Articles by Jordan Rapp

The next stop on the Thinkers and Tinkers express is in Salt Lake City, UT for a chat with First Endurance co-founder Robert Kunz. Robert shares what led him to leave the world of weight lifting muscles heads to create a company for folks like himself – scrawny pencilnecks who like to swim laps, ride bikes, and run for hours.

In a continuation of series on “Thinkers & Tinkers” in the sport, we look at Ironman winner Jasper Blake and the company he helped found – Aspire Sports Supplements, makers of 7Systems vitamins.

Updates to Jordan Rapp’s Ironman Arizona Charity Challenge including more prizes, an anonymous donor matching $1,000,000 in gifts, and a one week extension to reach a new target goal.

In the first article in a new series on “Thinkers & Tinkers” in the sport, we look at Chris Lieto and his sports nutrition company BASE Performance.

$134 buys a bicycle for a child in Africa. We’re trying to send 100 of them. What’s in it for you? Some pretty sweet prizes from SRAM, Zipp, and more…

31-time Ironman finisher and coach Kevin Cutjar shares from his 10 Ironman Canada on how to have your best race in the Okanagan Valley

Oakley’s new Jawbone sunglasses set a new benchmark for sport sunglasses. With the customarily outstanding optics and fit that Oakley is known for, it is the ease of changing lenses that really puts these new shades a cut above.

Pro triathlete Heather Gollnick sits down with Slowtwitch to talk about what lead her to step out of her racing flats and into the shoes of a race organizer as part of the brand new Rev3 triathlon.

Chris Carmichael gives Slowtwitch readers insight into Lance Armstrong, his Ironman plans, and his fitness as we watch the triathlete turned 7-time TdF winner train in Kona, just before his return to cycling action in Australia.

After a long period of beta testing, kicking tires, taking pulses, and consulting entrails, we are proud to announce the newest addition to the Slowtwitch family, our workout training log at training.slowtwitch.com.

After a whirlwind tour of the bike industry’s annual “Big Show,” I came away with a feeling that there is a lot of boring stuff being made today, but also a few gems. For every needle in the haystack, though, it was a reminder that innovation is a live and well in the cycling world.

Canadian ITU swim-star Jill Savege tests out Nineteen’s premier women’s specific suit in the famed waters of Penticton’s Okanagan Lake while putting aside any cultural favoritism in the name of women’s liberation (from ill-fitting wetsuits).