By the Numbers: Chrissie Wellington
When British triathlete Chrissie Wellington lines up at the Ironman World Championship, in Kona, Hawaii, October 9, she'll be going for a fourth-straight title.
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Chrissie Wellington
Ironman triathlons Wellington entered (and won) before crushing her competition in the 2007 Ironman World Championship
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number of the world’s top male and female athletes Wellington beat en route to her 2009 victory
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years Paula Newby-Fraser’s course record (8:55:28) stood before Wellington broke it in 2009 with a time of 8:54:02
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minutes it took the 2009 runner-up at Kona to finish after Wellington broke the tape
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athletes who’ve won four consecutive Ironman World Championships
