Articles by Jordan Rapp

Alexander and Carfrae run away with Rev3 Quassy

Craig Alexander broke Matt Reed's 2009 course record - and his hopes of a $125,000 Rev3 sweep - as he ran to victory in Middlebury. Mirinda Carfrae erased a 7-minute deficit to out of T2 to repeat, and erase Julie Dibens' hopes of a $125,000 bonus as well.

Roller Coaster Rev3

The 2nd Annual Rev3 Quassy featured a roller coaster bike ride for participants and real rollers coasters for spectators and family. A photo gallery by Jordan Rapp.

Thinkers & Tinkers: TJ Tollakson of Ruster Sports

Thinkers and Tinkers heads to Tucson, AZ (by way of Des Moines, IA) for a visit with TJ Tollakson, the founder of Ruster Sports. An engineer by training, TJ wasn't content to turn off his brain when he made the commitment to leaving job with ALCOA behind to focus on instead on winning races as a professional triathlete.

Thinkers & Tinkers: Robert Kunz of 1st Endurance

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.

Back to BASEics

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.

Talking ‘Bout A Revolution(3)

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.