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January 2014

Then

Kiuru’s competitive fire produced seven international Ironman victories, including four wins in a row (1991-1994) in Australia. In the photo above he is leading Mark Allen at the 1991 Ironman in Kona. (Click on the photo for the full shot) 

Now

Kiuru retired from the sport of triathlon in 1998, and moved seamlessly into the business world as an entrepreneur and motivational speaker. He was elected to the Finnish Parliament in 2011.

Then

Linda Buchanan after her victory at the NIce Triathlon in 1983.

Now

Buchanan in 2013, still in the fitness and endurance business and still an Oakland fan, too.  

Then

Carl Thomas on the Queen K Highway in 1985. At the time Bud Light was the sponsor of Thomas' U.S. Triathlon Series, and the Ironman in Kona. 

Now

Thomas in 2010, striking the Heisman pose with his trophy at the USAT Hall of Fame induction ceremony.

Then

Colleen Cannon at the long-distance Horny Toad Triathlon in 1984. 

Now

Cannon today, still smiling. "Bascially, we jusst play," she says about her adventure travel company, Vision Quest.