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Defending champion Jan Frodeno amuses 2014 runner-up Heather Jackson at the press conference
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Oceanside 70.3 expo near the famous Oceanside Pier.
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Hall of Famer Bob Babbitt chats with 2008 Olympic champion Jan Frodeno.
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Specialized mechanic tunes up a bike.
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Luke McKenzie isn't racing but he made an appearance at the expo.
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Coach Cliff English with two of his top athletes Rachel McBride and Heather Jackson.
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Ironman chief referee Jimmy Riccitello with Ironman Chief Operations Officer Tom Ziebart.
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Jesse Thomas poses with a fan.
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Heather Jackson laughs at the press conference.
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Defending Ironman 70.3 California women's champion Heather Wurtele.
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Trevor Wurtele.
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XTERRA Wetsuits owner Keith Simmons with his daughter Addison.
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Former Oceanside 70.3 champion Matt Reed had to cancel his planned start due to ill health.
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Hillary Biscay, finisher of 66 Ironman distance events and winner of the 2013 Ultraman World Championship, was at the expo offering her Smash fashions.
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Andy Potts, multiple Ironman 70.3 California winner and 2014 runner-up, at the press conference.
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Paul Amey, multiple world duathlon champion, isn’t racing but made an appearance at the expo.
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Ironman New Zealand 17-year race director Jane Patterson and Voice of Ironman Mike Reilly.
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Readying the Oceanside finish line.
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Surfer executes a neat snap turn on a wave crashing near the Oceanside Pier.
