NEW YORK — Twice in 2015, Lolo Jones thought her track and field career might be over.
First, when she fought last spring to clock 12.8 seconds in 100m hurdles races, following November 2014 shoulder surgery.
“Normally I can close my eyes and run 12.6, 12.7,” Jones, 33 and one of 10 Americans to compete in both the Summer and Winter Olympics, said while in Manhattan on Tuesday, promoting Orangetheory Fitness. “I was like literally, all-out fighting for 12.8s. I was like what the hell is going on? That’s when I started to hit the panic.