Overall, a record 19 men clock sub-4 and 6 women sub-4:20 in same race; at 37th edition in 23 heats, record-number 7,664 finishers, world’s largest Mile!
From NYRR
NEW YORK – The USA’s Jenny Simpson raced to her record-extending sixth win – matching the event record time of 4:16.6 in the...
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Eric Jenkins, Jenny Simpson return to defend event titles; iconic road Mile race to air live on NBC and to feature 23 heats throughout the day, including specialty heats for youth, seniors, NYPD / FDNY and the first-ever Borough Battle
By New York Road Runners
NEW YORK — The 2017 New Balance...
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“What people say of me that makes me feel the best about my career is when they talk about how consistent I’ve been."
By John Meyer, The Denver Post
If there was any argument against the notion that Jenny Simpson is the greatest female American 1500 meter runner ever, it may have been settled...
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Simpson secures silver medal, her third World metric Mile medal (also 2011 gold and 2013 silver)
Emily Moss for the IAAF
With six women having run faster than four minutes in 2017, the women's 1500 meters at the IAAF World Championships London 2017 had been billed as one of the events of the...
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Top five women clock sub-4:20 plus best marks-for-place were set from 4th to 14th, produces the deepest women’s Mile race in history; Jenny Simpson #2 U.S. woman all-time with 4:19.98 in London
By Matthew Brown for the IAAF
Two world leads, a world best and a meeting record in the women’s...
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“There feels like just such a community effort driving towards some sort of personal best, and so I’m no different than so many other people that have regular jobs.”
By Levi Waddell, Mile High Sports
Jennifer Simpson is breaking down barriers in distance running, and her current hometown...
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After a stunning USA Championships 1500m race, her friends and fans took to Twitter to celebrate her tenacity.
By Sarah Lorge Butler, Runner's World
When the women’s 1500 meters was finishing on Saturday afternoon at the USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Sacramento, the television...
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Jenny Simpson four-peats in Sacramento; third place surprises for London World Championships qualifier
From David Monti, @d9monti
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. – With mid-afternoon temperatures inside of Hornet Stadium hovering at about 100F / 38C, Robby...
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Iowa natives part of "one of the best women’s 1500 meter fields we’ve ever assembled.”
By Cody Goodwin, The Des Moines Register
A slew of local athletes and plenty of Olympians will make their way to Des Moines in just a couple of weeks.
New Drake Relays director Blake Boldon said on...
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The Olympic medalist swears by meal prep delivery services and makes a mean chocolate chip cookie.
By Heather Mayer Irvine, Runner's World
In 2015, Jenny Simpson finished last in the World Championship 1500 meter race. She’d been clipped and lost her shoe. A year later, Simpson, who holds a...
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