"I’ve never taken a pause from racing in my life and I’ve taken a pause. Where I’m going to race next is just TBD for a while," said Simpson who also is taking a “Crossover Into Business” offered by Harvard.
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Elle Purrier turned it into a fitness test and she ended up with a 3:58.03 victory from the front as as Cory McGree (4:00.67) and Heather MacLean (4:02.09) both PRd to make the team. MacLean only got into the final on protest.

We get you ready for a busy weekend with compelling races all over the globe. Farah needs to hit the 27:28 Olympic standard in the 10,000 at the European 10,000m Cup in Birmingham, while McLaughlin & Simpson return to action at the Music City Track Carnival in Nashville (Sunday, 5-7 p.m. ET, ESPN2). Plus Sifan Hassan headlines a stacked Hengelo meet. *MB: Weekend preview: Jenny Simpson, Sydney M and Mo Farah return, might Sifan Hassan go for the 10k WR?

Athing Mu is certainly one of the athletes better-positioned to make the Olympic team in 2021 than she would have been in 2020. The opposite is true for Jenny Simpson. We run through some of the other athletes whose stock has risen -- or declined.

This one had a little bit of everything - dominant wins from Laura Muir, Trayvon Bromell, Ollie Hoare, and Shaunae Miller-Uibo, a shock win by Isaac Updike and a total clunker from Jenny Simpson. MB: Official DRAKE/OREGON Relays Discussion Thread MB: Guess who's back, back again, Murphy's back, tell a friend Clayton Murphy has won the Drake 1500. MB: OLLI MF HOARE He dominated the Oregon 1500in 3:33. MB: HOBBS KESSLER 56.06 final lap MB: How soon until Cole Hocker beats Jakob Ingebrigtsen?? MB: Jenny Simpson DONE!!!?? She ran 4:10 today.

Jonathan Gault has compiled a list of the youngest and oldest US Olympians in all track events since 2000. MB: Is age just a number? We've compiled a list of the youngest and oldest US Olympians for all track events since 2000

By Jonathan Gault April 12, 2021 The 1500 meters, simply by the nature of the event, is always going to be one of the most-anticipated races at any championship meet. The race's length is right in the Goldilocks zone -- long enough for drama to build, short enough that the early laps can still matter -- and the tendency for most championship finals to be settled on the final lap creates maximum excitement. Five years ago, the women's 1500 was one of the best races of the US Olympic Trials, with Brenda Martinez edging Amanda Eccleston for the final spot by .03 after both women ran down reigning Trials champ Morgan Uceny in the home straight. The 2019 USA final in Des Moines was just as compelling, with Nikki Hiltz prevailing over Sinclaire Johnson and Kate Grace in a three-way kick for the third spot to Worlds.

A slew of top US Olympic hopefuls have yet to race in 2021. Where have they been? We've got the scoop on Shelby Houlihan, Lopez Lomong, Jenny Simpson, Raevyn Rogers, Shannon Rowbury, Ben Blankenship, Stanley Kebenei, Allie Ostrander, Andy Bayer and even the Canadian Moh Ahmed.

2011 was far from Jenny Simpson's best year, but she wound up as a shock world champion in Daegu. Jonathan Gault explains how it happened.

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The 2003 Foot Locker Champs were an all-time classic and produced two amazing finishes, a legendary meme, and some of the biggest stars in running today, including Jenny Simpson, Galen Rupp, and Lopez Lomong.

Who is the greatest American distance runner ever - Jenny Simpson or Deena Kastor? Frank Shorter or Jim Ryun?

LetsRun nation thinks that Jenny Simpson had the better career than Joan Benoit Samuelson. They are wrong. Rojo tells you why. *MB: Has LetsRun nation lost its mind? Jenny Simpson is currently beating Joan Benoit in the voting for Greatest American Ever.

Elle Purrier became a new American star on the week American stars Donavan Brazier, Ajee Wilson, and Galen Rupp all excelled.

The pro races at Camel City (2-3:30 p.m.) are right before Millrose, making it a great start to a track doubleheader as the star power up front at Camel City is comparable to Millrose. Here are 4 few things we'll be watching for.

So you've hired an agent. Now it's time to secure a shoe deal. Do you go for the biggest offer, or the one that lets you work with your preferred coach? Do you chase bonuses or go with a smaller, more secure contract? And what about that reduction clause thing? We explain it all in Part II.

Cheserek and Murphy are both in the mile, with Cheserek considering doubling in the 3000 where he'd face Chelimo. Rogers will be up against Athing Mu in the 800m; Engels is also running the 800.

In a decade marked by controversy, it's fitting that Alberto Salazar is our Person of the Decade as controversy clung to Salazar like a paperclip to a magnet. Plus who wins our world and US athlete of the decade honors?

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