The third time is the charm. 2011 is the third consecutive year that Jordan Jones traveled to Westchester, New York to participate in one of the largest triathlons in the Northeast. In 2009, in his first Olympic distance race after breaking his leg in June, Jordan crashed on the winding and slick bike course. Covered in road rash, he was unable to finish the race. In 2010, he finished 2nd. Today, he won.
Jones best described the race in one word, “Smooth.” He exited the swim behind super swimmer John Kenny, but in the midst of the chase pack. Since Hy-Vee Jordan has worked on increasing his stroke turnover, which today allowed him to stay within fighting distance of Kenny early on in the bike. He patiently stalked Kenny until eventually taking over the lead 20 miles into the bike.
Once out on the run, he put it in cruise control, maintaining a solid effort but without a charge coming from behind didn’t have to shift into high gear.
Check back tomorrow for a first-person recap from Jordan. He races next on October 9th at Rev 3 South Carolina.
