导出博客文章RIO DE JANEIRO -- One year ago at world championships in Beijing, American
middle-distance runner Jenny Simpson crossed the finish line of the 1,500 meters
and then walked to the far side of the track to retrieve her left shoe. With 700
meters left in the race, a competitor had clipped Simpsons heel, causing her
shoe to fly off and, despite her best efforts to hold onto second place, she
finished a disappointing 11th.On Tuesday night at the Olympic Stadium, Simpson
walked to the same spot on the track where her shoe had lain waiting for her one
year ago. Except this time, she was draped in an American flag and celebrating
having just become the first American woman to medal in the 1,500 meters at the
Olympics. I was doing my postrace lap and stopped to see my parents, and I
realized they were in the spot where one year ago I was picking up my shoe,
Simpson said after taking bronze. This will always be a really special moment
for me.For the past year, Simpson has used her uniform malfunction as
motivation, telling herself, In Beijing, I closed in 2:05 with one shoe on. If
someone jumps and goes in the final, who knows what I can do with two shoes?In
sixth place with one lap to go Tuesday night, Simpson, shoes intact, began
reeling in the leaders one by one and was in fourth entering the homestretch.
The last 400 meters is always gut-wrenching, Simpson said Tuesday. I thrive on
that.In the final 100 meters, as Kenyas Faith Kipyegon (4:08.92) sprinted to
overtake world-record holder Genzebe Dibaba (4:10.27) of Ethiopia for the win,
Simpson chased from behind and almost overtook Dibaba for second. She ran her
last 800 meters in 1:59, faster than any 800 she has run in her life, to finish
in 4:10.53.My coaches gave me a mantra coming into this race, said Simpson, who
turns 30 next week. Position the first two laps, and the second two laps, be a
predator. Ive had races where I went to the front and was a protagonist in the
race and made something happen. But they knew it would be best for me if I was
in a position to see the medals and run them down.They said, Whenever someone
jumps to the front, go with them, look at where the medals are and go get them.
My last 300 meters is the best demonstration of the combination of their wisdom
and me executing on what they told me to do. The last 100 meters, when I was
running my guts out, that was my favorite part of the race.The day before
finals, Simpson posted on Twitter, Im not here to race against peoples past
performances. Im here to race them.It was a way to reset her mind, to look
forward instead of backward and to focus on herself instead of the women she was
running against. Simpson has been one of a vocal minority willing to speak out
about what its like to run clean against women she believes are taking PEDs,
even calling out Dibaba, whose coach was arrested in June on suspicion of
possessing banned substances.I think you know a tree by the fruit that it bears,
Simpson said after Sundays qualifying run. If a tree bears sour fruit, the fruit
around it are likely infected. I think if WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency) is on
the case, theyll find what they need to find. I hope so.While not speaking about
Dibaba or any of her competitors directly Tuesday, Simpson said more than in any
other race of her career, she did not allow herself to assign emotion or names
to the 11 women in the starting blocks with her. They were simply bodies she
wanted to see cross the finish line after she did.It was just my way of saying,
whatever my PR [personal record] is relative to everyone else coming into this
race, they are just one of 11 to me tonight, Simpson said. And I want to be the
first one across the finish line.Simpson, competing in her third Games, added
her first Olympic medal to a 2011 world championship title in the 1,500. When
asked by a reporter how she felt about being referred to as the greatest
American female 1,500-meter runner of all time and one of the greatest American
middle-distance runners ever, Simpson said it felt incredible.I want to be
someone this country can be really proud to cheer for, she said. This has been a
long ride of highs and lows, and hopefully every American watching my race
tonight feels like they can take a small piece of ownership in this medal. It
makes me feel amazing because Ive done it honestly and clean and with everything
that is just inside my own body being expressed out on the track. And to me,
thats beautiful.For Simpson, that knowledge allows her to leave Rio proud of
what she accomplished rather than waiting around for the other shoe to drop.
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