{"id":18312,"date":"2022-10-07T10:58:03","date_gmt":"2022-10-07T08:58:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.220triathlon.com\/?p=115832"},"modified":"2022-10-07T11:12:10","modified_gmt":"2022-10-07T09:12:10","slug":"chip-on-chelsea-sodaros-shoulder-helped-fuel-kona-win","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/220triathlon\/rss_feed\/chip-on-chelsea-sodaros-shoulder-helped-fuel-kona-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Chip on Chelsea Sodaro\u2019s shoulder helped fuel Kona win"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Tim Heming\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 07 October 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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\u201cNo-one was picking me to do much of anything here,\u201d said Chelsea Sodaro<\/a> after becoming the first Ironman world champion on debut<\/a> since Chrissie Wellington<\/a> in 2007 and the first American-born victor since 1995.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Her finishing time of 8:33:46 was also the second-fastest winning time by a woman on the Big Island, as a 54:48 swim, 4:42:08 bike leg and 2:51:45 marathon took her to the tape 8min clear of Lucy Charles-Barclay<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy mind is really blown right now\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u201cI thought I had a really solid debut in Hamburg, the second fastest debut ever, and I think I maybe got a little chip on my shoulder that my name wasn\u2019t even in the conversation here,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt took a lot of belief and investment of time and energy from my family, my coach [Dan Plews] and Team BMC, and I\u2019m so proud to represent them out there today.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sodaro, who gave birth to daughter Skye 18 months ago and also became the first mother to win the event, could finally let her emotions flow at the finish having kept controlled throughout the 140.6-mile course.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy mind is really blown right now, I think it will take a little while to sink in. I didn\u2019t allow myself to believe I would win it until 40km [on the run] when I hit the top of Palani. I really focused on my process, staying cool and executing my plan.\u201d<\/p>\n

Good foundations<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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USA\u2019s Chelsea Sodaro races at the 2022 Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii (Credit: Ezra Shaw\/Getty Images for Ironman)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Despite being a rookie, the terrain, heat and humidity weren\u2019t unfamiliar to the PTO-ranked world No 13, though. \u201cThis is my sixth time on the island,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n

\u201cI came out here to train with Sarah Piampiano when she prepared in 2018, and watched her race here in 2019. I know the island and the conditions, and I learned so much from Sarah as to how to take care of myself out here. One hundred percent I owe a little bit of this victory to her.\u201d<\/p>\n

It was the first time the Ironman World Championship has been switched to a two-day event and Sodaro also applauded the move to make it a women\u2019s-only professional race \u2013 with the men set to start on Saturday.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think having the full media focus on the women\u2019s race is amazing and important,\u201d she added. \u201cThe women\u2019s field is so incredible right now, the racing is so exciting, I hope the media coverage opens people\u2019s eyes to what we\u2019re doing out here.\u201d<\/p>\n

Top image credit:<\/strong> Ezra Shaw\/Getty Images for Ironman<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n

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