Eric Acosta wins the Portobelo Xtremo and goes higher

win for the first time Portobelo Xtremo, served as a great motivation for triathlete Eric Anel Acostawho has high expectations for the 2023 season.

“Without a doubt I have many plans for this year, 2022 was generally good for me, I won many competitions but I had to overcome many obstacles, thank God we succeeded and now we come with a new vision and the next stop will be on May 14 in Santiago, Chile at the Xterra competition, where I will make my debut in the Elite category,” said Acosta.

a week after Chile will debut at the World Triathlon in the categories U-23 and category Elite Duathlon Pan American Cup in Valledupar, Cali, Colombia.

Acosta, 20 years old and current national triathlon championIn his category, he assures that there are several people who are his inspiration and who motivate him to continue training and compete hard, who are his coach Billy Gordón, triathlete María Florencia Fraga and also athlete Peter Vega.

Another great inspiration of his is Carolina Dementiev, who also won the Portobelo Xtremo this year. “I’ve never spoken to her but when I was a kid I was sitting on the sofa at my house and I saw her in her TV commercial and she said she was a triathlete; I had no idea what the sport was and I looked it up on the internet, three year, I saw that it was demanding and I applied for the competition and here we are.

About conquest 25th edition of Portobelo Xtremhe assured that “it is a difficult course and rain is always expected, but this year everything was dry. After three years of trying, I finally managed to conquer it. The third time was definitely the charm”.

In Portobelo I competed against my trainer Billy GordonIn the competition, he always tries to push me to the limit, to take me out of my comfort zone. The competition was fun but still high intensity, where a good strategy will help you achieve a good result.”

“My training planning in terms of triathlon is carried out by my coaches Billy Gordon and Fernando Baunza. We train hard before the competition and it’s ideal to do the route before because it somehow builds confidence for the day of the competition.”

Acosta, says yes of the three the discipline of swimming is the one he enjoys the most and he feels very comfortable, although it is easier for him to run. “I think all three suffer and all three enjoy”.

Eric Anel Acosta, current national youth champion, he’s going little by little and so far he’s only done high school Ironman 70.3 Panama and in the 2023 edition held on March 12 in Amador, he was the best Panamanian.

He also plans to start competing in what is Olympic distance (1500 swim, 40 km bike and 10 kilometer run) and is also preparing for the World Triathlon.