Speaking | Chrissie Wellington

Chrissie’s took an unconventional path to becoming a professional triathlete. As a child sport took a back seat to her school work. Having graduated with first-class honours in her undergraduate degree, she travelled the world for two years before completing her Masters degree. Aligned with her passion for driving postive change, she worked for the UK government as a policy advisor on international sustainable development, taking a sabbatical to manage water, sanitation and health projects in Nepal.

Chrissie became a professional triathlete aged 30, having unearthed a previously untapped talent for endurance sports. In only five years she won the Ironman World Championships four times and broke many world records. She retired in 2012, undefeated at the Ironman distance.

Chrissie was Global Lead for Health and Wellbeing for parkrun for 12 years, and is committed to promoting participation in physical activity and reducing health and wellbeing inequalities.

Chrissie is an acclaimed public speaker whose impassioned, energetic and inspiring delivery encourages and energises audiences to live authentically, fear less, step off the path, embrace the unknown, work with others and view mistakes and failure as a springboard to success. She believes that everyone has it in them to discover new limits and defy what they think might be possible.

Chrissie delivers her inspiring message through talks, workshops, Q&As panel discussions and interviews, all tailored to the needs of the client and anchored around her uniquely developed Ten Personal Best Principles. Of course, Chrissie is more than willing to add a run, hike, ride or swim into the mix!

Her unique talks and workshops blend elite performance with everyday humanity and will bring about:

Improved personal, group and organisational performance
Mindset and behaviour change
Lasting motivation, positivity and empowerment
Stronger connection and belonging
Clarity of purpose
Improved health and wellbeing
Increased resilience

Clients include global companies, government departments, voluntary sector organisations, sports clubs and special interest groups.

You can find out more in the document below or email chrissie@chrissiewellington.org to discuss how you can create something powerful, together.

"Chrissie recently provided the closing keynote address at our London conference. Her thoughts where uplifting, insightful and motivational, and exactly as we’d hoped for. Along with a lively Q&A, our audience were delighted to hear Chrissie’s thoughts on peak performance, overcoming adversity and achieving top results, all of which proved to be the perfect way to round off the day."

– Sophie Salomé, Head of Speaker Liaison Speakers in Partnership, Marketing in Partnership Limited

“Chrissie delivered an uplifting and inspirational keynote address, ‘Your Personal Best Life’, followed by facilitating a series of four, fully customised workshops, over three days at our staff offsite. The workshop series comprised:

- Unearthing your infinite purpose

- Your health: Where are you now and where do you want to be
- From intention to action: A personal plan for progress

These sessions gave staff the opportunity to embark on a collaborative yet personal journey, fuelling their confidence, clarity, agency, and energy to live fulfilling, purposeful, and healthy lives. Each workshop was supported by carefully curated materials. To extend learning beyond the room, Chrissie enthusiastically also led group hikes and runs, creating additional opportunities for deep connection and reflection. The experience was fun, empowering, and deeply affirming, reminding participants that they matter, and that their health and wellbeing truly matter."

- Charles Dore, Founder and CEO, Dore Partnership

"I wanted to thank you most sincerely for the incredibly inspiring talk you gave on Friday. It really resonated with me on so many levels. You gave me a lot of food for thought about how I handle difficult moments. There was much for me to take away that I could apply to me, my team, but also my children as I help them navigate their own journeys. You also made me reflect on mentoring (coaching) and how the volunteering might work better.

I have been working for 30 years and have attended a lot of talks at conferences over that time. There have been some very inspiring ones and many less so. Yours was my favourite to date. I loved the passion you have for your messages, which so clearly came across. I left the room inspired to do some things and accepting of other things. I am pretty sure I will take another step forward in being a better version of myself."