She is now the three-time Ford Ironman World Champion. A week after her 8:54:02 World Record in Kona, Chrissie Wellington came in studio with us to chat about her background, her triathlon career and her unbelievable race. This woman is in a league of her very own.[display_podcast]
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Great Britain’s Chrissie Wellington is the reigning three-time Ironman World Champion and is quickly becoming known as one of the greatest women to ever compete in the sport of triathlon. Wellington’s most recent accomplishment came last weekend at Challenge Roth where she smashed her own world record for the fastest Ironman-distance recorded time. Her time
The spectators of Roth, Germany were out in full force cheering on all of the triathletes at Sunday’s Challenge Roth Triathlon. One of those triathletes, Chrissie Wellington, turned in a historical performance by posting a new iron-distance world record time of 8:19:13. See photos from the viewpoint of a fan below. Click here to read a
Three-time Ironman World Champion Chrissie Wellington has been honored with an MBE on the Queen’s Birthday 2010 Honours List. Wellington said she was “delighted”. She said: “I was absolutely overwhelmed to receive the letter. The official notification arrived at my parents’ home in Downham Market. My mum said, ‘Chrissie, are you sittting down.’ I fell over
From the moment the starting gun is fired on Kona’s sandy beach at the Ironman World Championship, triathletes have 17 hours to cross the finish line. It’s a feat marking the ultimate achievement in the sport. 17 Hours to Glory commemorates this dramatic quest with 17 compelling stories that allow readers to experience the competition
Rasmus Henning won the first Ironman he ever did way back in 2000. After Olympic appearances in 2004 and 2008, he took fifth in his first Kona back in October despite a broken hand and will be shooting for the big prize on October 9. Listen to Rasmus Henning on this week’s Competitor Radio.
