I had three things in mind for our trip to Phoenix. Firstly, putting in a great race to cap the year. If that was accomplished then finding a well done margarita. Then hitting the road for an interesting drive through the desert. Race day. I felt loose and ready to go. There's much less
11.10.2010| Uncategorized | Jordan_Jones
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With a long racing break between Westchester and Amica Phoenix 19.7 on November 7th I decided to hop in the Metro State XC Invite a couple of weekends ago. With the end of the season nearing, I've been popping more speed into my runs and running workouts at a higher intensity. I even broke 3
11.8.2010| Uncategorized | Jordan_Jones
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With some precise planning and with everything going smoothly I got second at the Jarden Westchester Triathlon in Rye, New York yesterday. I was signed up for the USAT Nationals in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and had my hotel and flight booked but some things made me change my plans. The big reason
09.27.2010| Uncategorized | Jordan_Jones
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Here's a guest post that I wrote for Mix1: thu aug 19 posted by riptide multisports riptide multisports - training blog Here's a great blog from Jordan Jones from Riptide Multisports with some tips on balancing work and high level triathlon training. The pr
08.19.2010| Uncategorized | Jordan_Jones
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Yesterday I got 7th at the Boulder Peak Triathlon, 1 spot better than my 2008 finish which was my best race that season. I wasn't sure if I was going to be able to do this race until Thursday when I was able to run 5 miles without too much achilles tightness. Three weeks ago I did the Th
07.12.2010| Uncategorized | Jordan_Jones
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Saturday was the Coteau-Du-Lac (Hill-on-the-Lake) Triathlon in Quebec, Canada. This was 1 of 2 ITU races held in Canada this year. The trip was a family affair for me as my grandparents live in Montreal. I went there every Christmas when I was a lad and hadn't forgotten my love of Shreddries c
06.28.2010| Uncategorized | Jordan_Jones
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After two straight second place finishes at the Littlefoot Triathlon the past two years, I went into this race hungry for the win. My fiancee, Amy Dannwolf, nearly thwarted my hopes. With her excellent work as race director, the race attracted a solid pro field and winning would be a challenge.
05.20.2010| Uncategorized | Jordan_Jones
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We've just launched a new weekly newsletter to keep you informed of what's going on with the Riptide team. We'll often have prize giveaways with the newsletter and for the April 6th newsletter the winner will get a case of Mix1. Note that the weekly newsletter will only have news from the R
03.30.2010| Uncategorized | Jordan_Jones
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After dutifully enduring years of not fast enough swim splits, often at the hands of those in swim skins, I decided it was time to get on board and buy one. My Rocket Science Sports Rocket 2Skin arrived in the mail Tuesday and I brought it to our Riptide Team practice that night. You can also see
03.18.2010| Uncategorized | Jordan_Jones
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On Friday, nearly our whole team will be going to Mazatlan, Mexico for the ITU Mazatlan Continental Cup on Saturday. The field looks to be stacked, with about 60 guys and 30 women. In 2008 the waves there were pretty nasty which could make things fun. The waves weren't too big at the start bu
03.15.2010| Uncategorized | Jordan_Jones
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