In this week’s installment of our weekly Q&A column focusing on personal sports electronics, Ray discusses the various pace displays on Garmin units, mounting the Timex Global Trainer, and batteries for HRM straps.

Kris Gemmell outran James Cunnama and Mary Beth Ellis ran down Amy Marsh to win the 2011 Aviva Ironman 70.3 Singapore.

With the stunning aftermath of the monster earthquake near Japan we decided to only feature ways to assist people in Japan for this issue of What We Have Noticed. Now updated.

Jessica Broderick is racing in both drafting and non-drafting events and competes for the University of Colorado and Team Timex. She finished 10th at Elite Nationals in 2010, but has loftier goals for this year.

Let’s break “barefoot” running down into its constituent parts. Is it a techology or a technique? Or both? Today, we’re looking at the question of shoe height.

Several of the newest superbikes were developed (have you noticed?) with bolt-on accessories contemplated during the frame design. Will this motif redefine tri bike design? Probably so.

Frederik Van Lierde recorded his biggest win to date with an impressive performance at the 2011 Abu Dhabi International Triathlon. Julie Dibens led from start to finish and repeated her title from 2010.

With the 2011 Abu Dhabi International Triathlon showdown almost upon us, it was time for the impressive Pro field to check in their bikes near the Emirates Palace hotel.

For Rasmus Henning the 2011 Abu Dhabi International Triathlon might turn out to be a race of redemption. He finished third in this event last year, and Kona did not at all go as planned. So here we go again.

Ryan Sissons finished out 2010 with a U23 runner-up spot at the ITU Dextro Energy WCS Finals in Budapest and is one of the contenders for a spot on the Kiwi Olympic team. He had a few words with slowtwitch.

The Luxembourger Pro Dirk Bockel has the work done for the Abu Dhabi Triathlon and is now waiting for the big day to come. He is considered one of the favorites and had a few words with slowtwitch.

Julie Dibens, Caroline Steffen, Catriona Morrison, Leanda Cave, Angela Naeth and Melanie McQuaid have the best shot at Abu Dhabi women’s gold. Or are there any others to watch in this unique event?

In this week’s installment of our weekly Q&A column focusing on personal sports electronics, Ray discusses the Garmin Auto-Pause feature, ANT+ phones, and the Tunebug music system.

Rasmus Henning, Dirk Bockel, Eneko Llanos, Chris McCormack, Jordan Rapp, Craig Alexander, Marino Vanhoenacker, Timo Bracht and Faris Al-Sultan are Timothy Carlson’s favorites for the Abu Dhabi Tri.

Most swimmers think of the legs as only providing some propulsion. The kick actually serves four different functions in the swimming stroke; propulsion, lift, stabilizing force, and sustain speed (inertia).

It doesn’t have quite the ring of "1001 Arabian Nights," but the Abu Dhabi International Triathlon is equally unforgettable. I’m looking forward to returning to the Emirates for the second edition. My trip in March of 2010 for the debut event convinced me that this race has a place on every triathlete’s "to-do" list.

In this edition of What We Have Noticed we look at the Honey Stinger Organic Energy Chews, the Trix Champion t-shirt, the Oakley C-Wire shades and the Topeak Ratchet Rocket.

Ben Hoffman had a great 2010 season with wins at 70.3 Branson and Ironman Lake Placid. The Durango, CO resident will be heading to Abu Dhabi in a few days to show that there is more to come.

Sam Gardner of Great Britain and Shonny Vanlandingham of the United States won the XTERRA Philippines Championship in Cebu Sunday

Gregory Roualt of France outsprinted the USA’s Jarrod Shoemaker; Helen Jenkins of Great Britain topped the USA’s Sarah Haskins at the Clermont ITU Pan American Cup

Andrew Yoder and Julie Dibens spent the day in the A2 Wind Tunnel in Mooresville, NC with folks from bike sponsor Trek and bike fitting system Retul. Slowtwitch was there to check it out.

Cervelo took several superbikes to the San Diego wind tunnel last month and tested them all exhaustively and comprehensively. Slowtwitch was there for the entire exercise. Here’s the first of several reports.

In a driving rain, 39-year-old Cameron Brown won his record 10th Ironman New Zealand; Samantha Warriner tops twice-flatted Mirinda Carfrae to take her first Ironman win

Canada’s two-time Olympic medalist analyzes why his former coach Joel Filliol resigned as Great Britain’s Triathlon Performance Coach — and Chris McCormack’s decision to take a long shot at the 2012 Olympics