New Skips for Inspiration

Bad. Ass.  The only two words that can be used to describe my 2011 athlete obsession, Chrissie Wellington. 

Most people outside of the triathlon world can't name a single professional triathlete, but if you can name only one, it's probably her.  She's won the Kona Ironman three times.  She didn't race this year due to an unfortunate illness but then came back a month later and CRUSHED the women's Ironman world record  at Ironman Arizona.  She's all smiles, sportsmanship and service.  At the end of the Arizona race, she hung out for hours and gave finish-line hugs to all the amateurs.  Incidentally, she also eats "chips," as her UK homies would say, leading us to mistakenly believe that she's just like us.

Her half-iron PR: 4:07.  Mine: 5:56.  Like I said, just like us.  So, maybe she'll complete the Ironman, have time for a massage, a table full of burgers, a nap, and a press conference before I even see the finish line.  The important thing is this:  we will be wearing the same shoe. 

Behold my new Chrissie Wellington edition T7 Brooks racer.  Note the glimpse of the Union Jack on the heel.  Hey - if you can't win, at least you can be stylin' like the winner!