Professional triathlete Chris Foster finished 27th at the second stop of the ITU World Championship Series in Seoul, South Korea last weekend on May 8. In a field that included every active Olympic medalist and 10 of the top 15 finishers from the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Foster was able to tough out severe leg cramps during the run to finish in the top half of the field and earn valuable ITU ranking points. Foster is now ranked the third American on the ITU Points List and 21st overall on the WCS world rankings. In addition, Foster held the fastest bike split of the day to move himself from third to first overall on the WCS bike rankings list.
The ITU World Championship Series is a seven race series spanning three continents and seven countries. The WCS pits the fastest short course triathletes in the world against each other for rankings and Olympic qualification points. 