Jordan Rapp

from triathlon.org -- Whitfield sprints to Kitzbuhel win (July 22, 2007) In the most exciting sprint finish of the year, Simon Whitfield of Canada has just won the 2007 Kitzbuhel BG Triathlon World Cup in a time of 1 hour 42 minutes and 56 seconds. Whitfield used his devastating finishing sprint to run his way … Continue reading Another BAMF Performance from SQW

Sidney Days 5K Race Report7.1.2007 - Sidney By The Sea, BC, CanadaTriathletes celebrate things in funny ways. For birthdays, we usually do insanely long swim sets. A great night is one where we are in bed before 9pm. And, this past Sunday, in honor of Canada Day, I decided to race a 5k. I'd never … Continue reading Happy Canada Day

Clearlake OneOOne Race Report6.10.2007, Clearlake, CADan Empfield calling the race: "I just love devil may care, three sheets to the wind, bike riding, don't you? Both Jordan Rapp and Karen Holloway seem to be riding angry. I like this existential approach -- this, "the run will take care of itself" posture. That's easy for me … Continue reading Wait, Who Set My Hair On Fire?

A big congratulations to my #1 training partner and best friend, Mr. Simon Q. Whitfield, for winning his eighth ITU World Cup last Sunday (June 10) in Vancouver.Simon ran away from Andy Pott's in the last 400m to capture the Vancouver 2008 World Cup in front of a hometown crowd. All this while waiting to … Continue reading Congratulations, Mr. Q

So I've been training at the Slowtwitch.com headquarters - Xantusia - out in Valyermo, CA in preparation for the Clearlake OneOOne race next Sunday, June 10th. Last time I was out here, following my non-start at the California 70.3, I took on the local hillclimb challenge, which is a nasty 11.8 mile road that goes … Continue reading Back Up The Mountain

Florida Ironman 70.3 Race Report5.20.2007. Orlando, FL.So after a couple of mishaps, I finally got the first triathlon of 2007 in the books. The race itself was an average race, what Mr. Q described as an "almost there" race, since I was almost there on the swim/bike/run, without any real standouts though. I was definitely … Continue reading Another Notch in the Old Belt

Bradenton, FL OneOOne Race Report (DNF)5.6.2007Yes, somehow I made a wrong turn. I chopped off roughly 1800m on that first lap. The strange thing is that I then made the same wrong turn two more times without anyone stopping me (which is how I realized I was off course, I went through 50 miles - … Continue reading Getting Closer! At Least I Started This One…

California 70.3 Non-Race (Did Not Start) Report...Short version: I most likely have strep throat, and my brother-the-doctor was worried about it potentially spreading as a result of pushing my body in the race and causing some of the very nasty problems it can cause if it spreads...Long Version: I'd been feeling up and down early … Continue reading Failure to Launch

So, yet again, we have experienced another crushing defeat to our stretch of good weather. After beautiful sunny days, and a small patch of rain, that had basically cleared the trails, we got pounded with another 5" or so of snow last night. This has been a running theme, as just when we think we … Continue reading The Snow Returns to FLG