Episode 676: Jenny Simpson on Her Next Chapter, Community, and Life After Elite Racing

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SandyBoy Productions

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🗓️ 10 April 2026

⏱️ 308 minutes

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Today on the podcast, I am so excited to welcome Jenny Simpson back to the show. She has been on the podcast several times, and it has been really special to talk with her at different points in her life and career.

We recorded this episode in person at the Fleet Feet headquarters in Carrboro, which is just a short drive from my home in Raleigh. Getting to sit down face to face made this conversation feel even more meaningful.

Jenny recently stepped into a new role as the first Chief Running Officer at Fleet Feet, and we talk about what that transition has been like. We also reflect on her career, from being a world champion and Olympic bronze medalist in the 1500 meters to the many experiences she has had since stepping away from professional racing.

We talk about her seven marathons on seven continents in seven days, the RV trip she and her husband took across the country visiting running stores and communities in every state, and how those experiences have shaped what she is doing now.

Jenny is one of those people who makes you feel seen. She shows up fully in conversation, and you can feel how deeply she cares about people and the running community. I know you are going to feel that in this episode.

I hope you enjoy this conversation with Jenny Simpson.

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2:03.4	All right, friends. Well, first of all, happy taper time. I know so many of you are going to be running the Boston Marathon next weekend. I've got a lot of FOMO, but I am going to be at the Blue Ridge Marathon MC on Saturday. So Saturday the 18th. So if you're going to be there in Roanoke, Virginia, come say hello. I would love to see you. It is a beautiful, beautiful weekend in Roanoke. And actually, like, if you're looking for a last minute, 10K or half marathon or even marathon, you can still sign up. This was voted the best half marathon in Virginia.
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2:14.5	All right, friends, well today I am so excited to welcome Jenny Simpson back to the podcast.
2:19.7	She's been on the show several times and it's just been a really cool opportunity to be able
2:25.0	to talk with her at different points in her life and career. She recently took a job at Fleet Feet.
2:32.0	She's the first chief running officer at Fleet Feet. And guess what?
2:37.9	I got to do this podcast in person because the Fleet Feet headquarters is in Carborough. So that is just a
2:45.2	30 minute drive from my house in Raleigh, North Carolina. And so I headed over to the offices and we got to do this in person,
2:52.8	which was just so much more personable to be able to actually sit at a table together and talk.
2:59.6	So I'm trying to do that more when I can. It's not doable often because I'm usually in a different
3:04.8	location than the people I'm interviewing. I think most
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