Jenny Simpson is the 2011 World Champion at 1,500 meters. In 2012, Jenny has already won the USA Indoor titles at the 1,500m and 3,000m. Jenny and her coach, Julia Benson, are watching her racing opportunities as they focus on the US Olympic Trials and then, the big one, London 2012.
The following is a nicely done video courtesy of the Team New Balance folks, who have woven her story from 2011 to now, as she looks to building on her victory in Daegu, Korea. Jenny Simpson is a talented runner over 1,500m, 5,000m, and the steeplechase. Her closing speed, and her sense of timing earned her the gold medal in Daegu, Korea. We wish her great things in 2012!
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Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys.
Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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