potential duathlon world champion

The run record seems to be all over the place.

Agreed. There are a whole bunch of times now in the 2:35 - 2:39 range that all make a claim at being the "fastest".

For a while Colin Dignum's 2:37 from Ironman Canada in 1997 was thought to be the fastest on a legit course. But even with that some argued that Dignum's effort should not count because he was not, "in the money".

There is a bit of a back-story with the Dignum split in that it was somewhat of a legitimate set-up to have a go at it. Colin was a 2:20'ish marathon runner and a duathlete of some reknown. He was on the Canadian Duathlon team at the time. However, his go at this and at Ironman with a swim and that length of a bike was a one-off. And I think that's why some scoffed at it.

In Canada, there has never been a race more impressive than Hellriegel's 8.09 on the old Penticton course.

Indeed, one for the ages, and insiders who follow the sport know that this was a truly extraordinary performance by Hellriegel that should be recognized as one of the top 5 - 10 performances of all time.

i would pick the later date- gives me longer to recover from IM Muskoka :)