Here is a quick rundown about who I am.
| Full Name: | Christine Ann Wellington |
| Nickname: | Muppet |
| Nationality: | British |
| Born: | Bury St Edmunds, UK |
| Date of Birth: | 18 February 1977 |
| Education (school) | Downham Market High School and Sixth Form, Norfolk, UK |
| Education (University) | BSc (Hons) Geography at University of Birmingham (1995-8) MA (Econ) Development Studies at University of Manchester (2000-2001) |
| Height: | 170cm |
| Weight: | Hovers around 60kg |
| Family: | Mum and dad, Lin and Steve, brother Matthew, Aunt and Uncle Jen and Tom, and cousins Robert and Tim |
| First triathlon: | Eton Supersprint, London, UK (May 2004) |
| How do you prepare for an event: | Eat, drink, eat, drink, eat, drink, rest and train! |
| Best remembered for: | Winning the World Ironman Championships in 2007 and 2008 and smiling a lot |
| Role Model: | My parents |
| Favourite Food: | My mum and dad’s bbq – plus homemade pizza, bircher museli, steak (still bleeding!), chicken, avocado and sundried tomato salad and nuts: in any order and sometimes together |
| Favourite Music: | The Killers, Smashing Pumpkins, Placebo, Kings of Leon, U2, Ash, Feeder, Bush, and of course 80s cheese (especially Chesney Hawkes and Tiffany, with Madonna and Wham thrown in) |
| Favourite Movie: | Crash, Black |
| Favourite Book | Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett and Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie |
| Favourite hobbies: | Eating, travelling, dinner and wine with friends, cycle touring, hiking, talking and laughing |
| How do you relax: | With difficulty |
| Personal Motto: | There are no limits
There is no such word as can’t: only ‘I will try’ (stolen from the legendary Frank Horwill) |
| Favourite Quote: | “Be the change you want to see in the world” (Ghandi) “Champions aren’t made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them-a desire, a dream, a vision…they have to have the skill and the will. But the will must be stronger than the skill.” (Mohammed Ali) “The greatest mistake a man can make is being afraid to make one.” |
| What’s in your transition bag that you can’t live without: | My ‘things to do’ list Baby oil and rubber gloves |
| Pre Race meal | Industrial size bowl of tuna and tomato pasta the night before, and white bread, jam and full fat cream cheese in the morning, washed down with a big mug of English builders tea |