674. Molly Seidel's 2023 Chicago Marathon Race Recap

Ali on the Run Show

Ali Feller

Fitness, Sports, Running, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 4.2K Ratings

🗓️ 24 October 2023

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

"I love the chaos. That's where I find the calm."

After a year and a half filled with injuries, setbacks, and struggles, Olympic bronze medalist Molly Seidel made her grand return to the marathon — and crushed it. Molly ran the Chicago Marathon in a personal best time of 2:23:07, finishing eighth overall and as the second American woman of the day. In this episode, she talks about the comeback, about race day, about having something to prove, and about a major weight being lifted. (For more, check out Molly's Chicago Marathon recap on YouTube.)

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What you'll get on this episode:

"Molly seems really good!" (2:30)
On expectations (4:00)
Molly shares her goals for the Chicago Marathon (6:30)
Molly's favorite moment from the weekend (7:20)
On running with pacer Rory Linkletter — and running with pacers in general vs. all-out racing (12:45)
How Molly sees American distance women on the world stage (15:00)
The importance of the boyfriend/coach relationship (19:15)
On pre-race commitments, and how Molly has learned to manage her time and energy leading up to big races (21:30)
How Molly was feeling on race morning (27:15)
Molly breaks down her race at the Chicago Marathon (39:15)
Molly talks about when the race started to feel hard (44:30)
How Molly felt after crossing the finish line, and how she feels now (53:50)
Molly's mindset approaching the 2024 Olympic Marathon Trials (56:45)
"I think that is just my brain trying to be toxic" (59:50)
What Molly's excited about right now (1:06:30)

Molly on the Ali on the Run Show:

On Returning to Racing in 2023, January 2023

Everything You Need to Know About the New York City Marathon, October 2022

Girl Talk with Molly Seidel & Anoush Arakelian, February 2022

LIVE with Molly Seidel, Olympic Bronze Medalist, August 2021

Molly & Izzy Seidel, March 2021

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Alley on the Run Show. I'm your host
0:07.2	Alley feller and every week I talk with people who are doing
0:10.3	exciting things on the run and beyond. From professional athletes and
0:14.7	celebrity runners to the everyday amateur and back of the pack runner, we are here
0:19.7	to celebrate everyone and anyone who enjoys a life on the run.
0:24.4	Whether you are running towards something big or away from something that's been holding you
0:28.6	back, I am here to hold your hand and help you pick up the pace.
0:32.5	Sound good?
0:33.5	Great.
0:34.6	All right, big one today.
0:36.0	You know or you love her.
0:37.3	Molly Sidal is back.
0:39.2	After a tough year and a half filled with injuries and setbacks
0:42.4	in various struggles.
0:43.9	The Olympic bronze medalist just made her grand marathon return at the Chicago marathon.
0:49.8	And oh my goodness, what a return it was. Molly ran a 223.07 that is a new personal best for her.
0:57.4	She finished 8th overall and was the second American woman of the day.
1:01.7	So all around, a really, really good day on the streets of Chicago.
1:06.7	And today, Molly's here to break it all down for us. So let's get right into the good stuff.
1:11.2	Please join me in welcoming Molly Seidel back to the
1:14.3	Alley on the Run Show. Molly Seidl, I don't even know where you are. What airport are you at? You're in an airport.
1:26.5	I am in the Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport. We, I don't know what is going on with airlines recently if it's just like the like by nature of me flying a lot or if something actually is going on because it seems like a lot of flights have been getting canceled. So yeah, I was supposed to fly yesterday
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