to this race, getting COVID just a few weeks ago, battling with an injury (Hamstring Tendonitis) for months, my dog being sick these last two weeks, and my love @mmarinoroiz not being able to make it here 💔

At times, it felt like everything was trying to hold me back. But I kept showing up. Yesterday, I pushed through the awful pain, the heat, the wind and sometimes the doubt..running with tendinitis and a full heart. I never stopped believing in myself, and that made all the difference 💪🌺🤩

Kona, you have been a dream come true. Just standing on that start line was already a gift… the rest was pure magic 🌊☀️

Forever grateful to everyone who supported me through this wild ride.. You all know who you are!! Thank you for lifting me up every step of the way ❤️

✨ Sometimes strength isn’t about how fast you go, but about how deep you dig when everything hurts. Dreams are built in the moments you refuse to quit. ✨

More to come later..

#IronmanWorldChampionship #Kona2025 #Finisher #DreamComeTrue #GratefulHeart #ProudMoment #BeyondTheRoad taken in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii by @maff_pinder

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🌺 Siempre es bueno mirar hacia atrás y admirar qué tan lejos hemos llegado ❤️ ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE 💪🔥

Llegué al triatlón en 2018, cuando me atreví a hacer mi primer 70.3 sin mucho entrenamiento y con cero experiencia: con kilos de más, sin saber realmente lo que era andar en bici y “corriendo” a 15 la milla 😂.

Tras dos años de retiro por COVID y muchas otras piedras en el camino, decidí hacer mi primer full en 2022… sin preparación, solo porque ya estaba inscrita y no quería perder el dinero 😅 Fueron 16 horas y 56 minutos de puro sufrimiento en Ironman Texas 🥹

Si hace 7 años me hubieran dicho que un día estaría en la start list del Ironman World Championship en Kona, me habría reído!

Hoy solo puedo sentir GRATITUD 🙏💖 Siempre lo digo, tengo mucha suerte 🙏🏻😇 Tengo suerte de contar con una familia que me apoya en todo, un trabajo que me permite crecer profesionalmente y un grupo de amistades increíbles que siempre me inspiran a dar lo mejor de mí y a seguir buscando una mejor versión de mí 🤩

El camino ha sido duro, largo, lleno de tropiezos y aprendizajes…pero aquí esta la prueba de que soñar, atreverse y nunca rendirse siempre vale la pena 🌊🚴🏻‍♀️🏃🏻‍♀️🌺

VÁMONOS CANOA…!! A sapatear, q lo q viene es joropo!! DE ANACO PA KONA…

#IronmanWorldChampionship #Kona2025 #FromAnacoToKona #DreamBig by @maff_pinder

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🌺🔥 At the Velodrome stealing free watts like coupons 🤣🚴‍♀️ #SpeedShopping @coachjorgee3 Coach style 😎🔑🌴
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Check the vibes 🚴‍♀️✨ with @freespeed_lab @coachjorgee3 @czechchick15
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#FindYourFast #KonaCountdown
#KonaBound #IronmanWorldChampionship #WorldChampsPrep #RoadToKona #BeyondTheRoad #TriLife #SwimBikeRun #VelodromeVibes #IronmanTraining by @maff_pinder

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