At age 22, she took up swimming to counter for the harmful effects of tobacco and quit smoking when she found her true passion: triathlon.

She has participated in three of the ten toughest races in the world, as classified by National Geographic: the Marathon des Sables,[2] Badwater[3] and Furnace Creek 508, now called Silver State 508.

[4] Toti was the second placed woman and twelfth overall at the Death Valley Cup,[5] a double race consisting of Badwater and Furnace Creek 508 during the same calendar year.

She is the author of the autobiographic book "210,000 kilómetros" (130,000 Miles), in which she narrates her own experience in three of top ten toughest competitions in the world according to National Geographic,[6] sharing with the reader not only her sports career but also the most difficult moments and challenges of her personal life.

Presently, Toti gives talks and lectures on leadership, teamwork, motivation, crisis and conflict management, planning and strategy, change, and facing our fears.