Jenny Simpson The Olympic Runner

Jenny Simpson The Olympic Runner

Talia Steffen, Journalist

Jenny Simpson is a three time female Olympic runner who graduated from CU Boulder with degrees in political science and economics. She was born on August, 23 1986 and is 36 and married to Jason Simpson. Jenny is now living in Boulder, Colorado with her husband.
Jenny Simpson broke the 2 mile American record from 9:20:25 to her new record 9:16:78. In 2016 she won a bronze medal in the 1500 meter race also in 2011 she also won a medal in the 1500 meter run but it was a gold at the world championship. Jenny Simpson was born in Webster City, IA she has no kids and has taken a break from running but when she ran she was one strong member of the running community. Jenny Simpson is currently taking a break from running so she can train for the next time she runs. She stopped running because of an injury and cause of her injury she is training to run longer distances in all her time so she is training harder to begin this longer running journey.