edumacation rulez wrote:
1955 wrote:
I look at it this way: 40 years later, Joan is still very well known and extremely respected. Will the same be true of Jenny in 40 years? Great as she's been, I don't think so -- she doesn't define an era of women's running in the way Joanie did.
It has nothing to do with the past....It has everything to do with the fact that she's kept herself iin the spolight.
Hunting for people to interview her. Announcing stunts. Working with Lance Armstrong.
Not sure about the US, but in Hong Kong, many serious runners have heard of Joan Benoit (mainly because of her Olympic win), but have no idea who Jenny Simpson is.