Courtesy: USAT

Greg Watson (Newark, Del.) got back to his winning ways on Sunday with his victory at the Dannon Duathlon race in Carlsbad, Calif.

Watson, who finished second at the USA Triathlon Dannon Duathlon National Championships in Alpharetta, Ga., completed the 5k run, 30k bike and 5k run in Carlsbad in 1 hour, 18 minutes, 56 seconds. Chad Kozak of Canada was second in 1:19:37 and Eric Schwartz (Boulder, Colo.) was third in 1:20:23.

International athletes dominated the women's race, as Canada's Lucy Smith won in 1:28:26. Heather Fuhr of Canada was second in 1:28:47 and Australia's Michellie Jones was third in 1:29:35.

Dolly Ginter (Irvine, Calif.) was the top U.S. finisher in fourth (1:32:36).

Complete results are posted at www.dannonduathlon.com.

Michael Smith (Brownsburg, Ind.) and Christina McDonie (Gurnee, Ill.) were the overall winners at the Muncie Endurathon on Saturday in Muncie, Ind.

The race served as the USA Triathlon National Long Course Championship and qualified athletes for the 2004 ITU Triathlon World Long Course Championship slated for Sater, Sweden.

Complete results are posted at www.muncieendurathon.com/endurathon_001.htm.

Longtime USA Triathlon member Marge Stahl Warren was seriously injured Sunday while participating in the Colonial Beach triathlon in Virginia.

Stahl Warren, 73, was hit by a car during the bike leg of the race, and airlifted to a local trauma center. She went to surgery that afternoon to repair her left foot. She also suffered a broken nose, dislocated shoulder and injuries to her esophagus.

Stahl Warren has participated at triathlon and duathlon national championships and at world championships as a member of Team USA. USA Triathlon is keeping her and her family in its thoughts and prayers.

Best wishes can be sent to her at the hospital at:

Marge Stahl Warren
Inova Fairfax Hospital
3300 Gallows Road
Falls Church, VA 22042-3300

Or e-mail your wishes to [email protected] and they will be forwarded to her.