Jordan Rapp

Really early! I'm very excited to be using SRAM parts this year. I'll be using SRAM's top o' the line RED group on my TT bike, and I'll be working with SRAM to test out a variety of parts on my training bike. Right now, I'm riding some of the new Rival and Force protos. … Continue reading Christmas Comes Early…

So this is a bit of a follow up to the interview Simon did with me over on his blog. There was a comment on one of the threads here by runningman asking about the benchmark workout I reference near the end. It will probably end up being a climb up Slowtwitch Mountain to Wrightwood, … Continue reading More Light Thinking…

Check these out...Oh, moving a little fast for you? ;)Many thanks to Alana Stewart and the folks at Lake. These are the most comfortable shoes I've worn, out of the box. The upper is a mix of synthetics and kangaroo leather (just like a good pair of soccer cleats). They lace up with the BOA … Continue reading New Kicks

This guy brings it..."GOSHEN, Ohio — The scream that Dustin Carter let loose in a gym here last weekend conveyed equal parts pain and elation. It was the sound of glory for a high school senior who wrestles unlike any of his opponents.Carter, 18, is a 103-pounder whose legs end at his hips, whose right … Continue reading Honorary Member of Team BAMF

Thanks to Kerry at Yndecam for the great photos...First race on the new steedRun away! Run away!! Same spot as last year...

Desert Classic Duathlon 2.24.2008 - Fountain Hills, AZAs it was last season (and the season before), the Desert Classic Duathlon was my first race of the season. The previous two years, it has come after training in Flagstaff; this year, it was the precursor to a five week training camp up at altitude. Every year I've … Continue reading Welcome Back… The Race Season Begins!

I was up at Xantusia (aka The Slowtwitch Ranch aka Dan Empfield's house) with Jill over the weekend, and on the drive back I pulled over, and she snapped this shot. A storm was rolling into the Antelope Valley on the heels of 60+ mph winds. The winds were pushing clouds up and over the … Continue reading A Storm Rolling Into The Antelope Valley

I heard a very good quote on NPR the other day: "True freedom, when given a choice between A and B, is to create C." - Robert GrudenThe quote was given by atmospheric scientist Carl Hodges of the Seawater Foundation. Hodges wants to sink rising seawater through recharge of defunct aquifers and also create biofuel … Continue reading Free Will & Ingenuity

TOES! Simon and I each got a pair of these after reading about them in Matt Fitzgerald's "Brain Training for Runners." (Excellent book, by the way, and definitely my top pick on the recommended reading list for triathletes right now.) The premise is pretty simple - shoes are bad. Of course, shoes have become somewhat … Continue reading 10 Fingers and…

"When suffering knocks at your door and you say there is no seat for him, he tells you not to worry because he has brought his own stool."