Drake Relays Diary: Jenny Simpson breaks 2 mile AR with her 9:16.78!

ðŸš¨NEW AMERICAN RECORD ðŸš¨ @trackjenny smashes the two mile ðŸ‡ºðŸ‡¸ record clocking 9:16.78!! #MyDrakeRelays pic.twitter.com/r1acagcnD2

— USATF (@usatf) April 28, 2018

Jenny Simpson won her sixth title at the Drake Relays. This time, Jenny Simpson moved up to the two mile distance and broke the American record, with a fine 9:16.78! Prior to the race, Jenny told Drake Relays media team that she knw it would be tough, as she was doubling her race distance, but she liked the challenge.

Jenny Simpson is the finest American woman miler EVER. Daegu 2011, gold medal at the 1,500 meters. In 2013, in Moscow, Jenny took the silver in the 1,500 meters. In 2015, Jenny lost her shoe, but still finished. In 2016, Jenny Simpson took the bronze medal in the Olympics in a titanic battle with Faith Kipyegon and Genzebe Dibaba. And then, in what I believe is her finest race EVER, Jenny Simpson ran a smart and calculated race over 1,500 meters in London, moving from sixth to fourth, to third, to silver. Jenny Simpson used all of that savvy, from years of racing, and kept her cool as the field moved away, then she grabbed back the initiative, and ran one of the finest last stretches this track fan had ever seen.

Now, Jenny Simpson starts off her 2018 season with a fast two mile. What does that say? Well, @trackjenny is fit, and strong, give her a few more races, and we see some sub 4 minute running in the 1,500 meter global wars.

TFW the crowd leads you to a new American record! Congrats @trackjenny Simpson! That makes her a SIX time Drake Relays Champion! ðŸ³ï¸ðŸ³ï¸ðŸ³ï¸ðŸ³ï¸ðŸ³ï¸ðŸ³ï¸

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Larry Eder

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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