Overview
- Earlier this month Simpson collapsed while pacing at a community mile in Raleigh and suffered a sudden cardiac arrest that responders treated on site with CPR and an automated external defibrillator.
- She was first taken to UNC Rex Hospital in Raleigh and then transferred to Duke University Hospital for further care, from which she has now been discharged.
- Fleet Feet announced the discharge and said Simpson will stay in North Carolina with her husband and their dogs to focus on rest and recovery while the family and employers express deep gratitude to first responders and medical teams.
- Simpson is a retired elite middle-distance runner who won the 2011 world 1500m title and a 2016 Olympic bronze and was named Fleet Feet’s first chief running officer earlier this year.
- Observers and the coverage emphasize the lifesaving role of immediate bystander CPR and AED use at community races and note that specific clinical details about Simpson’s condition have not been publicly released as further updates are awaited.