710. Catching Up with Molly Seidel

Ali on the Run Show

Ali Feller

Fitness, Sports, Running, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 4.2K Ratings

🗓️ 5 April 2024

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

"I really, truly, in the bottom of my heart want to keep doing this. But I need to figure out what my 'why' is in a more sustainable way rather than just 'I want to win another medal because everyone tells me I need to win another medal.'"

In 2020, Molly Seidel ran her debut marathon at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials Marathon, finished second, and earned a spot on Team USA for the Tokyo Olympics. In 2021, she became an Olympic Bronze Medalist. The next few years included some highs — like running an American course record at the New York City Marathon — and a lot of lows, including injuries and mental health struggles. Last fall, Molly was on the upswing. She ran a personal best at the Chicago Marathon, which felt promising and encouraging heading into the 2024 Olympic Trials Marathon. Then: a shattered kneecap. Molly had to withdraw from the Trials, which was a devastating blow for her and for fans alike. In this unfiltered episode, Molly talks about how she's doing now, and how she's been doing over the past few months. She talks about making her "50K debut," and about why she wishes it weren't a big deal. Plus, a few fun games, drug testing talk, and Molly's message to this year's Team USA marathoners.

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What you'll get on this episode:

All about Molly's run today – and drug testing talk (2:00)
All about Molly's 50K debut (8:55)
All about Molly's "busted kneecap"(13:30)
Molly plays "Never Have I Ever," PG version (16:00)
What life on the run has been like since the Chicago Marathon (36:20)
Molly's message to Fiona, Emily, and Dakotah as they get ready to head to Paris for the Olympic marathon (41:30)
What the rest of Molly's year might look like on the run (48:35)
Molly's plans for Boston Marathon weekend (53:40)
Molly plays "Mollygories" (56:00)

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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	Ali feller and every week I talk with people who are doing
0:10.6	exciting things on the run and beyond.
0:13.6	From professional athletes and celebrity runners to the everyday, amateur, and back of the pack runner,
0:19.7	we are here to celebrate everyone and anyone who enjoys a life on the run. Whether you
0:24.7	are running towards something big or away from something that's been holding you
0:27.9	back, I am here to hold your hand and help you pick up the case. My guess today truly needs no introduction but
0:35.2	you're getting a quick one anyway. It's Olympic bronze medalist Molly Cital.
0:40.0	Last week I saw a headline. It said that Molly was about to make her 50K race debut.
0:45.8	Exciting stuff. I know. I reached out to her to get more information and that quickly turned
0:50.4	into, let's just record this conversation.
0:53.5	I promised Molly I would do my best to make it extra fun for her.
0:57.5	Of course we'd talk about how things have been going since she ran that amazing raise at the
1:01.8	Chicago Marathon in the fall, followed by a serious
1:05.3	injury that forced her to withdraw from this year's Olympic Marathon trials.
1:09.6	So we do. We talk about what that's been like for Molly we talk about whether or not she watched the trials we talk about how she's doing right now
1:18.3	We also play some games. It's fun that even after interviewing Molly eight times, I'm still learning lots of new things about her,
1:24.8	thanks in part to a rousing game of Never Have I Ever, and Molly's willingness to be
1:29.9	totally candid and totally unfiltered. So that's what you're getting, Molly Cidal, unfiltered. Everyone's favorite Molly Cital. Welcome back to the Alley on the Run show.
1:53.0	How are you doing?
1:54.5	I'm, I'm doing.
1:56.2	I'm surviving, I'm thriving, I'm thriving.
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