866. Molly Seidel, Ultramarathoner
Ali on the Run Show
Ali Feller
4.9 • 4.2K Ratings
🗓️ 26 February 2026
⏱️ 67 minutes
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Summary
"The last couple years have been so hard. I've been through so many ups and downs that I'm like, 'There is nothing in a race that I can experience that is worse than what I've just gone through.'"
Watch out, ultra world: Molly Seidel has arrived! The Olympic bronze medalist has officially moved from the marathon to the mountains. Molly just completed the Black Canyon 100K, where she finished fourth and earned a golden ticket entry to this summer's 100-mile Western States Endurance Run. Earlier this year, Molly made her ultra debut at the Bandera 50K, where she won the race outright, beating the first male finisher by six minutes. Her 4:09:39 broke a course record that had stood since 2012. In this conversation, Molly breaks down her day at Black Canyon, and talks about how she's feeling about this new-to-her adventure.
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IN THIS EPISODE:
- How Molly's feeling post-Black Canyon 100K (1:40)
- What's making Molly happy today (3:15)
- Molly reflects on a tough day at the 2025 TCS New York City Marathon, where she pulled out of the race at mile 18 (6:00)
- Molly's recap from the Bandera 50K in January, which she won outright (9:00)
- Why Molly decided to run the Black Canyon 100K (13:30)
- What Molly needed from her crew (26:45)
- Molly's Black Canyon 100K race report (29:45)
- Molly's highs and lowest from the day (50:30)
- How Molly is feeling about running Western States in a few months (53:40)
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Allie on the Run show. I'm your host, Allie Feller, and this is where I talk |
| 0:08.8 | with people who are doing exciting things on the run and beyond. From professional athletes and |
| 0:13.9 | celebrity runners to the everyday, amateur, and back of the pack runner, we are here to celebrate |
| 0:19.0 | everyone and anyone who enjoys a life on the |
| 0:21.9 | run. So whether you are running towards something big or away from something that's been holding |
| 0:26.4 | you back, I am here to hold your hand and help you pick up the pace. Today, Molly Saitle returns |
| 0:32.2 | to the Alley on the Run Show as an ultra marathoner. Molly just completed the Black Canyon 100K, where she finished |
| 0:39.5 | fourth and earned a golden ticket to Western states this summer. Earlier this year, Molly made |
| 0:45.1 | her ultra debut at the Bandera 50K, where she won the race outright, beating the first |
| 0:50.1 | male finisher by six full minutes. Molly's 409-39 broke a course record that had stood since |
| 0:56.7 | 2012 and she didn't just break the record. She shattered it by 15 minutes. We had so much to |
| 1:03.6 | catch up on and it is always a treat to chat with Molly. So please enjoy this conversation |
| 1:08.4 | with ultra marathoner Molly Seidel. |
| 1:18.2 | Ultra marathoner Molly Seidel. |
| 1:20.8 | Oh my God. |
| 1:21.5 | Hi. |
| 1:21.7 | How are you doing? |
| 1:23.1 | Oh, my God. |
| 1:23.6 | I'm so tired. |
| 1:25.4 | I'm so tired and I'm so hungry. Are you, have you been able to get sleep |
| 1:30.2 | since this weekend? Like, how is your body feeling? I think we always expect after any hard effort, |
| 1:35.5 | we're going to sleep great, but our body's not always ready to just do that. So how has it been? |
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