391. Catching Up with Molly Huddle

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Ali Feller

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

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🗓️ 1 July 2021

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

“It felt like there was an earthquake in the running world, and we’re seeing these fault lines change everything. And some things are good, and some things are weird.”

As the current American record holder in the 10,000 meters, Molly Huddle was one to watch heading into this year's Olympic Track & Field Trials. But just a few days before the Trials kicked off in Eugene, OR, Molly (who is also the American record holder in the 10 mile, the 20K, and the half-marathon) announced that she wouldn't be racing the 10K after all. She pulled out of the race, citing an injury that she's been dealing with since last year's Olympic Marathon Trials. On this episode, Molly — who represented Team USA at the last two Olympics, in 2012 in the 5000m and in 2016 in the 10,000m — talks about what it was like scratching from the biggest race of the year, and how she's handling the loss of an Olympic cycle and a chance to be on this year's team. She talks about watching her training partner and friend Emily Sisson win the 10K, shares her Trials highlights as a fan of the sport, and reflects on the current state of the running industry as a whole. Plus, Molly talks about what's next, including her running goals, her upcoming book (How She Did It, out next year), and what's on tap for the Keeping Track podcast, which she co-hosts with Roisin McGettigan-Dumas and Alysia Montaño.

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What you’ll get on this episode:

What it was like watching training partner Emily Sisson win the 10000m at the Olympic Track & Field Trials (6:20)
What it’s been like dealing with an injury for the past year (18:00)
Reflecting on racing the Mini 10K a few weeks ago (22:30)
Making the decision to scratch from the Trials (35:30)
What it was like hearing about Shelby Houlihan’s positive drug test (38:20)
How Molly felt emotionally after scratching from the Trials (41:50)
Molly’s thoughts on returning to the track, what the fall has in store for her, how book writing is going, and what’s coming soon to Keeping Track (45:00)
Molly’s “State of the Running Industry” (55:00)

What we mention on this episode:

Molly Huddle on Episode 51 of the Ali on the Run Show

Molly Huddle on Episode 66 of the Ali on the Run Show

Molly Huddle on Episode 259 of the Ali on the Run Show

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0:00.0	This episode of The Alley on the Run Show is brought to you by Aftershocks.
0:04.4	Go to ontherun.aftershocks.com to save 15% on all wireless headphones.
0:15.1	Welcome to The Alley on the Run Show. I'm your host Allie Feller and every week I talk with people
0:20.5	who are doing cool things on the run and beyond. We all share that love for running and that's
0:26.7	what brings us all together. But of course there is more to life than what happens on the run
0:31.9	itself. And this show is about the in-between. The water stops, the bathroom breaks,
0:37.9	the moments and decisions that have shaped who we are today, and the wise. Why do we do what we do
0:44.4	and how it is getting sweaty factor in? And, holy cow, talk about getting sweaty. What an exciting
0:54.0	10 days of action at the US Olympic track and field trials. Wow! If you, like me, were glued
1:02.3	to your TV, your tablet, your laptop, your phone, watching all of those fast finishes and
1:08.2	exciting races, then you're going to love this episode and a whole bunch of other ones that I
1:13.0	have lined up. First, today, now, Molly Huddle. Molly is a professional runner for Sockini,
1:21.2	who lives and trains primarily in Rhode Island. She's the American record holder in the 10k on the
1:27.2	track and holds the road racing records in the 10 mile, the 20k, and the half marathon. She's a two
1:34.7	time Olympian having competed at the games in the 5,000 meters in 2012 and the 10,000 meters in 2016.
1:42.6	She's working on a book right now called How She Did It and she's the co-host of the podcast
1:48.1	Keeping Track alongside Rochine McGettingen Dumas and Alicia Montanue. Now, Molly's plan was to
1:54.8	compete at the Olympic trials in the 10k this past week, but a persistent injury forced her to
2:00.4	scratch from the race. I know that I personally was so bummed to hear that news on Monday June 16th,
2:06.8	just a few days before the trials began, but Molly is tough and she is not done racing,
2:12.1	which you'll hear about on this episode. She's got plans. You'll also get to nerd out on all
2:17.7	things trials, which we talk about in the first half of the episode. This was the first time in a very
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