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Uploaded by Ryan From Flotrack | November 24, 2009

Jenny B talks to us about her experience at yesterday's NCAA Cross Country Championship. Jenny Barringer collapsed after the 3k mark and ended up finishing 163rd in the race. To many of us out there, it was very hard to watch the best woman ever to come through the NCAA go down and fade back into the masses. There was a buildup of many pressures and emotions that all seem to hit mid-way through the race and we witnessed the result. Jenny is doing well though and has a great outlook on the future.
This interview is lengthy at 24 minutes, but Jenny talks about the week leading up to the race, the race itself, her coach, turning professional/signing with an agent, and the support she received during the race from the women in the field. Thanks for sharing with the community Jenny, everyone appreciates how open you are in good times and bad!
(We did this online as I am in Maine and Jenny was in Indy, so sorry the quality isn't top-notch and that the phone went off in the background!)

Speakers: Jenny Simpson

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179 comments

saddened runner 2 years ago

Yesterday at my last state meet my calf was hampered the last 200 meters of the race. I was in a all state position and then when it cramped up it made me end up in 261st place. this is inspirational to listen to. I know I can rise up from this.

3 years ago

Inspirational. I just had a terrible race at my state meet. I had to pull out due to some problems. This really shows me that I can come back strong and never to give up.

Fan 3 years ago

Jenny Barringer is beautiful

Steve Neumann 3 years ago

Exceptional interview. Sharing these insights is as impressive as any athletic achievment. Thank you Ms Barringer and Mr Fenton. You have both just made another significant contribution to the running community. And more.

Bogus Moniker 3 years ago

Have to agree with you, Anonymous Coward, it does seem somewhat self-absorbed. I also agree that she choked. I don't think you could really call Jenny B a choker considering her championship record, but if you listen to the self-absorbed video the race became to big a deal, bigger and less enjoyable than the Olympics. Sadly the story of many elite athletes, they stop having fun.

Buff dad? 3 years ago

how was what anonymous coward said a "self-absorbed" comment? all us posters have to go on is the interview. thanks though for your inside scoop

3 years ago

all i said was it seems like a self-absorbed thing to do. chill the f out "buff dad."

Mean Man 3 years ago

You're a waste of text space

3 years ago

choked! thats all that needs to be said. what a waste of time

Buff Dad 3 years ago

Mark Wetmore and Heather Burroughs give more to the CU runners than you could imagine. I have a Buff runner. I can attest. I find it amazing that there are detractors out there. Too Bad. Learn more before you mouth off.
Jenny B is incredible, give her credit for all she has accomplished.
Again, if you knew Jenny, you would sulk off with your tail between your ignorant legs for your "self-absorbed" comment.

The real Anonymous Coward does know. You are a flimsy imposter wann-be.

3 years ago

funny that she felt the need to actually contact flotrack to explain to everyone why she didnt win...seems self-absorbed to me. BIZARRI!!!!!!

smr001 3 years ago

when you are only running for yourself, and your place/time, it makes a big difference. run for your team and your coaches. they'll give you more inspiration than you can ever give yourself.

Chaz 3 years ago

Great interview ! I understand the internal pressure being placed on yourself as a person with the extremely high expectations along with the external factors not helping during this time, but nothing was mentioned about any possibility of dehydration being a factor to the breakdown in the race. Isn't being lightheaded at the start an indicator ? Anyway that race is over and bigger and better things in life await for you. Good luck with these wonderful things that await you.

Dingo 3 years ago

It happens, there are bigger and better races for her to win anyway!

3 years ago

One ranking puts CU in the top 40 worldwide. She is trying to finish a double major and is pre-law to boot. That's challenging at any college.

david 3 years ago

What your saying would be a pointless interview. everyone knows she had a bad race, people want to know y. I dont think its out of character for her to explain what caused the bad race. yes the video seemed long, but there is lots to learn form it and it helps younger runners.

Ggmac 3 years ago

No, I'm serious. CU is not a good school (pretty sure it ranks somewhere in the 60-80 range nationally). But their running is top notch.

CUxC 3 years ago

Ggmac,
I really hope you were kidding and weren't knocking the school.

and then there's this... 3 years ago

This inteview was probably not needed. A simple "I wasn't mentally ready on the day of the race, and consequently didn't perform well." would have been plenty. 24 minutes is slipping into territory that seems a little masturbatory. Everyone has reasons for bad races, but I don't think that they should publicize them. It seems out of character for Jenny to be throwing out excuses. In the past, even when she hasn't been extremely happy with her race, she has been straight forward and would just admit "I didn't have a good race. That's that."

Jenny has performed time and again at the highest level (winning ncaa titles, the olympics, and world championships) so we all know that she is capable of running great races. I don't think that there was any doubt that she would continue running even after a bad race like monday's.
Good luck Jenny with the rest of your career! We know you'll be back for some mean steeple times this spring.

ggmac 3 years ago

How academically demanding can the UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO be? Come on...

megs 3 years ago

She shouldn't be so hard on herself -- in every aspect...

gas tank 3 years ago

Jenny B. is a great athlete and a good person. Her carrer will not stop here. We are going to see alot of her in the future.

3 years ago

If that is all people can criticize, she is doing pretty darn well.

qt 3 years ago

her dramatic show on the course was embarrassing. She didn't need to go on for 24 minutes explaining and making excuses. Mentally she wasn't prepared, but i'm sure she wasn't the only one out there in the same boat. like Suzy says, "Everyone has their things and they don't need to go on and on about them." She's a great runner but should give credit to the other runners who were on that day!

Michael Machado 3 years ago

Were @ 11,738 words

dsada 3 years ago

man i can handle anything man you got NOTHING BRO

Mike 3 years ago

Jenny Berringer explained herself as intelligently as I have ever witnessed. Wow! If she pursues a law degree, she is going to be one sharp lawyer. She is amazing. She will always be a favorite of mine from this day forward.

3 years ago

Wetmore is highly respected in the coaching world, granted that it isn't by unanimous proclimation. If students don't transfer or drop the sport, it's a good sign of how good a coach is. I haven't been made aware of either being a frequent occurence at CU.

Half of coaching is recruiting.

Kool 3 years ago

Most CU former runners aren't fans of the coaches...(the best to come from CU) and the ones that like them must be freshman, well, it gets worse! Also, they are not "legendary" their athletes are "legendary." Not to mention, the ones that went there were great before arriving at CU. They could of been great w/ any decent coach! Let's be reasonable here...

3 years ago

:-) too.

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