May 11, Wednesday, 6PST/9EST member’s only Q&A with Jessi Stensland: Guest expert Jessi Stensland. A New Jersey native, Jessi lives and trains in San Diego, CA. After finishing a successful NCAA Division I swimming career and graduating magna cum laude at George Washington University in 1998, she dove head first into triathlon. The following year, Jessi grabbed her first overall win along with a silver medal at the 1999 ITU Amateur World Championships in Montreal, Canada.
In 2000, Jessi entered the professional circuit. A strong swimmer who quickly developed strength on the bike, she hit the ground running. Her first professional win came in 2001 on one of the toughest bike courses on the circuit, at the St. Kitts International Triathlon. Since then Jessi has had 20 career wins both nationally and internationally. In 2004 she won the Half Ironman Mexico, her first attempt at that distance. The highlight of her career however was the Olympic journey which culmintated with the 2004 US Olympic Triathlon Trials where she finished 4th and 6th among the American women.
In 2006 and 2007 Jessi took a break from professional racing to pursue other interests (imagine that!) the result of which was amazing opportunities in video production as mentioned below.
Early in 2008 Jessi resumed training and racing. Partnered with powerhouse Under Armour through 2010, the focus this time around is broader, as the tag line of this website implies. It will be an adventure in all things endurance, both on and off-road, and all (reasonable) distances.
Along with her athletic endeavors Jessi will be continuing her work as an endurance performance specialist and video producer.
Listen to the call below!
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