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Jenny Simpson Won’t Return to Running After Heart Condition

8/21/2026

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Jenny Simpson announced she will not return to running after her cardiac arrest.
She collapsed while pacing a group at an event in Raleigh, North Carolina, in June.
CPR and a defibrillator were used before medics took her to UNC Rex Hospital.
Doctors diagnosed arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy, an inherited condition that scarred her heart.
She will stay chief running officer for Fleet Feet, a position she took in February.

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Jenny Simpson announced she will not return to running after her cardiac arrest.
She collapsed while pacing a group at an event in Raleigh, North Carolina, in June.
CPR and a defibrillator were used before medics took her to UNC Rex Hospital.
Doctors diagnosed arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy, an inherited condition that scarred her heart.
She will stay chief running officer for Fleet Feet, a position she took in February.