Two-time Ironman champ Chrissie Wellington collaborates with new, San Diego-based, international womens triathlon organization

SAN DIEGO, CA – Two-time Ironman champion Chrissie Wellington is the official spokesperson for a new, San Diego-based women’s triathlon organization. What began just a few, short weeks ago in San Diego, GOTRIbal™ is now in eight countries, 30 states and 22 cities, with one of the newest TRIbes being in New Zealand.

GOTRIbal™ is the brainchild of Tanya Maslach who wanted to build an organization that would empower women across the globe to do something they thought was impossible: Compete in a triathlon. Upon learning about GOTRIbal™, Wellington was immediately excited about its potential and wanted to lend her support.

“Triathlon is really a metaphor for everything else in life that seems impossible,” says Maslach. GOTRIbal’s™ mantra, “Experience Triathlon…Live life,” represents that belief. “I wanted women around the world to experience the meaningful, intimate relationships that foster new ways of thinking about what’s possible so that they, and hopefully their communities, would be transformed.”

Chrissie Wellington burst onto the triathlon scene in 2007 with a definitive win in the most prestigious stage of triathlon competitions, the Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii.

Her infectious smile and welcome message greet women as they join the global TRIbe on their social community site www.gotribalnow.com. “I’m so proud and excited to be involved in the development of GOTRIbal. Triathlon is not just a sport. It is a means to build bridges, break down barriers and change lives,” says Wellington.