Jenny Simpson has a new job.... Chief running officer for Fleet Feet.

OP lies. They didn't take their can to all 50 states. Makes for a good thread click bait but it's a lie.

Anything but get a real job.

Why should they have to get a real job right now if they don’t have to? You’d be surprised what investments can do

If I was a Fleet Feet corporate employee, I'd be pissed.

Probably wasn't ever posted as a job opening for anyone else even.

She drove all the way to Hawaii and back. I can assure you of that.

Oh no, was she living in a van down by the river?

Does Mr. Jenny Simpson work?

He is a graphic designer. So yes, he is a kept man.

I comically thought I saw her at the Indy 500 last year and then sent a message on Instagram and she confirmed she was there. It was hilarious. Hope she enjoyed the race.

These sorts of jobs where people in charge meet with someone they THINK will benefit their company/brand usually end up petering out after about a year. Both sides get excited by the idea of a "partnership" but neither really knows what that means. It's more of a "we'll figure it out as we go along" type of agreement. And then when the company figures out after about a year that it's done nothing to increase revenue, it's over. No hard feelings at that point, both sides gave it a try. And someone like Jenny got a year of a decent salary out of it, so she feels compensated. But in the end it was a complete waste of time and money.

Really happy for her and her husband, it's great that they were able to take such a trip and had a great experience.

But that doesn't sound like a real job...

Right, the van life shenanigans were a year delay from real world work experience and this will be yet another year delay. She will be 40+ and turning her nose up at entry level work. Of course, her husband enables this stuff.

First....this is just a marketing play by FF to be more relevant to "real" runners.

Second....it won't work cause Jenny is completey washed at this point and noone below the age 30 even knows who she is.

Lastly, FF is a joke, it might as well be Dicks Sporting goods or Academy at this point.

From the linked story: "Prior to the start of their 50-state tour, Jason took a leave of absence
in his role as a creative director for a Colorado-based design agency."

Good for them for taking a year to see the country. There are plenty of years left to sit in a cubicle and work.

Jenny's a good choice for Fleet Feet. She's built up a lot of goodwill from her career. Watching her win in Daegu is still one of the most memorable track moments for me, especially coming from a time when just making a final in international competition was considered a big accomplishment for US runners.

Why should they be pissed.

If they didn't post the job, i can understand. She's a celebrity. People want to talk to her a conferences. Randoms want to hear her talk at a running store.

People are just jealous they can't get a job like this.