Jan Frodeno and Heather Wurtele broke course records, Andy Potts and Heather Jackson fought hard but failed to defend their titles at Oceanside 70.3. Photo Gallery by Timothy Carlson.

Jan Frodeno swam and rode with Andy Potts, but ran with no one but himself. It was the two Heathers, Wurtele and Jackson, chasing Julie Dibens most of the way, with Ms. Wurtele running to the win.

Well, on a not so fine day in Indianapolis we got to enjoy a great tour of the fairly new Zipp facility a bit north of this passionate speed crazy town.

A star studded pro field and some interesting fans gathered at the Ironman 70.3 California expo and pre race press conference. Photo Gallery by Timothy Carlson

At the 2014 Ironman Asia-Pacific championships Paul Matthews was second in 8:02:14, and under the guidance of Craig Alexander we expect to see more from this Aussie.

Quintana Roo’s latest tri bike is the PR6, and the attempt is to make a bike that’s easy to work on, easy to travel with, fits well, hits the high notes, but is still competitive aerodynamically.

After winning the 2012 Ironman 70.3 and Ironman world championships double, Leanda Cave had a frustrating 2013 marred by injuries. After switching coaches, she is hunting gold again.

Today, Hed officially announces a new, wider version of the historic and successful H3. Dubbed the GT3, it features optimized shaping for wider tires than the old version.

We provide an overview of a relatively new category of bikes: Those purpose built for gravel roads and gravel racing. What makes them unique? Do you want one?

In this issue of What We Have Noticed you will find assorted banana hammocks, high visibility shoes and much more to inspire you and yours.

Caroline Gaynor has everything she needs to be a popular age group triathlete: looks, smarts, talent, vigor. But instead of being the belle of the ball she subordinates her ambitions to lift up others.

Beyond the marquee races, The Weekend Box roundup brings to your attention Crowie’s farewell to the Ironman, a collegiate race in Arizona, a Brazilian Olympic distance in Santos, and a Danish triathlon award.

Mario Mola beat Javier Gomez to the line at the New Plymouth ITU World Cup race. Katie Hursey gave Americans reason to smile with her excellent win.

The Penticton race society just published on its website, “Is Challenge Penticton Canada for sale? Absolutely not.” It just wants someone to take on the risk and the debt, not the ownership.

Dirk Bockel ran a smart race and took the win at the Ironman Asia-Pacific Championships in Melbourne in 8:01:02. Caroline Steffen was solid all day and went sub-9 to capture the women’s title for the second time.

We are about a day away from the 2014 Ironman Asia-Pacific Champs in Melbourne, Australia and the action promises to be hot and exciting.

It was the second Ironman race ever. It had 30 years of Ironhistory. It’s Penticton, about as steeped in Irontradition as you can get outside of Kona. Now it’s a Challenge, and it’s in flux and in play.

Matt Lieto is getting ready for Oceanside 70.3 and he has his new Trek Speed Concept dialed for the action there. Here is a closeup of this fast ride.

The Argonaut Cycles gravel racer was awarded Best in Show at the 2014 Handmade Bicycle Show and it is the first bike we noticed when we walked in.

In this issue of What We have Noticed we stumbled upon the Oakley Special Edition Heritage Eyeshade, the Jabra sport headset, the Veiss tire tool and more.

A cyclist in Brazil was struck by a vehicle and in the end the rider who was not wearing a helmet landed on the mattress that fell from that car.

Slowtwitch Science editor Jonathon Toker reflects here on “A Sense of Perspective: Comments on Measurement, Toxicology and Food.” This, as a precursor to more on (ugh!) what and how we eat.

For the The DIY Triathlete, here’s how to plan your own training camp. Here’s a guide on how to mimic the best among the coach-coordinated training camps for age groupers.

In the exhibit hall of the 2014 Handmade Bicycle Show we noticed the sharp and distinctive edges of the BME Design Nighthawk and we liked what we saw.