Race announcer Joann Murphy
Race announcer Joann Murphy
Julie Moss, who put this event on the map in 1982
"Heroes of Kona" Mark Allen, Mirinda Carfrae & Craig Alexander
Heroes of Hawai'i Q&A
Swim practice at "Digme Beach"
Nice when you don't have to race.
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IRONMAN co-founder Judy Collins
Leading the Parade of Nations
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IRONMAN champion and Olympic silver medalist Michellie Jones
Bob Babbitt (middle) with John & Judy Collins
Three-time IRONMAN world champ Mirinda Carfrae
Michellie Jones
1994 IRONMAN world champion Greg Welch
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Six-time IRONMAN world champion Mark Allen
Drinks with the announcing crew: Paul Kaye
Joann Murphy
Tammy Barker
Doing the Fireball Whiskey Run with Joe Loschiavo
The "Breakfast with Bob" show (see Cherie's home page for the video)
IRONMAN Group CEO Scott DeRue at "Breakfast with Bob"
Joann Murphy and photographer extraordinaire Steve Godwin
Mark Allen
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Our dear friends and now Kona residents Bob and Sara Crawford
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Announcer Eric Gilsenan
Preparing to step into the limelight at the induction ceremony. (Photo by Mark Allen.)
Scott DeRue, Diana Bertsch, Bob Babbitt
A larger-size replica of the very first (1978) IRONMAN trophy
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Missy & Denise Lestrange
Cherie and the Finance Department
Judy Collins
At the world famous Underpants Run
Triathlon Canada Editor-in-Chief and editor of Lee's IRONMAN book Kevin MacKinnon
The Underpants Run
Paul Kaye and Joann Murphy
Best way to celebrate? Run 3.7 miles up the steepest road in Kona.
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Heading into the awards banquet
Heidi Jantzen and Bob Babbitt
Missy Lestrange, winningest age grouper in IRONMAN history
Panelists Lisa Bentley, Mirinda Carfrae and Julie Moss
Moderator Paul Kaye
Michellie Jones and Diana Hassel
The pros line up for the race start.
"The Creators," Judy and John Collins pierside at th start
Michellie Jones wishing the racers well
Lucy Charles-Barkley first out of the water
One of the sweetest people on the race staff, Jessie McBride
Lucy Charles-Barkely, who would sucumb to the difficult conditions and drop out
Same for Taylor Knibb; she and Lucy were the front-runners 'til the wheels came off.
Judy and Cherie holding the finish line tape
Diana Hassel. Flew out from Colorado to help us celebrate.
Dinner with "The Creators"
Former IRONMAN world champ Daniella Ryf at the finish line
IRONMAN Senior VP for World Championship Events Diana Bertsch
The new champ: Solveig Losveth of Norway
Natalie Grabow, at 80, replaces Cherie as oldest female finisher ever.
Finish line interview
The race crew calls it a night after a spectacuiar day.
Solveig drinking it all in.