493. Molly Huddle & Sara Slattery, "How She Did It" Co-Authors

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Ali Feller

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

4.9 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 14 March 2022

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

“These women are stone-cold killers on the track, so you’re just like, ‘I can’t believe you feel that way!’ But it’s really helpful for anyone who’s dealing with that to know, ‘Hey, these women had to overcome that.’ It was hurting their performance for a while and they had to figure out a way.”

Molly Huddle and Sara Slattery are incredible runners, incredible women, wonderful role models, and now, they can officially say they are published authors. Today, professional runner Molly Huddle and former pro Sara Slattery are here to talk all about their new book, How She Did It. Consider this book the ultimate roadmap for female distance runners. It includes advice from experts, plus stories, interviews, and profiles from 50 legendary women in the sport (many of whom you know, love, and have heard right here on the Ali on the Run Show). In this conversation, Molly and Sara talk about the inspiration for the book, how it actually came to be, and how they tackled the difficult task of which stories to include in the book. Plus, they talk about their friendship, Sara talks about being the head men's and women's cross-country coach at Grand Canyon University (she coaches one of Sara and Ryan Hall's daughters!), and Molly offers a pregnancy update (she's due at the end of April!).

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What you’ll get on this episode:

How Molly and Sara met (4:55)
Where the idea for “How She Did It” came from (8:00)
What adult runners can take from this book (12:30)
The process of getting a book published (14:50)
How Sara and Molly decided who to include in the book (18:50)
How do you know when you’ve made it? (23:40)
The stories Molly and Sara knew needed to be in the book (27:20)
The biggest surprises from the book (36:20)
What it’s like coaching Sara and Ryan Hall’s daughter (44:00)
The personal reflections inspired by the book (46:45)
On taking the mental side of training seriously (50:00)
The women Molly and Sara are excited about right now (55:45)
How do we not feel discouraged by doping in the sport? (58:30)
Molly and Sara’s advice for longevity — and unlimited PRs — in the sport (1:02:40)
Molly offers a pregnancy update (1:07:20)

Check out:

How She Did It

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

Molly Huddle on Episode 391 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 The Wineshine Half Marathon.
0:05.6	Hurry up and register for the inaugural event taking place July 16th.
0:11.6	Go to Wineshinehalfmarathon.org and use code on the run 15 to get $15 off your registration.
0:20.3	Hope to see you this summer. In Napa!
0:23.2	Welcome to The Alley on the Run Show. I'm your host Allie Feler and I've got a bonus episode for you today.
0:34.7	My guests are incredible runners, incredible women, wonderful role models, and now they can say they
0:41.8	are officially published authors. Professional runner Molly Huddle and former pro Sarah Slattery
0:48.8	are here to talk all about their new book, How She Did It. This book is being called the
0:54.7	Ultimate Roadmap for Female Distance Runners and it includes advice from experts plus stories,
1:01.2	interviews, and profiles from 50 legendary women in the sport, many of whom you know,
1:07.6	love, and have heard right here on The Alley on the Run Show. From the pioneers of distance
1:13.3	running to today's stars, from Catherine Switzer, Joan Bonoit, Samuel Sin, and Madeline Manning
1:19.3	Mims to Dean Acastor, Shalaine Flanagan, Carigoucher, Ajay Wilson, Raven Rogers, and McCobar, Molly
1:25.9	Ciddle, and so many more. I could go on playing the name game from this book but let me tell you a
1:32.1	little more about the names behind the names, about the authors. Molly Huddle is a two-time Olympian,
1:39.0	a six-time American record holder, and a 28-time USA champion on the roads and the track.
1:46.2	She lives in Providence, Rhode Island, and if you didn't know, Molly's 33-weeks pregnant,
1:51.6	she is due at the end of April with her first baby. Sarah Slattery is a four-time NCAA champion
1:59.2	turned NCAA coach. Sarah is currently the head men's and women's cross-country coach at Grand Canyon
2:06.0	University in Arizona. These two are friends who competed against each other in college and are now
2:12.4	authors, and today they're here with all of us. So please join me in welcoming how she did it
2:18.4	co-authors Molly Huddle and Sarah Slattery to the Alley on the Run Show.
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