Terenzo Bozzone added to his string of recent successes with a win at the 2012 Ironman 70.3 Shepparton thanks to a 2:09:34 bike and 1:12:02 run effort. Rebekah Keat ran away with the title in the women’s race in a course record time.

The 3rd annual Ironman Arizona Slowtwitch gathering was again hosted by Tribe Multisports and everybody had a great time, plus money was raised for the Not One More Cyclist Foundation.

A few years ago, Jacqui Slack helped lead fire victims out of burning buildings in the UK; now she travels the XTERRA world circuit with top Australian triathlete Ben Allen and earned 5th at the XTERRA World Championship.

A new generation of fast triathletes is coming through in Australia and Peter Kerr is among them. Kerr recently grabbed the win at the highly coveted Noosa Triathlon and he is ready to step it up.

Our feature of the top 15 overall males at the 2012 Ironman World Champs on their bikes with details of material used and a look at their actual riding position.

Javier Gomez finished his best season winning the XTERRA World Championship in his first off road tri. Earlier, he took silver at the London Olympics, won the ITU Grand Final and the $151,500 Hy-Vee Triathlon.

In October of 2012 Dev Paul was on a business in Seoul, Korea and while he has been there 4 times over the last 6 years, this was the first time he made it to the Olympic stadium there – and he put it to good use.

British age grouper Stuart Anderson is part of Team Freespeed Virgin Active and we bumped into him in Kona after the race. He is now back at his day job at the Telegraph Media Group and we had a little chat with him.

Ivan Rana of Spain earned the men’s victory on the swim and the run while Danne Boterenbrood of the Netherlands won the women’s title with a superior swim at Ironman 70.3 Lanzarote.

Jan Van Berkel took the win at Ironman 70.3 Galway in early September and more recently earned the runner-up spot at 70.3 Miami. Right now this 26-year old Pro is getting ready for Ironman Arizona.

USADA gave triathlete Mark Fretta a 4-year sanction because his biological passport and other documentary evidence indicated the use of Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agents such as EPO.

We review the complete 2Toms product line. This innovative company makes anti-friction and anti-odor products to keep your favorite triathlete fresh and chafe-free.

2012 Ironman 70.3 world champion Sebastian Kienle had a very fine season indeed and made a great impression in Kona too, but not everything went perfect for this fast German.

Mike Reilly, “The Voice of Ironman,” responds here to concerns shared on our reader forum about The ACTIVE Network’s health and performance. Reilly is a Vice President at that company.

The 4th Annual Rappstar Charity Challenge for World Bicycle Relief was the most successful ever, raising $59,027 by the midnight deadline on Nov. 4. That’s enough to put over 440 bikes into the field.

In this issue of What We Have Noticed we look closer at the Lupine Piko 3 900 lumen light, a SmartAss fender, a tiny daypack from Sea to Summit, the Swissman Xtreme Triathlon and the Honey Badger Don’t Care t-shirt.

We take a close look at the Rudy Project line for 2013. This Italian-based company specializes in eyewear and helmets, and offers many options to suit your needs.

Andrew Starykowicz set a world-best Ironman bike split of 4:04:39 on his way to grab the 2012 Ironman Florida title. Yvonne Van Vlerken set a course record 8:51:35 as she captured the women’s crown.

Peter Kerr took the win at the star studded 2012 Noosa Triathlon over Ryan Fisher and Taylor Cecil. Ashleigh Gentle ran down bike leader Caroline Steffen to grab the win in the women’s race.

This is our road test and review of the new clincher wheel offering from Easton – the EC70 SL. It’s a carbon and aluminum hybrid, and sets out to be the jack of all trades for training and racing.

We’ve got something special that came down the pipe at the last minute. It should be a carrot to get us to the finish. But I’m not afraid to use it as a stick if needed!

Here is Tyler Butterfield’s Cervelo S5 which he rode to the fastest bike split in the 2012 London Olympic Triathlon – 58:32 for the 43k course.

Terenzo Bozzone and Leanda Cave won the Ironman 70.3 Miami event a few days ago but the loudest noise about the event is not about the winners, but rather the runner-up in the women’s race – Austrian Pro Lisa Hütthaler.

Today we look at the top 15 overall women finishers on the run at the 2012 Ironman World Championships with their respective run splits and details of their running shoes.