100. Molly Seidel, Pro Runner
Hurdle with Emily Abbate
iHeartPodcasts
4.9 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 23 March 2020
⏱️ 80 minutes
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Summary
Molly Seidel ran her first-ever full marathon on February 29, 2020. She also qualified for the Tokyo Olympics. Coming in second at the U.S. Olympic trials in Atlanta, Seidel made her biggest dreams come true — and headlines in the process. But not all that long ago, Seidel was facing some major hurdles. In episode 1-0-0 (!!!), Molly talks me through what life was like growing up with obsessive compulsive disorder and struggling with disordered eating, as well as coming back time and time again from broken bones and never-ending injuries. Her honesty is beautiful, and I couldn’t be more appreciative for her openness surrounding these difficult topics.
NOTE: If you or someone you know are struggling from an eating disorder, talk to someone. Contact the National Eating Disorder Hotline at (800) 931-2237.
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| 0:00.0 | you have to do all the work and you have to be brave enough to put yourself out there. |
| 0:04.1 | And sometimes a lightning bolt is going to strike from the heavens and it's going to work out. |
| 0:08.2 | And sometimes it's just not going to flow and it's going to be one of those days that it doesn't work. |
| 0:12.0 | But if you're not willing to put yourself up there and to put yourself in a position to be great, you're never going to be great. |
| 0:33.5 | Hey, hurdlers. |
| 0:44.3 | Emily Abadi here, bringing you episode 100 of hurdle. A wellness focused podcast where I talk to inspiring individuals about everything from their big wins to how they've gotten through some of |
| 0:49.2 | life's toughest moments. On the show, you can expect vulnerability, motivation, and candid discussions with |
| 0:57.0 | everyone from top athletes to aspiring entrepreneurs on what it really takes to follow your passions. |
| 1:03.6 | My mission is simple. To inspire you to be your best self, move with intention, and have some fun along the way. |
| 1:14.9 | I have so many feelings right now. |
| 1:19.6 | I can't believe that the show has made it to this point. |
| 1:24.7 | I mean, I can believe it because I work really hard on it. But if you |
| 1:28.5 | were to ask me at the end of 2017, what I thought was going to happen with this, this has already |
| 1:37.0 | surpassed my wildest dreams. I have had the opportunity to sit down with some of the most |
| 1:42.9 | amazing, talented, wise humans there are. |
| 1:47.5 | I feel so, so grateful. |
| 1:51.1 | All the way back to Alex Silverfagan, my first episode. |
| 1:54.9 | I remember we recorded that inside of my apartment. |
| 1:57.7 | I sat in a ski lodge with Amy Purdy and she talked to me about getting her leg |
| 2:02.1 | amputated. Hayden Slater, the founder of Press Jucery and I sat together in his office in Los Angeles |
| 2:07.9 | and I sipped on a green juice. I welcomed Casper Capetti, the co-founder of On Running in front of a |
| 2:13.9 | crowd of hundreds inside of Paragon sports near Union Square. |
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