TWO YEARS after becoming the first American woman to win gold in the Olympic triathlon, Gwen Jorgensen is celebrating another milestone: her son’s first birthday.
Last August, Jorgensen gave birth to Stanley, her first child, shortly before announcing she would focus solely on the marathon ahead of Tokyo 2020. Now, Jorgensen is training for her first marathon since maternity leave.
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This story is from the August 27 - September 3, 2018 edition of Sports Illustrated.
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