482. Girl Talk with Molly Seidel & Anoush Arakelian

Ali on the Run Show

Ali Feller

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

4.9 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2022

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

"I’ve been working a lot on just being able to own who I am in this sport. Things have changed so drastically over the last two years, so it’s coming to terms with that, of going from someone who was going to quit the sport to now someone who is one of the better-known names in the sport. That’s been a weird transition for me, honestly."

Last week, Olympic bronze medalist Molly Seidel shared a dating-related post on Instagram. And to say it was the talk of the running world (and far beyond) would be an understatement. The post prompted all kinds of reactions (it currently has more than 2,100 comments — nearly double the response Molly received when she posted about running the New York City Marathon in November and breaking the American course record), and Molly returns to the show today to talk about all of it. We're joined by mutual friend, running coach, MyStryde Boston instructor, and 3:11 marathoner Anoush Arakelian, and we're talking about why that post struck a chord for so many. Plus, dating talk, confidence talk, mental health talk, and Boston Marathon talk. (If you're running the race this April, Coach Anoush has some advice for you!) What started as a fun and lighthearted Galentine's Day (and Super Bowl Sunday) girl talk session turned into so much more. Bottom line: You're a 10.

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What you’ll get on this episode:

An update on where Molly keeps her Olympic medal (3:45)
How Anoush met her boyfriend (7:20)
Boston Marathon goals and advice (9:20)
All about that now-viral Bumble post (13:30)
Jon Green and Molly Seidel are NOT dating! (23:00)
How Anoush and Molly met, and more dating talk (25:00)
Emotions and running (37:00)
What Molly is doing to improve her confidence (41:30)
On reading LetsRun, and why Molly does it (47:15)
Dream date talk, and listener dating disaster stories (56:50)

For more, check out:

Molly Seidel on Episode 420 of the Ali on the Run Show

Molly Seidel on Episode 341 of the Ali on the Run Show

Ian Nurse & Emily Saul on Episode 474 of the Ali on the Run Show

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Transcript

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0:00.0	This episode of The Alley on the Run Show is brought to you by Shocks.
0:04.2	Go to Shocks.com slash on the run to say 15% on all wireless headphones.
0:10.8	Welcome to The Alley on the Run Show.
0:17.3	I'm your host Allie Feler, and every week I talk with people who are doing exciting things
0:22.5	on the run and beyond.
0:24.8	We all share that love for running, and that's what brings us all together.
0:28.4	And you know there's more to life than what happens on the run itself, and this show
0:32.6	is all about the in-betweens.
0:34.7	We're talking about the moments and decisions that have shaped who we are today and the
0:38.7	wise.
0:39.7	Why do we do what we do?
0:41.4	And how does getting sweaty factor in?
0:44.4	Now if you follow running of any kind, which if you're here I'm guessing you do, to some
0:49.2	extent, you probably saw that Instagram post gone viral last week.
0:55.3	Marvel Marathoner and Olympic bronze medalist Molly Cytle posted a screenshot from a recent
1:00.1	conversation she'd had on Bumble, Bumble, the dating app.
1:04.8	What do you do for work?
1:06.0	The anonymous Bumbleman asked.
1:08.3	Molly replied that she's a pro marathon runner.
1:11.0	He responded, so you think you could beat me in a race, winky face?
1:15.6	Molly's response?
1:16.6	I'd sure f***ing hope so.
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