NBC report that Simpson sent an email stating she will not compete at this years US championship. First time since 2006.
She is entitled to privacy....but...with so many fans it would be nice if threw us a bone. She can run 5000? Road racing? She did cherry blossom. She is a goat, we will support her decision, whatever it is.
its interesting to see that. She doesn't bring much value to the brand if she isn't performing because she doesn't believe in social media ect... she get like 200 like per a post (for very few posts), vs a coburn who builds believes in building a brand and gets like 20000. So, once jenny stops running/producing results it makes sense if her contract was up, her value would go down significantly. She probably has other ideas in her head of what her next path is and signing a small contract with NB wasnt it.
The reason it is a joke was because she said she was going to miss some racing to fight fires in Boulder. Is she still fighting fires? No. She is not good enough anymore. Great career though.
She isn't literally fighting fires but the fire thing probably taught her that there's more to life than running in ovals. Maybe she's taking a year off to get pregnant or something.
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This
Time to make babies. Don't want to end up a 60 y.o when your kids graduate HS. Probably gonna be fast ones!
A strong case for the GOAT of US running. What a phenomenal career!
Yeah, even her NCAA records have held up for 13 years. The 5K record is on borrowed time but even with today's faster times and super shoes sub-4 1500 will be tough for a collegian.
Uhm, I did and just recently. No regrets. Well, at least related to my daughter.
Why would you say that?
I’ll be 59 when my youngest daughter graduates HS. My husband will be 62. This is not something to mock or be horrified by.
No mocking or horror. Older parents are becoming the norm, especially among active athletes. In mountain towns in CO it's on display all around as potential parents push parenthood further in the name of athletics and active lifestyle. Delaying parenthood is a choice to hedge for individual fun and performance at the front side of life. What's not on display with those "60 y.o's when their kids graduate" is those parents being grandparents while they can still walk and play and go on multi-generational family vacations which is typically even more fun and satisfying than just parenthood. It's a tradeoff for sure, but not an equal experience in total.