Jorgensen made up her 1:09 deficit to New Zealanders Andrea Hewitt and Nicky Samuels by 8 kilometers into the run and flew to the finish with long strides like triathlon’s version of Secretariat at the Belmont. Jorgensen hit the finish in 2:00:05 with a 16 seconds margin of victory on Hewitt and 26 seconds on 3rd place finisher Nicky Samuels. Adding to a trophy case of her signature race-best runs, Jorgensen’s 33:23 10k performance was 1:23 better than Hewitt’s effort, the next-best on the day.

Jorgensen’s Grand Final win was good for $30,000 and a record 5th WTS win this season. But she made an even greater mark on history with her WTS season points victory which grants her the title of World Champion and an $80,000 bonus pool check.