chris si welington. she took the world by storm when she took the 2007 iron man championships. it was only her second iron man race ever. she raced local triathlons to stay active and it wasn't until she started winning that she thought about going pro. despite her success, welington says she's made plenty of mistakes and there are lessons for everyone to learn from her journey. and chrissie welington is here now. thanks for joining us. i love watching the images of you. it's quite a moniker to be one of the greatest athletes of all time. the there's so much to learn from you. you talk about training your brain. what do you mean by that? >> i firmly believe to be a good athlete, whether professional or otherwise, you have to be physically strong but you have to be mentally strong. you have to have a mind tat's able to overcome, you know, the down times, the hard times, and the discomfort, and i believe there are tools and strategy that you can use as an athlete and that use can actually develop. whether it's visualization or a bank of really positive inls in your mind of family