"I kind of embraced that kind of role as a favorite. That’s where everyone wants to be. It’s certainly harder to stay on top of the mountain than to get up there. My personality, I’ve embraced and enjoyed the spotlight."
By Adam Kilgore, The Washington Post
The joke already has hardened into...
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"People ask about her all the time and we have so many friends who are following her."
By Andrew Logue, The Des Moines Register
A poster-sized photo of Jenny Simpson hangs in her grandfather’s home office.
Her grandmother keeps the neighbors in Spencer, Iowa, updated on Simpson’s progress...
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"100 meter speed translates pretty well up to 400 meters. But after that there is a large change.”
By Charles Bethea, The New Yorker
Three minutes, forty-three seconds, and thirteen hundredths of a second is the fastest that a human has ever run a mile, as far as we know. Hicham El Guerrouj,...
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"Of all the things that I accomplished, what I am most proud of is my longevity.''
By Stephen Ruiz, Orlando Sentinel
Jenny Simpson is not slowing down as her 30th birthday approaches on Aug. 23.
Quite the opposite.
The former Oviedo High standout qualified for her third Olympics after...
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