Ezequiel Morales and Jessica Jacobs reigned supreme at the 2011 Ford Ironman Wisconsin. Our shooter Kerry Yndestad was there to capture the action.


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A beautiful morning in Madison, Wisconsin greeted the athletes.

The waters were churning in Wisconsin.

Ezequiel Morales was 5th out of the water, but not far behind.

Meredith Kessler had a great swim and came out of the water 3rd overall.

Time to get on the bike.

It didn't take very long for Morales to move into the lead.

Adam Jensen lapping traffic.

Swede David Nasvik looked fast on the bike but did not finish the day.

Coach Kris going over revised game plan for Devon Palmer after he suffered a flat on the bike course.

Age grouper Amy Pelley from Simpsonville, SC on course.

Despite wide open roads packs formed here an there.

Age groupers get cheered on as much as the Pros, maybe even more since many of them engage the audience.

Jessica Jacobs stalked Meredith Kessler for most of the marathon.

The roads in Madison were very busy.

Meredith Kessler led most of the day but slowed down late in the run.

Ezequiel Morales is stunned about his win in Wisconsin.

Runner-up Stefan Schmid seemed equally happy.

Mac Brown crossed the line in third place and must have felt a bit of redemption.

Jessica Jacobs caught Meredith Kessler late and took the win.

Fire Fighter Robert Verhelst local did the entire run course in his full kit in honor of 9/11 colleagues.