American runner finishes 1500m race after losing a shoe

The women’s 1500 meter race at the World Championships in Beijing was held on Tuesday, and American runner Jenny Simpson had some shoe difficulty that led to her jettisoning her left shoe for the final 600 meters.

The women’s 1,500-meter race at the World Championships in Beijing was held on Tuesday, and Jenny Simpson of the U.S. had some shoe difficulty that led to her jettisoning her left sneaker for the final 600 meters.

Hats off to @trackjenny, who finished that race without her left shoe. Looks like it flew off with about 300m to go. pic.twitter.com/CiLGkDh3Ij

— USATF (@usatf) August 25, 2015

.@trackjenny loses her shoe and ends up 11th in the final. #Beijing2015 #WorldChamps #TeamYouGotThis #StillOurFavorite1500mRunner #ToughBuff

— Colorado Buffaloes Track & XC (@CUBuffsTrack) August 25, 2015

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Simpson ended up finishing 11th in the race, which she won in 2011 and claimed the silver in 2013.

The race was won by Ethiopia’s Genzebe Dibaba with a time of 4:08:09, just edging out Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon of Kenya who took silver with a time of 4:08:96, with Netherland’s Sifan Hassan taking third with a 4:09:34 mark.

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