The 6:45am Hawaii Standard Time start to the 2.4 mile swim, followed by 112 mile bicycle race , and a 26.2 mile marathon saw defending champions 2006  Normann Stadler and Michellie Jones and 2005  Faris Al-Sultan and Cameron Brown struck down due to stomach ailments; six-time winner Natascha Badmann totaling her bike after crashing into road cone; and the sidelining of Luke Bell due to a leg injury. But  "normal" returned  as many of the 1,788 starters completed before the October 14, 2007 12:00am deadline.
The 6:45am Hawaii Standard Time start to the 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile time-trial , and a 26.2 mile marathon saw a cascade of unfortunates to favorites. Defending 2006 champions Normann Stadler and Michellie Jones and 2005 champion Faris Al-Sultan were struck down with stomach ailments; six-time winner and 2005 champion Natascha Badmann totaled her bike after crashing into road cone; and Luke Bell was sidelined with a leg injury. But a sense of "normal" returned later in the day as the temperature and winds rose and as many of the 1,788 starters completed before the October 14, 2007 12:00am deadline.
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