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Sunday, 12 August 2012 02:10

(Photo - Jordan and Mary like each other a lot.)

By Mary Donlan

Athlete Mini-Bio - Jordan Buth is a Triathlete. Jordan Buth is also a hockey player, Pearl Jam fanatic, and die hard cat lover. A native of Blaine, MN he grew up playing the signature sport of the upper Midwest like most other suburban kids, at the local arena in front of hundreds of families that comprise the tightly knit community that is B.Y.H.A.

Fast forward two decades and Jordan still speaks very fondly of his days on the ice both as a player and as a minor pro Referee

swimming, biking, and running first. With 2 full seasons under his belt in the multi-sport world Jordan has been hard at work racing the local scene and striving to improve his PR with each cross of the finish line. Just take a look at his first Triathlon ever in 2010, the Chaska River City Days Triathlon where he placed 17th in his AG only to come back in 2011 with a 6th place division finish and slicing 15 minutes off his course time...not bad.

If Chaska 2011 was any indicator that Jordan and triathlon went together like pre-race bagels and coffee, then his stats over the past 2 seasons should come as no surprise to those who know him best. Let