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Martes, 12 julio 2011
Wellington, la mejor deportista del mundo



Lo conseguido por Chrissie Wellington en el mítico Challenge de Roth coloca a la británica como la mejor deportista femenina del mundo. La hazaña coloca a Wellington al nivel de los mejores triatletas profesionales masculinos. De hecho, su extraordinario tiempo de 8.18.13 la coloca sexta de la general total a sólo 8 segundos del quinto puesto.



¿Por qué decimos que Wellington es la mejor deportista femenina del mundo comparándola con cualquier otro deporte que exista? La respuesta es sencilla y contundente. No hay ninguna mujer en ningún deporte que se base en el esfuerzo físico que pudiera estar entre los seis primeros puestos de una competición en la que compitieran de igual a igual hombres y mujeres. Wellington sí lo hace, es un portento inigualable e incomparable a nivel mundial. Aún más destacable es que lo ha conseguido en uno de los deportes más duros y completos del mundo.



No existe ni un solo deporte en el que la base sea la resistencia, velocidad y fuerza física en el que una mujer pueda competir con los cinco mejores hombres de ese deporte. No metemos en este saco deportes más basados en la técnica, como sería la doma clásica donde hay igualdad absoluta o el ajedrez, basado en el talento y resistencia mental.



Los números no mienten, basta con tomar los deportes en los que haya cronómetro de por medio para darnos cuenta de la diferencia entre la categoría masculina y femenina pero Chrissie Wellington es la primera que rompe con esas diferencias, que se pone a la altura de un atleta masculino de elite. Ha roto los límites, acaba un distancia ironman a poco más de 2.40 y le saca casi 40 minutos a la segunda clasificada femenina. Una locura que traspasa las barreras existentes hasta ahora.



Se pueden poner cientos de ejemplos. ¿Cómo quedaría la mejor maratoniana contra los mejores maratonianos del mundo, la mejor velocista, la mejor mediofondista, la mejor ciclista en un tour, la mejor boxeadora, la mejor tenista, la mejor piragüista o la mejor halterófila? Podrían tener un papel digno pero nunca estar entre los seis primeros puestos de una competición profesional con hombres y mujeres participando de igual a igual.



Además, en una época de extrema igualdad en el deporte profesional, la británica destroza a sus rivales. Su rival es el crono porque en Roth le sacó 38 minutos a la segunda y una hora y cuarenta minutos a la décima. A este ritmo su próximo reto es ganar la clasificación general de un gran distancia ironman. No lo descarto. De momento ya ha conseguido correr más rápido el maratón que el mismísimo Chris McCormack en las victorias del australiano en la prueba alemana en 2005, 200 y 2007, casi nada.
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Hello and welcome to my official website! My name is Chrissie Wellington and I am a British Triathlete and triple World Ironman Champion (2007, 2008 and 2009). While you’re here you can find out all my likes and loves, view my gallery, find out more about my sponsors, view my race results and race schedule and see what I’ve been up to on my Blog. I really hope that you enjoy the site and please use the contacts page to email me with any questions you have.

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Center Street TO PUBLISH Chrissie Wellington, the world’s #1 female ironman athlete

(New York, NY) Hachette Book Group announced today that it will publish A Life Without Limits by the world's number one female ironman athlete Chrissie Wellington. The book is scheduled for publication in May 2012 in the Center Street imprint.

Since she began racing in 2006, Chrissie Wellington has placed first in twenty-nine of the thirty-seven races she has entered. She is a triple World Ironman Champion, ITU World Long Course Champion, World Age Group Champion and multiple World Record holder. She is currently undefeated in ironman races- winning 12 out of 12. The ironman distance triathlon comprises a 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, and 26.2 mile run. Chrissie's victories include:

* ITU Age Group World Championships in 2006
* Ironman Korea in 2007
* ITU World Long Course Championships in 2008
* Ironman Australia in 2008 and 2009
* Challenge Roth (ironman distance) in 2009, 2010 and 2011 (where she set the world record of 8.18.32)
* Ironman European Championships in 2008
* Ironman World Championships in 2007, 2008 and 2009
* Ironman Arizona in 2010
* Ironman South Africa in 2011

Despite Chrissie's domination in her sport, she never imagined herself as a professional athlete. After obtaining her Undergraduate and Masters degrees, and spending two years travelling round the world, Chrissie worked for the UK Government as an advisor on international environment and development policy. Having always had a passion for development work, in 2006 she took a sabbatical from her civil service career to live and work in Nepal. It was here that Chrissie also discovered her natural gift for endurance sport - which included a 1200km cycle trip across the Himalayas. She returned to the UK in 2006, determined to take up the triathlon challenge and, to her surprise, managed to win the World Amateur Championships only 4 months later.

In 2007, aged thirty, Chrissie began racing professionally. She took the triathlon world by storm by becoming World Ironman Champion that same year - which has been described as "a remarkable feat, deemed to be a near impossible task for any athlete racing as a rookie at their first Ironman World Championships." She remains undefeated at the ironman distance.

She was named The Sunday Times (London) Sportswoman of the year in 2009. In 2010 she was appointed Member of the British Empire and given the Performance of the Year Award at the 2010 Endurance Sports Awards. She was named "Most Valuable Triathlete" in 2010 by Triathlon America. Chrissie remains passionate about development issues, and dedicates a considerable amount of time and energy as an ambassador for numerous charities. She is also a keen public speaker, She is sponsored by a number of brands including TYR, Cannondale, Brooks and Cytosport.

Part memoir, travel diary, and training guide, A Life Without Limits is Chrissie's firsthand account of her unlikely rise to the top. In addition to her personal story, Chrissie shares training tips, stories and lessons from around the globe, and what it takes to be a champion in competitive sport.

The book was acquired by Center Street Publisher Rolf Zettersten and will be edited by Senior Editor Kate Hartson. Chrissie Wellington was represented by Jonathan Conway at Mulcahy Conway Associates, on behalf of Ben Mansford and Jonny McWilliams at Wasserman Media Group.


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