Kelly Williamson (née Handel, born December 5, 1977) is an American triathlete who races in non-drafting, long-course events. In 2012, she took 2nd place at the Ironman 70.3 World Championship.
Williamson was raised in Zionsville, Indiana before moving to Illinois to attend college at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.[1] She attended on a swimming scholarship and served as the swim team captain for two years while studying kinesiology.[2] As a swimmer she focused on the 1650 and 500 free, the 200 fly, and the 400 IM.[3]
In 2002, following college, Williamson was invited to the United States Olympic Training Center (OTC) in Colorado Springs by USA Triathlon after being identified as potential elite young talent at Olympic distance triathlon racing.[4] She had experienced some early success in triathlon after college swimming, where she used triathlon as a new way to stay active and satisfy her enjoyment of athletic training.[5] At the OTC she trained for two years while competing on the International Triathlon Union (ITU) racing circuit.[2] During this time she won the 2002 Pan American ITU Regional Championships[6] and was named the 2002 Elite Rookie Triathlete of the Year.[7]
In 2005, Williamson began coaching after suffering an injury in a bike crash that kept her out of competition for most of 2005.[2][8] This down time allowed her to evaluate her triathlon career and to pursue non-drafting triathlon racing after she found that she wasn't enjoying the ITU racing style despite her initial success in 2002.[8][9] Williamson moved to Austin, Texas with her husband and began racing Ironman and half-Ironman distances,[5] and saw her results steadily improve each year. In 2012, Williamson by her own admission was having the best season of her professional career[10] and had a 2nd-place finish at the 2012 Ironman 70.3 World Championship where she had the fastest run time of the day.[11] However, she finished a "disappointing" 15th place a month later at the 2012 Ironman World Championship, her third appearance at the championship event.[10][12] In May 2014, Williamson won her first Ironman distance race at Ironman Texas, posting the only sub-3 hour marathon by a female in the race.[13]
^ ab"Kona 2012: Disappointment, Gratitude, & Resilience". Kellyhwilliamson.com. November 1, 2012. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
^Hichens, Liz (September 9, 2012). . Competitor Group, Inc. Archived from the original on December 20, 2012. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
^"2012 Ironman World Championship - Official Results Guide" (PDF). World Triathlon Corporation. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
^Krabel, Herbert (May 17, 2014). "Docherty, Williamson in Texas". Retrieved May 20, 2014.
^"Schedule and Race Results". Kellyhwilliamson.com. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
External linksedit
Official website
ITU Results - Handel
ITU Results - Williamson
January 01, 1970
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This article is about the athlete For other uses see Kelly Williams disambiguation Kelly Williamson nee Handel born December 5 1977 is an American triathlete who races in non drafting long course events In 2012 she took 2nd place at the Ironman 70 3 World Championship Kelly WilliamsonRacing at Ironman Austin 70 3 in 2009Personal informationBorn 1977 12 05 December 5 1977 age 46 Zionsville IndianaSportCountryUnited StatesSportTriathlonMedal record Representing United States Women s triathlon Ironman 70 3 2012 Individual Contents 1 Athletic career 2 Notable results 3 References 4 External linksAthletic career editWilliamson was raised in Zionsville Indiana before moving to Illinois to attend college at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign 1 She attended on a swimming scholarship and served as the swim team captain for two years while studying kinesiology 2 As a swimmer she focused on the 1650 and 500 free the 200 fly and the 400 IM 3 In 2002 following college Williamson was invited to the United States Olympic Training Center OTC in Colorado Springs by USA Triathlon after being identified as