Winning: In Their Own Words
After winning the 2009 Ford Ironman World Championship, Chrissie Wellington and Craig Alexander discuss the motivation, mentality and physical struggles they encountered over the course of 140.6 miles in and around Kailua-Kona, Hawaii.
Chrissie Wellington
Three-time defending champion Chrissie Wellington explains how her own expectations fueled her performance, how she felt after the swim and on the bike and when she started to realize she was on pace to set the women's course record.
Craig Alexander and Chris Lieto
Race winner Craig Alexander and runner-up Chris Lieto recall Alexander's winning move as the two men left the Natural Energy Lab, and what kind of strategy one competitor must employ when passing another.
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