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With a flat tire, bloody shoes and a smile, Chrissie Wellington smashes world Ironman record
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This was her Kona. Chrissie Wellington, who had to pull out of October's Ironman World Championships in Kona due to illness, made up for it and then some today at Ford Ironman Arizona.
Wellington set a new record for an official Ironman course of 8:36:13, smashing the old record of 8:47:26, held by Sandra Wallenhorst. Wellington is unbeaten at the Ironman distance and also holds the record for the ironman distance on any course (8:19:13) and the course record in Kona (8:54:02).
She was 8th overall, meaning all but 7 men in the race got "chicked" as they say in the sport (you learn something every day). One of the men who did not get chicked was her boyfriend Tom Lowe, who finished an impressive 3rd in his full Ironman debut.
"I'm more than happy to do the washing up and the cooking for the next year because he beat me," Wellington quipped.
Not only did Wellington break the world record, but she did so in chilly 60-degree water, in occasional hail and rain, with a flat tire the last seven minutes of her bike, and with bloody feet during the run.
Maybe SHE should be the next Wonder Woman. In fact, it appears she already is.
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Amazing!! Have you seen the picture of her with the You Just Got Chicked Shirt?! ADORABLE!
I found them here at www.chicked.com
Wednesday, November 24, 2010 at 1:30pm EST
No I haven't - do you have a link? Would love to see that!
Saturday, November 27, 2010 at 10:01am EST
here's a link: http://bit.ly/ge43TM
Thursday, December 30, 2010 at 5:08pm EST