FAQs
Full Name: |
Christine Ann Wellington |
Nickname: |
Muppet |
Nationality: |
British |
Born: |
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, 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: |
60kg |
Family: |
Mum and dad, Lin and Steve, brother Matthew and fat ginger cat called Thomas - Youthful 87 year old Nanna, Rosemary. |
First triathlon: |
Eton Supersprint, London, UK (May 2004) |
How do you prepare for an event: |
Eat, eat, drink, eat and bite my already bitten nails |
Best remembered for: |
Winning the World Iron Man Championships in 2007 and smiling a lot |
Role Model: |
My parents |
Favourite Food: |
My mum and dad’s bbq – plus pizza, risotto, porridge, avocado and sundried tomato salad and nuts: in any order and sometimes together |
Favourite Music: |
The Killers, Smashing Pumpkins, 80s cheese (especially Chesney Hawkes and Tiffany, with Madonna and Wham thrown in), U2, Lamb |
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, talking, travelling, going out with friends, mountain biking |
How do you relax: |
With difficulty |
Personal Motto: |
Dare to Dream There is no such word as can’t: only ‘I will try’ |
Favourite Quote: |
"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 |
Pre Race meal |
Industrial size bowl of tuna and tomato pasta the night before, and white bread, jam and cheese in the morning, washed down with a big mug of English builders tea |