Kona

I will admit that I was glued to the internet Saturday checking out live coverage of the Ironman World Championships on Ironman.com. I don't know if this was part of my Ironman withdrawal or if I was genuinely interested in the event but I found myself captivated by the coverage. I am telling you that I had this going for the better part of several hours. That's what Ironman does to you - it constantly pulls at you, beckoning you to come back. At least that is how I justified being in front of the computer for six hours on Saturday. I think that I watched more of this than Tom Rosenthal!

Here are the top 10 finishers in both the men and the women...

MEN'S LEADERBOARD: WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
1. Chris McCormack 8:15:34
2. Craig Alexander 8:19:04
3. Torbjorn Sindballe 8:21:30
4. Timothy DeBoom 8:22:30
5. Marino Vanhoenacker 8:23:31
6. Chris Lieto 8:25:49
7. Eneko Llanos 8:26:00
8. Luc Van Lierde 8:30:01
9. Michael Lovato 8:33:28
10. Patrick Vernay 8:35:10

WOMEN'S LEADERBOARD: WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
1. Chrissie Wellington 9:08:45
2. Samantha McGlone 9:14:04
3. Kate Major 9:19:13
4. Joanna Lawn 9:26:47
5. Rebecca Preston 9:26:55
6. Rebekah Keat 9:27:19
7. Dede Griesbauer 9:33:34
8. Leanda Cave 9:36:10
9. Belinda Granger 9:37:54
10. Erika Csomor 9:39:47