843. Molly Seidel, On Returning to the New York City Marathon
Ali on the Run Show
Ali Feller
4.9 • 4.2K Ratings
🗓️ 23 October 2025
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
"People can say whatever they want. But at the end of the day, I know what my bigger picture is. I know what my why is here. And so I'm just going to really try and stick to that knowing I feel very confident in what I'm trying to do, even if people might not understand it right now. It's all just a process, baby."
Next weekend, Molly Seidel will run the TCS New York City Marathon — her first marathon in two years. But the Molly who will be lining up in Staten Island this year is very different from the fresh-off-earning-an-Olympic-bronze-medal Molly who ran it in 2021. (Her 2:24:42 is still the fastest time run by an American woman in NYC.) In this conversation, Molly talks about the highs from the past few years, including that fourth-place finish in New York City in 2021 and an eighth-place finish and personal best (2:23:07) at the Chicago Marathon in 2023. She also talks about the lows, including what was going on behind the scenes during those races, injuries, mental health struggles, and sponsorship changes. She offers updates on her new coach, her new home base, her new relationship, and her new relationship with running, and talks all about her training, mindset, and goals for race day in New York City.
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In this episode:
- What's making Molly happy today (2:05)
- How Molly is feeling heading into this year's New York City Marathon (5:15)
- How Molly today compares to the 2021 Molly who ran an American course record in NYC (11:05)
- Why Molly is calling Austin home right now (13:40)
- Why Molly changed coaches this year (20:35)
- What Molly's NYCM training has been like (23:30)
- What would make this year's New York City Marathon a success? (27:35)
- Molly's advice to fellow New York City Marathon runners (29:50)
- Molly's take on L.A. 2028 and whether she'll try to make another Olympic team, and what sponsorship looks like these days (35:00)
- Congrats, grad! Molly talks about earning her MBA (38:45)
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Allie on the Run show. |
| 0:06.5 | I'm your host, Allie Feller, and this is where I talk with people who are doing exciting |
| 0:10.4 | things on the run and beyond. |
| 0:12.8 | From professional athletes and celebrity runners to the everyday amateur and back of the |
| 0:17.7 | pack runner, we are here to celebrate everyone and anyone who enjoys a life on the run. |
| 0:23.4 | Whether you're running towards something big or away from something that's been holding you back, |
| 0:27.4 | I am here to hold your hand and help you pick up the pace. |
| 0:30.6 | She's back! |
| 0:32.2 | My guest today is Molly Seidel. |
| 0:35.1 | Molly is, of course, a professional runner, |
| 0:37.6 | best known as the Olympic bronze medalist in the marathon |
| 0:40.9 | at the Tokyo Olympics. |
| 0:42.9 | Molly has had somewhat of a tumultuous few years |
| 0:45.7 | since adding Olympic medalist to her resume. |
| 0:48.4 | Some highs, including finishing fourth |
| 0:50.9 | at the 2021 New York City Marathon, |
| 0:53.2 | where she also ran an American course record in a time of 224.42, and finishing 8th at the 2023-Marathon, where she ran a personal best time of 22307. |
| 1:06.0 | But Molly has also dealt with injuries, with mental health struggles, and with sponsorship changes. |
| 1:11.9 | Today, Molly is running happily and healthfully. She has a new coach, a new home base, a new |
| 1:18.7 | relationship, and a relationship with running that's truly working for her. Next week, Molly will |
| 1:24.4 | run her first marathon since Chicago in 2023. |
| 1:30.8 | She's part of the elite women's field for the TCS New York City Marathon. |
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