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Chrissie Wellington: Four-time Ironman Triathlon World Champion Special

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio OrkneyLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio Scotland Highlands and Islands

Chrissie Wellington, triathlete and four-time Ironman World Champion tells Gillian Russell about her personal motivation, her life-long obsession with perfection and why she has the words of a Kipling poem written on her water bottles.

Chrissie reveals how her need for control has taken her to the top of her game, how she battled with and overcame an eating disorder and why her fourth world title was the ultimate test of body and mind. Show less

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