Chrissie Wellington — British Triathlete and 4X World Ironman Champion, wife, mum and Global Caput of Health and Wellbeing at Parkrun.

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Published Sep 18, 2020

Chrissie Wellington is the world's No ane female Ironman triathlete, a iv times World Champion. In 2009 she was voted 'Sunday Times Sportswoman of the Year' and in 2010 was awarded the MBE. She is the undefeated champion of Triathlon, having won thirteen Ironman titles from thirteen races. She fix a new World Tape of 8 hours19:13 at Quelle Roth Germany in 2010.

Chrissie has displayed unprecedented levels of stamina, strength and competitiveness in condign Ironman World Champion in only her second effect at Ironman level. Her victory in Kona, Hawaii in 2007 finishing five minutes ahead of her nearest rival was described as the 'biggest upset in Ironman history' and 'a remarkable feat, deemed to be near impossible task for any athlete racing as a rookie at their first Ironman World Championships'.

During this podcast we talk more about her early life, growing up, irresolute her career direction, going on a 2 year gap year, the reasons backside why she started running and how it evolved into triathlon. Chrissie too shares more than near her life now as a mother, making the transition from a professional person athlete and why she's so passionate virtually getting people moving.

Chrissie is Global Head of Wellness and Wellbeing at Parkrun.

* please notation during this podcast we do talk about eating disorders such as bulimia and anorexia

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Show notes

  • How she would depict herself
  • being passionate near self mastery
  • Growing up in Norfolk
  • Being focused on academic excellence
  • Existence an active child and joining the local swimming club
  • Leaving university and not doing any sport
  • Graduated from University of Birmingham and wanting to take a break
  • Taking a 2 twelvemonth gap twelvemonth and travelling
  • Looking for validation and signing a law contract in London
  • Starting to question her conclusion to become into law
  • Working out what she was passionate almost
  • Wanting to drive positive modify
  • Telling friends and family that she was no longer going to be a lawyer
  • How her running journey progressed
  • Having a desire to control her weight and relapsing into an eating disorder.
  • Starting to fall in love with running and deciding to run the London marathon in 2002
  • The development into triathlon
  • Aiming to go faster in her 2d marathon and beat out her time of 3 hrs 8 mins
  • Getting hit by a motorcar two weeks earlier her 2nd London Marathon
  • Being injured and deciding to take up pond
  • Doing her kickoff super sprint race in 2004 at Eton
  • The importance of role models and existence encouraged to endeavor new things
  • An accidental athlete?
  • Being shaped by so many different factors and dissimilar life experiences
  • Taking a breather from her job and heading to Nepal
  • Having a capacity to endure
  • Making the decision at 30 to become a professional athlete
  • Mental resilience and mental determination and why Nepal was so pivotal
  • Cycling 1200km from Tibet to Katmandu, Nepal and going via Everest Base Military camp
  • What happened at the Ironman World Championships in 2010
  • Why out of adversity there can be positive experiences
  • Making the hard decisions
  • Making the transition from professional athlete and moving on to the next stage of her life
  • Being a role model and inspiring others
  • Her daughter Esme
  • Why she is focused back on running
  • What park run is and what her part is
  • Publishing her autobiography in 2012 — "Life without Limits"
  • For training advice check out her second volume — To the Finish Line: A Globe Champion Triathlete's Guide to Your Perfect Race
  • Find word of communication to motivate and inspire you

Stay in bear on with Chrissie

www.chrissiewellington.org

Twitter- @chrissiesmiles

Park Run: www.parkrun.org.uk

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