Episode 3: Interview with Chrissie Wellington - part one
A genuine legend in the world of endurance sport, Chrissie Wellington became Ironman world champion on her first attempt just eight months after taking up the sport of triathlon. She went on to win every Ironman she ever competed, including three further world titles. And always with a beaming smile across her face. We find out how she got started in the sport, and how she dealt with doubt, pain and setbacks during races.
““In every Ironman I ever did I wanted to quit.””
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Adharanand Finn is the author of three award-winning books, Running with the Kenyans (2012), The Way of the Runner (2014), and the Rise of the Ultra Runners (2019). He has run 10 ultra marathons and has a road marathon best time of 2 hrs 50 mins. He is also a freelance journalist writing for the Guardian, the FT, the Telegraph and many others.
Adharanand hosts a series of running camps and writing retreats in Dartmoor, Chamonix and Iten, Kenya.
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