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Jordan S. Rosenberg (burn in Kitchener, Ontario) is a Financial Services Professional and one of Canada's top Master's Track and Field Athletes. Jordan was born on Aug. 20th 1969 in Kitchener, Ontario. His parents are Morley Rosenberg and Arie Bierstock. He has two older sisters (Alyse and Jill) and one son, Jackson. In 1980 Jordan's parents separated. In 1982 he moved to Toronto with his Father. Shortly after, both his parents remarried and were all living in Toronto. After graduating from High School, Jordan attended and graduated from Carleton University in 1991 with a degree in Sociology (minor in Law). He then spent 3 years selling life insurance, 10 years wholesaling for Dynamic Mutual Funds and 10 years as a full time Financial Advisor Business Coach. Jordan married his University sweetheart Esther (liz) Falconer in 1996 and together had one son, Jackson, born Dec. 15th 1999. At age 27 he became ill with Crohns disease, which continued to bother him for the next 4 years. Four years later, at age 31, he threw his drugs away, never called his doctor again and changed his routine to get a better result. He changed the way he ate, stopped drinking coffee and alcohol and started exercising. It took 1000 days, but he had his last Crohns attack at age 34. He has been Crohns free ever since. He and Liz divorced in 2002 and then in 2016 married Annie Beauchemin (who has 2 daughters from a previous marriage named Zoe and Sophie). Jordan and his family live in Oakville, Ontario. Athletic Achievements: Jordan showed athleticism early by obtaining the "Award of Excellence" in grade 3 (6 events). He also competed at a high level in Soccer, Tennis, basketball and sprinting. In 2001, he completed the Montreal (Quebec) 1/2 iron man race in 5 hours, 34 minutes. in 2002 he tried out and made the London Majors Intercountry Baseball team (semi-pro). He batted 0.220 that year, stole 2 bases and lead his team in triples (2). In 2005 he ran a 2:02 in an 800m race and 4:24 at 1500m. In 2006 he ran the sporting life 10k race in 36:10. in 2011 he competed as a Master's Decathlete (10 track and field events) at the Master's World Championships in Sacramento, California. He came 4th in his age category with a total score of 5848 points. In 2015 he successfully crossed Lake Ontario on a stand up paddle board (SUP) with a distance of 51km in 8 hours, 14 minutes. He continues to try and break the treadmill at his gym, better his overall health and stay positive.