Kona rookie with over a 3 minute lead. Could be the first American winner in over 20 years. Also wearing a new prototype Hoka shoe. With her running background its not a surprise she has the fastest run going, but maybe the shoe is decent too.
Hoka on her kit but ASICS on her feet
she was wearing hokas. they even interviewed the CEO of Hoka and he was talking about the prototype she was wearing.
Chelsea Sodaro became the first American to win the Ironman World Championship since 2002 and the first American woman to do so since 1996, breaking the long...
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Her story is pretty awesome. She was a big talent coming out of HS but struggled with injury problems at Cal. I don't think I've ever seen someone as dedicated to cross training and injury rehab. Many people in her situation would have given up. She ended up having some solid performances when healthy. Then she went on to run mid 15:20s and finish 5th at USAs in the 5000. When she switched to tri I was surprised given her running success but it seems that she couldn't stay healthy for long stretches while only focusing on running.
It's awesome to see her reap the benefits of years of perseverance. She had more than her fair share of setbacks and good reasons to give up. I think most people in her situation would have ended their athletic careers at 19 or 20 and here she is at 33 reaching the highest point of her career to date. It couldn't have happened for a better person.
By LetsRun.com March 2, 2013 Editor's Note: Employee 1.1 planned on being in Albuquerque to cover the 2013 USA indoor meet but a broken down car and the
Unreal story. I don't know how I didn't hear about her win until today. I think it may be beacause the initially thread didn'dt mention her maiden name which running fans would know.
So I've changed the title to let people know her maiden name, the fact she won a US 3k title and that she wont he Ironamn as the thread was initially started as the race was going on and didn't mention her US 3k title or her maiden name. I am also going to feature it prominently on the front page.
Remember her 3k indoor win was wild. Watch the end here:
http://www.UniversalSports.com 2013, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, National Indoor Track and Field Championship, As they came to the line Lisa Uhl tried to p...
By LetsRun.com March 2, 2013 Editor's Note: Employee 1.1 planned on being in Albuquerque to cover the 2013 USA indoor meet but a broken down car and the
PS. It's the 1st win at the Ironman Hawaii by an American woman since 1996. This thread was initially titled, "Chelsea sodaro (former collegiate start) is leading the Ironman"
Kona rookie with over a 3 minute lead. Could be the first American winner in over 20 years. Also wearing a new prototype Hoka shoe. With her running background it’s not a surprise she has the fastest run going, but maybe the shoe is decent too.
She’s not going to win. There’s still 10 mi to go and she’s going to blow up.
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