Kona Awards Banquet

Chrissie Wellington was overjoyed but far from speechless. Her performance was stunning. Perhaps she was just being modest. She mentioned the need for a hat sponsor for the run and that perhaps she would benefit from an aero helmet for cycling. She said she didn't realize she was going to win until the final 5kms.

Macca was very humble in his thank-you speech, far from the fast-talking challenger of recent years. He named almost every previous champion with the exception of the two most recent German ones. He also talked about how he had dedicated his life to winning this race and how he drove his dad a bit crazy by watching and rewatching every triathlete race video he could get his hands on again and again, and then again.