Jared Woodford is not your typical athlete with an Elite license. When he isn’t racing or training, he is working full time as a commercial pilot. We talked to him about racing Pro, working full time and living his dream.

Sarah Haskins and Rebeccah Wassner lead the women’s field. Cam Dye, Andy Potts, Hunter Kemper, Matty Reed, Filip Ospaly top the men’s contenders at the Cap Tex Triathlon in Austin, Texas.

This week we noticed the Giro Selector TT helmet, a very cool Wouter Weylandt memorial t-shirt, the GU Roctane Chocolate Raspberry, the 2012 Norseman race(s) and an interesting way to protect your bike from rain.

Kris Gemmell overcame storms and tough competition to win the 5150 Memphis in May Triathlon by a minute. Amanda Stevens’ advantage was only a few seconds but that was all she needed to take the women’s crown.

Catriona Morrison broke 9 hours and Eneko Llanos eked out a 90-second win over Iron rookie Tim O’Donnell at Ironman Texas. Photos by Timothy Carlson.

In this week’s installment of our weekly Q&A column focusing on personal sports electronics, Ray compares the Garmin GTU to the Spot Tracker, discusses how to create CompuTrainer files from GPS files, and laments the lack of do-it-all HRM strap.

Defending champion Filip Ospaly ran down Michael Weiss to take the 2011 Ironman 70.3 Austria St. Pölten. In the women’s race the podium was reversed from the previous year with Karin Thürig victorious this time.

An angry Andrew Yoder blitzed the bike at the 2011 Columbia Triathlon in course record time and cruised to a comfortable win. Lindsey Jerdonek used a strong run to get away from Jasmine Oeinck to take the women’s title.

Eneko Llanos outdueled Ironman rookie Timothy O’Donnell by 90 seconds and Catriona Morrison ‘s 8:57:51 topped Kelly Williamson by 10 minutes at the inaugural Memorial Hermann Texas Ironman in The Woodlands

Timo Bracht grabbed the win and broke the course record at the Ironman Lanzarote Canarias in a time of 8:30:34. Rachel Joyce led from start to finish to take her first Ironman title.

The Memorial Hermann Ironman is the first full Ironman race in Texas history and its big points and $100,00 purse attracted a stellar field. Photos by Timothy Carlson

Angela Naeth had 6 second place finishes at Ironman 70.3 races last year. After two more 70.3 runners-up and a win at Leadman 250 this year, she wants a win to shed her rep as the Susan Lucci of 70.3s

Is Di2, Shimano’s electronic shift system, ready for prime time, ready for tri, ready for you and your bike? Answers: yes, yes, maybe and maybe. Here’s what you need to know about Di2.

2x Ironman World Champion Tim DeBoom has a busy summer ahead of him and on his schedule are the Norseman Extreme Triathlon and the Alpe D’Huez Triathlon. Slowtwitch had a few words with him.

Cameron Dye recorded the fastest bike split at Rev3 in Knoxville aboard his Kestrel 4000S and has been setting the pace at quite a few events now.

When the Amgen Tour of California commences Stage 6, this Friday, for the 15-mile time trial in Solvang, a pair of triathletes will test their mettle against the course.

We’ve got a training log “challenge” commencing in a week. But this one’s different: it has a prize purse! This is our premier challenge of 2011, so, get ready, get focused, and get on your computer!

If you’re thinking about electronic shifting, there are few bikes designed with forethought, and executed with precision, with Shimano Di2 in mind. The Speed Concept 9.9 is one such bike.

Sarah Haskins just won her first ITU World Cup in Monterrey, Mexico. Somehow she’s managed to win a ton of big races while fighting a debilitating nerve entrapment severely hampering her left leg.

The McCormack family recently had an addition and Macca talked to slowtwitch about family, health, racing, Kona, qualifying for the Olympics and his new book “I’m here to win.”

Two-time Hawaiian Ironman World Champ Chris McCormack’s new book has just hit the shelves. Read a chapter from “I’m Here to Win: A World Champion’s Advice for Peak Performance.”

A very strong field lined up for the 2011 Rev3 Knoxville triathlon and Matty Reed and Leanda Cave took the titles. Enjoy this race day gallery.

After he won the the Leadman Life Time Epic 250 he said it was the “toughest” race of his career. Afterwards, he had a few fine-tuned distinctions to make about the experience.

Conrad Stoltz takes his second straight XTERRA U.S. Pro Series win; Lesley Paterson wins her first at the XTERRA Pacific Championship at Santa Cruz, California