Chrissie Wellington World Record Holder! (Page 2)

cusetri - 2009-07-13 9:01 AM

All I know is if I want to set a 5k PR, i'm going to seek out a flat course, not a hilly one.

If I want to BQ, i'm going to seek out a flat marathon in Oct/Nov, not in July/aug.

And if I want to break the IM world record, looks like its gonna have to be at Roth. 

set a goal, put a plan in place in reach that goal.

Kudos to chrissie for setting the goal to break the WR, than crushing it.

JorgeM - 2009-07-13 9:04 AM I am so impressed by Chrissie and her results. Anytime she toes the line it is a lock she will win but also I bet some of the 2nd tier pros get very nervous 

World Record or not, whatev, as an athlete she is a machine and until some of the ITU gals jump into the IM I don't see any lady able to compete with her. Amazing!

tjfry - 2009-07-13 9:04 AM

X2 couldn't have said it better myself. The Kenyans don't go to the Pike Peak Marathon to set the Marathon WR.

That time is just plain sick.

Daremo - 2009-07-12 6:56 PM She is the best currently in the world.  And given time as long as she stays healthy and motivated she may even climb up to the best female long distance triathlete of all time!  I'm certainly not going to deny her abilities!

But Roth is well documented as being short on both the bike and run and it is where everyone goes to set their records an PR's.  The fact that she beat the old record from the same course by 15 minutes is very impressive.  But I would not personally call it the "world record."  Triathlon is ripe with improperly measured courses as opposed to certified running courses.

As I mentioned before, still kick azz for her.  But the time is bogus compared to the ACTUAL distance to me.  She is still far and away the fastest current female long distance triathlete in the world, no doubt.

I knew people were gonna give me a bunch of sh-t for calling out the race for what it is ............ not the true IM distance.  Not discrediting HER effort, but as soon as someone says World Record for IM distance, Roth is ALWAYS the race.  The race is a sham, not her effort and abilities.

swiss tri - 2009-07-13 8:03 AM If I recall correctly from my race last year, the bike on Roth was about 6km short (3%). That is about 9 min for Chrissy, nothing major. She is still awsome and total class act.

trix - 2009-07-13 5:00 PM i would love to go on a bike training ride with her.  i just want to know what speed she practices at....she is a machine.  good for her.