This was her Kona. Chrissie Wellington, who had to pull out of October's Ironman World Championships in Kona due to illness, made up for it and then some today at Ford Ironman Arizona.

Wellington set a new record for an official Ironman course of 8:36:13, smashing the old record of 8:47:26, held by Sandra Wallenhorst. Wellington is unbeaten at the Ironman distance and also holds the record for the ironman distance on any course (8:19:13) and the course record in Kona (8:54:02).

She was 8th overall, meaning all but 7 men in the race got "chicked" as they say in the sport (you learn something every day). One of the men who did not get chicked was her boyfriend Tom Lowe, who finished an impressive 3rd in his full Ironman debut.

"I'm more than happy to do the washing up and the cooking for the next year because he beat me," Wellington quipped.

Not only did Wellington break the world record, but she did so in chilly 60-degree water, in occasional hail and rain, with a flat tire the last seven minutes of her bike, and with bloody feet during the run. 

Maybe SHE should be the next Wonder Woman. In fact, it appears she already is.

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