Chrissie Wellington forgets her Ruby Slippers but still chronicles Kansas 70.3

June 20, 5:12 PMEndurance Sports ExaminerRoman Mica

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       Ironman World Champion Chrissie Wellington as she win the 2nd annual Kansas 70.3 triathlon

I always really look forward to Ironman World Champion Chrissie Wellington's race reports.

And once again she does not disappoint.

Last week she won the 2nd annual Kansas 70.3 with ease---even after a puncture on the bike.

You can watch her win the race HERE and you can read her race report below:

"As a kid I grew up singing (off key) ‘Somewhere over the rainbow’, ‘We’re off to see the Wizard’ and most notably, ‘If only I had a Brain’ – in fact I recall one year when I was actually forced by my mother to dress up as a scarecrow for the local carnival. Needless to say i didn’t need much in the way of a costume. My hair was already enough to scare off any birds (or prospective boyfriends). Anyway, when I was invited to race the Kansas 70.3 I jumped at the chance to visit the state of the fairytale, and see whether there really is ‘no place like home’.

I arrived in Lawrence the Wednesday before the race, time to check out the course and make sure that I could find a big heart, some courage and a brain to race with. On race day, the pro women started at exactly 6.32, two minutes after the pro men – which I think made for a much more honest, fair race. The water temperature was hovering just below 72 degrees, and so fortunately for me (and my body fat of a beetle body) it was neoprene all the way. I was determined to start strongly, and make sure I didn’t have the ‘drown/swim’ that I had in Colombia. I found myself in a great position on Pip Tayor’s feet, but one vicious, pub crawl style pounding from another girl left me a few metres back and I simply couldn’t bridge the gap that opened up. But overall I was pleased with the swim, and came out of the water under a minute behind Pip in 2nd place.

For the rest of the report just visit Wellington's blog HERE.

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