Mary Beth Ellis

Quick Facts

Full Name	Mary Beth Ellis
Occupation	Triathlete
Date Of Birth	Jul 12, 1977(1977-07-12)
Age	47
Birthplace	Washington, D.C.
Country	United States
Horoscope	Cancer

Mary Beth Ellis Biography

Mary Beth Ellis is one of the most popular and richest Triathlete who was born on July 12, 1977 in Washington, D.C., United States. Mary Beth Ellis (born July 12th 1977) is a retired American Long-distance Triathlete. Her record is the most efficient iron-distance race for the American woman, achieved by her performance at Ironman Austria in 2011 with the time of 8:43:34. The 2015 ITU Long Distance Triathlon champion and was second in both the 2009 and 2008 Ironman 70.3 World Championship. She was named the ITU Non-Olympic Female Athlete of the Year in both 2011 and 2012.

After the accident, Ellis changed her view of racing, and consequently changed coaches, deciding to work with Lindley. In 2014, Ellis chose to compete in the “triple-crown” of non-drafting championship races, including the 5150 Championships as well as the Ironman 70.3 World Championship, and the Ironman World Championship However these races, along with other races over the following 18 months, did not yield the results she had hoped for. Although she was awestruck by Lindley as a coach, Ellis acknowledged that the time she left as an elite athlete was short. So, she sought out Sutton to be her trainer in the month of May of 2015 in hopes of achieving the same success in races she achieved under his previous direction. As a sign of how her racing and training under the guidance of Sutton was going in the right direction, Ellis was crowned her first ITU Long Distance Triathlon Championships in the latter part of June. She was the leader of the race from beginning to end.

In 2013 Ellis continued to enjoy more success after finishing Ironman 70.3 Florida, defending her title at the Alpe d’Huez Triathlon, and winning first place in two races: Ironman France along with the Ironman Mont Tremblant events, that continued her streak of not losing at Ironman races other than those of the Ironman World Championships. On September 9 in 2013, while practicing for the Ironman World Championship in October, Ellis broke her collarbone after a bike crash on the island of Cozumel, Mexico. Following the accident, Ellis initially believed that she was not fit enough to race for the 2013 Ironman however, that was changed following surgery. Ellis reduced her recovery schedule into a single month with the aim of participating in the 12th of October at Kona, Hawaii. Ellis used her crash experience to raise funds in support of the Steadman Philippon Research Institute, the country’s biggest and most enduring non-profit that studies sports injuries. On Kona, Ellis came into T2 15th after the crash however she was unable to complete the race and compete the rest part of Kona’s race.

Mary Beth Ellis Net Worth

Mary Beth Ellis is one of the richest Triathlete from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mary Beth Ellis 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

After college, Ellis moved to Colorado where she took part in half-marathons and marathons as well as working full-time. In 2005 Ellis was diagnosed as having osteoarthritis as a result of the intensity of her running. She then began competing in triathlon to ease some of the strain upon her body. She had enough success during the initial year in racing short courses which allowed her turn professional and leave working full time. Under the guidance of coach Siri Lindley Ellis was able to achieve some results in her debut year of ITU racing in 2006. Following the relapse of injuries she suffered in 2007 Ellis was determined to be a part of in 2008’s Summer Olympics with triathlon but she came up short and did not be able to qualify. It was evident that Ellis was better suited to long distance triathlons than short, Olympic style racing.

Ellis began racing at Ironman 70.3 events the following year, after Olympic qualifying had ended and she experienced instant success, winning her very first 70.3 race in Lake Stevens. Lake Stevens event. Ellis would finish second in the same season during the Ironman 70.3 World Championships, and follow with a second-place finishing during the 2009 Championship event. In the year 2010, Ellis herself admitted that she was not racing well because of the fact that she was training too much. In the off-season, she recruited Brett Sutton as her coach and joined teamTBB. The following year, in Ironman Triathlon race, Ellis won Ironman Austria with the fastest Ironman time for an female ever. The year 2012 was the time that Ellis had more successes by winning Ironman Texas, the U.S. Championships at Ironman New York, and Ironman Cozumel.

In October 2016, prior to competing at the 2016 Ironman World Championship, Ellis announced this race would be her last as she would retire from the sport of triathlon as a competitor. She expressed a strong desire to give back to the sport and entering into coaching alongside Sutton. In her final race Ellis placed 14th.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Facts & Trivia

Mary Ranked on the list of most popular Triathlete. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Mary Beth Ellis celebrates birthday on July 12 of every year.