Results from the 2007 McDonald’s ITU Duathlon World Championships

Two weeks ago long distance runner Kerstin Metzler-Mennenga (LIE) became a national hero after running 2:42:21 in the Berlin marathon. But all was not as good as it seemed.

After the recent positive doping test of Chinese athlete Hongni Wang, we asked ITU Anti-Doping Director Leslie Buchanan a few questions.

Greg Bennett won the US Open Triathlon and snagged the $300,000 series bonus. In the women’s race Sarah Haskins proved to be the strongest.

Chris “Macca” McCormack finally won the race that had eluded him so long and here is how it unfolded.

Racing as an age grouper in 2006, Chrissie Wellington (GBR) came to Kona as a Pro and grabbed the 2007 Word Champion title.

Ukrainian Viktor Zemtsev is known as a tough pro triathlete and very fast runner, but not so much as a man of too many words. But we were able to squeeze a few words out of him.

The numbers from the 2007 Kona Ironman bike count are in and we have the top brands.

Mark Allen’s amazing performances in Kona have inspired many people to get involved in the sport of triathlon and the world of Ironman. We had a chance to speak with “the Grip” a few days before the big race.

We caught up with German Ueberbiker and 2 x Ironman World Champion Normann Stadler in Kona, Hawaii to hear his thoughts about the pending 2007 Ford Ironman World Championships.

The final entry of Monty’s retrospective blog, recounting the first-ever Hawaiian Ironman contested on the Kona course.

Monty’s 1981 Kona retrospective continues with the lead up to the starting gun.