potential elite young talent at Olympic distance triathlon racing 4 She had experienced some early success in triathlon after college swimming where she used triathlon as a new way to stay active and satisfy her enjoyment of athletic training 5 At the OTC she trained for two years while competing on the International Triathlon Union ITU racing circuit 2 During this time she won the 2002 Pan American ITU Regional Championships 6 and was named the 2002 Elite Rookie Triathlete of the Year 7 In 2005 Williamson began coaching after suffering an injury in a bike crash that kept her out of competition for most of 2005 2 8 This down time allowed her to evaluate her triathlon career and to pursue non drafting triathlon racing after she found that she wasn t enjoying the ITU racing style despite her initial success in 2002 8 9 Williamson moved to Austin Texas with her husband and began racing Ironman and half Ironman distances 5 and saw her results steadily improve each year In 2012 Williamson by her own admission was having the best season of her professional career 10 and had a 2nd place finish at the 2012 Ironman 70 3 World Championship where she had the fastest run time of the day 11 However she finished a disappointing 15th place a month later at the 2012 Ironman World Championship her third appearance at the championship event 10 12 In May 2014 Williamson won her first Ironman distance race at Ironman Texas posting the only sub 3 hour marathon by a female in the race 13 Notable results editWilliamson s notable achievements include 14 2017 Ironman Boulder 4th 2016 ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships 6th 2016 Ironman Texas 4th 2015 Ironman 70 3 Racine 4th 2015 Ironman 70 3 Buffalo Springs 3rd 2015 Ironman Texas 4th 2015 Ironman 70 3 Texas 4th 2014 Ironman Cozumel 3rd 2014 Ironman Coeur d Alene 2nd 2014 Ironman Texas 1st 2013 Ironman 70 3 World Championship 9th 2013 Hy Vee Triathlon 6th 2013 3M Half Marathon Mich 1st 2013 Lifetime Fitness Cap Tex Tri 2nd 2013 Ironman 70 3 Texas 2nd 2013 Ironman 70 3 Panama 3rd 2012 Ironman 70 3 World Championship 2nd 2012 Hy Vee Triathlon 6th 2012 Ironman 70 3 Texas 1st 2012 Ironman 70 3 San Juan 1st 2012 Ironman 70 3 Panama 2nd 2011 Ironman 70 3 San Juan 1st 2011 Ironman 70 3 Buffalo Springs 1st 2010 Ironman 70 3 Branson 1st 2010 Ironman 70 3 Steelhead 1st 2011 Ironman Texas 2nd 2010 Ironman Coeur d Alene 3rd 2009 Ironman 70 3 Augusta 2nd 2009 Ironman 70 3 Buffalo Springs 2nd 2002 ITU Pan American Region Championships 1stReferences edit About Me Blogger Retrieved December 7 2012 a b c Coaches Kelly Williamson Durata Training Archived from the original on April 21 2012 Retrieved December 7 2012 About Kelly Kellyhwilliamson com Retrieved December 7 2012 USA Triathlon Names New Resident Team PDF The Colorado Triathlete April May 2002 Retrieved December 7 2012 a b Barrett Carrie February 27 2012 LAVA Talks Kelly Williamson LAVA Magazine Archived from the original on July 29 2012 Retrieved December 7 2012 Race Results Slowtwitch com Archived from the original on March 4 2016 Retrieved December 7 2012 USAT Announces 2002 Athletes of the Year Duathlon com January 17 2003 Retrieved December 7 2012 a b Krabel Herbert June 10 2010 In the mind of Kelly Williamson Slowtwitch com Retrieved December 7 2012 Carlson Timothy April 27 2011 Kelly Williamson s upward trajectory Slowtwitch com Retrieved December 7 2012 a b Kona 2012 Disappointment Gratitude amp Resilience Kellyhwilliamson com November 1 2012 Retrieved December 7 2012 Hichens Liz September 9 2012 Kienle Cave Earn First 70 3 World Championships Competitor Group Inc Archived from the original on December 20 2012 Retrieved December 7 2012 2012 Ironman World Championship Official Results Guide PDF World Triathlon Corporation Retrieved October 15 2012 Krabel Herbert May 17 2014 Docherty Williamson in Texas Retrieved May 20 2014 Schedule and Race Results Kellyhwilliamson com Retrieved December 7 2012 External links editOfficial website ITU Results Handel ITU Results Williamson Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kelly Williamson amp oldid 1163696446, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
