"Maybe she knows enough to stop before she does do long term damage."

Methinks that's DD's point.

Would Chrissie herself count as a reliable source? She writes openly about it in her autobiography. It is however, all spoken of in the past tense.

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I'll tell you all right now, my seat is too low, I'm not aero and I carry too much fluid on the bike.

"I always looked at her body and cringed. So so so skinny. I wouldn't be surprised of DD is on to something."

http://forum.slowtwitch.com/...post=4273706#4273706

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Civilize the mind, but make savage the body.

- Chinese proverb

People! Let's stay on topic, shall we?
Can anyone produce an off season photo of Chrissie's breasts?

in her book she talked about her eating disorder.

That was never my impression. Many I know are pretty useless elsewhere.

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Haven't read it, it's on the list but there are about 15 books ahead of it. Maybe in late 2013.

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Brian Stover USAT LII
Accelerate3 Coaching
Insta

X2

For a professional "coach" this guy really puts himself out there on a limb with stupid comments...

Dear Newyorkfan21, albarina, rObh, jamlo and Hookflash, I realize you were all probably raised with the old mantras that your opinion always counts and there is no such thing as a stupid question. I am here to tell you that is a bunch of bullshit and you guys are stupid assholes.

DD is spot on in his assessment.

With all of the other intelligent posters that dickwads like you have driven away over the last couple years, you would be well advised to listen up sharp when the remaining few have something to say. You basically have Tom A, DD and a few others keeping this place from complete regression into the bastard stepchild of BeginnerTriathlete and Letsrun.

Flame away motherfuckers.

Well, I guess nobody said Slowtwitch had to be inspirational, but this thread is certainly depressing.

I've seen her radiant smile while racing and seen her spend hours after a race giving out medals to us also-rans. She's awesome, and I can fully understand wanting to retire after such a successful career - after all, what else is left to prove. I don't think it means her systems are totally screwed up, but rather that it may be time to move on to other challenges, mentally and physically.

Hope she can shine half as bright in her future careers as she did in triathlon.

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"No more hurting people - Peace"

I loled.

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Madison photographer Timothy Hughes | Instagram

Chrissie Wellington is a really neat person! I had the opportunity to listen to her speak. She is really amazing and I wish her the best in her retirement !

+1

I agree.

She is one of the most well-spoken athletes in any sport. If she truly is retiring I'm kind of sad about that.

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Madison photographer Timothy Hughes | Instagram

Im sure she will still be around, just not racing =)

Darn. I was looking forward to her return. She was the Paula Newby Fraser of the current crop of athletes.

Maybe she just retired, because her own expectations for perfection are so high and she's not willing to get back to the start line and being less than her former results.

I met her briefly this October. She looked really healthy and vibrant (not waif thin with body fat lower than a top male pro) and I joked with the other guys around that if she showed up to Kona on 90% fitness on the weekend, she could probably win. I think this is a loss for triathlon if she truly is not planning to race again. I can totally see how she feels she has nothing else to prove. She had to dig really deep to run a 2:52 and stay ahead of Rinny in 2011, all of that with a body broken from crashing. It was a totally dominating performance on a body that was only partially functional. Rinny may have the Kona run course record, but CW just may have run the greatest run of all time. When the person behind you is closing at just over 4 min kilometers and you hold it off....well that has never been done in all time in Kona.

Maybe she just does not want to go back to having to dig so hard mentally. I think after his last win against Tim DeBoom, Peter Reid said, that he was never the same. He had to dig so hard to beat Tim that it just took something away mentally. Don't know if Chrissie has asked herself those questions and after answering them decided, that going back to Ironman racing is not something she wants to do because she knows what she needs to do to meet her personal standards.

Dopping and banned forever??

1. Posters who left left because of their own faults

2. Don't call me a dickwad unless you are willing to say that to my face. If so PM me

3. Large assumption saying Chrissie retired for Ironman cause "probably more likely she fucked her body's systems/functions up"

Post of the year material right there....

LOL ... A FIGHT A FIGHT!! EVERY FLEX YOUR INTERNET MUSCLES!!!




Anyway back on topic. Sorry to see her go for what ever reason. It was a great pleasure to see her race.

x5

No, read again. DD is saying she has already f'd her body's systems/functions up. I certainly hope that's not true, although it seems there are several here who think that everything DD says must be the truth...

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"No more hurting people - Peace"

Take a Valium. Jesus...

I'm really sorry I called you a dickwad. I try not to come down so hard on high school dudes, but I really didn't know.



































Psyche!

Dickwad!