Courtesy: USAT

Andrea Ratkovic (Norman, Okla.) and Chris Tolonen (Snoqualmie, Wash.) won the elite women and men's titles at the Dannon Duathlon race on Sunday in Everett, Wash. The race's unusual format consisted of a 2-mile run, 10-mile bike, 2-mile run, 10-mile bike and 2-mile run.

Ratkovic won the women's race in 1 hour, 31 minutes, 31 seconds. Tolonen finished the men's race in 1:25:08. Chris Harig (Issaquah, Wash.), 28, won the men's age group race in 1:28:29. Angela Thatcher (Sherwood, Ore.), 34, won the women's age group race in 1:41:42.

Kristin Villopoto (Durham, N.C.), 40, won the women's masters title in 1:42:49. Michael Oehl (Beaverton, Ore.), 40, won the men's masters title in 1:32:38.

Dannon Duathlon
Sept. 30, 2001; Everett, Wash.
2m run; 10m bike; 2m run; 10m bike; 2 m run
Men
1. Chris Tolonen (Snoqualmie, Wash.) 1:25:08; 2. LeRoy Popowski (Forest Grove, Ore.) 1:27:17; 3. James Preisig (Falmouth, Mass.) 1:32:03; 4. Timothy Becker (Seattle, Wash.) 1:33:45

Women
1. Andrea Ratkovic (Norman, Okla.) 1:31:31; 2. Lucy Smith (Canada) 1:33:55; 3. Janet Sherman (Gladstone, Ore.) 1:39:52; 4. Donna Peters (Seattle, Wash.) 1:40:38; 5. Anne Preisig (Falmouth, Mass.) 1:41:26; 6. Becky Broeder (Missoula, Mont.) 1:41:33