171. You Can Run a Marathon with Molly Bookmyer

Ali on the Run Show

Ali Feller

Run, Health & Fitness, Women, Inspiration, Runner, Entrepreneur, Sports, Fitness, Health, Running

4.9 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 9 September 2019

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

"You deserve to be on that starting line. Believe in yourself and your training."

Molly Bookmyer is a 2:44 marathoner who recently finished third in the U.S. 25K championships. But the road to an Olympic Trials qualifying time hasn't been easy. On this episode, Molly shares her inspiring story of resilience and positivity. In 2013, Molly's doctors found a brain tumor and needed to perform brain surgery to remove it. Then, she suffered a seizure while running on the treadmill, and had to have a second brain surgery. After recovering, getting healthy, and getting back on the run, Molly and her now-husband got married. But one week after returning from their honeymoon, he was diagnosed with testicular cancer. Molly is a force to be reckoned with, on the run and beyond.

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What you’ll get on this episode:

Molly’s inspiring story (2:05)
On leaning into running during difficult times (8:50)
On grieving an injury and healing emotionally (12:15)
What Molly’s work day looks like right now (15:20)
Why the marathon? Plus, what Molly’s first marathon training cycle and race looked like (16:10)
How Molly fuels for marathon training and racing (22:00)
When Molly realized she had the potential to run an Olympic Trials qualifying time in the marathon (26:00)
On training in Ohio’s ever-changing weather (34:10)
What race week looks like for Molly (35:10)

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0:00.0	You can run a marathon on the Alley on the Run Show is brought to you by Generation You Can.
0:09.0	Welcome to the Alley on the Run Show. I'm your host Alley Feller. I'm a six-time
0:13.5	marathoner and while I certainly don't have it all figured out on the run,
0:17.1	I know a few people who do. And that's what this series is all about. We're talking with
0:22.2	pros and experts alike who have learned firsthand how to master the 26.2 mile distance
0:27.7	and they want to help you do the same. Whether you're gearing up for your first, your fastest
0:32.6	or your funnest, this team is here to help you get to the start line healthy and confident
0:37.0	and across the finish line strong and smiling. So far on the You Can Run a Marathon series,
0:42.0	we've talked with Olympian Alexi Papas, Alpine skier, turned Olympic Marathoner Shereen Jam,
0:46.9	and man on a mission, Mo Alcovalde. Today, it's Molly Bookmeyer's turn. Molly is a 244 marathoner
0:54.6	within inspiring story which you're about to hear. So why am I still talking? Let's let Molly do that.
1:06.4	Molly, I think that you are one of the most inspiring women and runners on the planet. So it is
1:11.9	such an honor to get to have you here today. Thank you for joining us. Welcome to the Alley on the
1:16.4	Run Show. Thank you so much for having me. I'm super excited to be on the show. So you have a
1:22.2	remarkable story. The focus of this series is on all things specific to the marathon distance,
1:27.1	but I actually want to start this episode if we can by talking a bit about some of the personal
1:32.6	stuff that you've been through because you know, why not get a little bit of a heavy but inspiring
1:37.6	start. So the short version is you discovered you had a brain tumor in 2013. You then had surgery on
1:44.1	it. You had a second operation not long after. You had a seizure while on a treadmill. You've
1:50.5	undergone two brain surgeries and then you got married. You go on your honeymoon a week later,
1:55.1	your husband is diagnosed with testicular cancer. So you two have been through it and you come
2:01.6	out of all of this with a 2020 Olympic trials qualifying time and you place third in the US 25K
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