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Insights with Champion Jenny Simpson

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DyeStatPRO.com   Sep 30th 2014, 2:17pm
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Jenny Barringer Simpson Interview

Published by Athletics Illustrated on September 29, 2014

Jenny (Barringer) Simpson of Oviedo, Florida is one of the top 1500m runners in the world. She won a gold medal at the 2011 IAAF World Track and Field Championships that took place in Daegu, Korea and has competed in the 2008 Beijing and 2012 London Olympic Games.

The 28-year-old Simpson has demonstrated excellent range competing at a top-level from the 800m to the 5,000m distance. She has set three personal bests during the 2014 season, one each in the 1500m, 3,000m and two-mile indoor distances. Her personal bests are:

800m – 2:00.45
1500m – 3:57.22
3,000m – 8:29.58
5,000m – 14:56.26
3,000msc – 9:12.50

Christopher Kelsall: What was life like growing up in Oviedo? Is there a healthy sporting environment in town?

Jennifer Simpson: I got involved in running by the suggestion of a PE teacher in elementary school. I’m so fortunate that in Oviedo there were running groups for school kids as young as the first grade! Once I got to middle school I was introduced to the road racing scene organized primarily by Track Shack, the Orlando run specialty store. They had a vibrant and growing running community at the time. When I visit today it’s even stronger and the community of runners specifically organized by Track Shack is so healthy and happy! Once I moved on to high school that’s when I really began to race the mile and two mile on the track.

CK: What, if any, other sports did you grow up playing?

JS: I didn’t really play any other sports. I started running at such an early age and was hooked. But I did compete in equestrian sports from a very young age until high school. My parents still have horses today.

CK: Having studied Political Science and Economics at Colorado, will you put your education to work in a related field? Do the subjects draw your interest outside of school?

JS: I really enjoyed my degree and worked really hard for it in school. I have gone on to do a few volunteer projects since graduation where I felt like my education was very applicable. I’m still very interested in these subjects and am sure that interest will play a big role in whatever I choose to do when my running career is over.



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