And you know that every single person has done so much work to be there and it means so much for them to cross the finish line. It takes a huge amount of training and dedication just to make it to the start line. And it's an iconic event with an iconic distance…there's a certain atmosphere you can't really describe," she said. While competing is reserved for elite athletes, Wells recommends that anyone interested should spectate at an Ironman because there's electricity in the air you won't find elsewhere. "The goal of winning on the first outing was pretty ambitious but to go and achieve it, after all the hard work, it was definitely a really cool feeling," she reflected. Across a sprawling course comprising 225km of swimming, cycling and running, Wells dominated an elite field of competitors to finish first on her very first attempt. Then earlier this year she stepped up to the ultimate challenge, the full-distance Nutri-Grain Ironman New Zealand. Within two years Wells won an incredible sweep of eight half Ironman crowns across Australia and New Zealand and recently placed third in the Ironman 70.3 at Sunshine Coast in Queensland. While not an easy call, it was a decision that paid dividends.
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