Episode 583: Molly Grabill – 2:26:46 at the Valencia Marathon
I'll Have Another with Lindsey Hein Podcast
SandyBoy Productions
4.9 • 2.1K Ratings
🗓️ 3 January 2025
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Today on the podcast, we’re joined by Molly Grabill, who just had a massive breakthrough with a personal best of 2:26:46 at the Valencia Marathon. It was a big day for her, and in this episode, she opens up about not just the time she ran, but the sense of satisfaction she felt crossing the finish line strong. Marathons are tough, and many of us can relate to the challenge of that final 10K. For Molly, it was the culmination of getting the right nutrition, strength training, and preparation all aligned for the perfect race.
If you’re not already familiar with Molly’s story, she’s been on the podcast before—Episode 356 back in 2022—after her second-place finish at the CIM Marathon with a time of 2:29:17. Over the years, Molly has built a reputation as one of the top marathoners in the U.S. She ran for the University of Oregon, where she became a five-time All-American, and has competed in the 2020 U.S. Marathon Trials in Atlanta (placing 25th) and again in the 2024 Trials in Orlando (where she placed 13th).
Molly currently lives in Boulder and trains under coach Rick Rojas, who is the father of fellow elite runner Nell Rojas. She’s also a full-time professional, balancing a busy career with her intense training. In this episode, we also talk about her love of reading and the ways she keeps her mind sharp off the track. It was great to catch up with Molly, and I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did recording it!
What we talked about:
3:30- Recapping Valencia Marathon
5:45- Goals going into the race
7:40- How the race played out for Molly
13:30- Looking at Molly’s marathon career as a whole
14:00- How she avoids the comparsion trap in running
16:45- Her training build leading into Valencia
20:30- Her boyfriend, Morgan’s recent success in the triathlon
23:15- Her coaching situation
27:50- Reflecting on her Olympic Marathon trials result
39:55- What’s next for Molly
44:30- End of podcast questions
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | This is a Sandy Boy Productions podcast. |
| 0:17.3 | Hey everybody, welcome to all have another podcast with Lindsay Hein. I I'm your host Lindsay. Thanks for being here today on the podcast. We get to talk with Molly Grable, who just had a massive PR. She ran 226-46 in Valencia. And it was a big day for her. She shares about it in the episode more than the number, the time that |
| 0:40.2 | she ran. She was so happy to have a race where she felt like she was finishing, feeling strong. |
| 0:46.4 | I think we can all relate to that. Marathons are really hard. And to be able to finally master that |
| 0:52.3 | last 10K, whether it's nutrition or the right strength |
| 0:55.8 | training that you did leading up to the race is a really good feeling. So she's going to give us |
| 1:00.7 | some more insight on that. If you haven't followed Molly's story, she's been on the podcast |
| 1:06.1 | before. She was actually episode 356 back in 2022 after she ran to 2917 at CIM where she placed second. |
| 1:15.9 | Molly ran for the University of Oregon where she was a five-time All-American. |
| 1:20.0 | She competed in the 2020 Marathon Trials where she placed 25th in Atlanta. |
| 1:26.3 | She competed in the 2024 Marathon Trials in Orlando where she placed 25th in Atlanta. She competed in the 2024 marathon trials in Orlando, |
| 1:30.3 | where she placed 13th. She lives in Boulder and trains under Rick Rojas, that is her coach, |
| 1:37.3 | Nell Rojas's dad. Molly works full time and runs a lot of miles, reads a lot of books, |
| 1:45.9 | and we talk about all those things in this episode. It was great to catch up with Molly, and I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I |
| 1:51.2 | enjoyed recording it. If you do enjoy the podcast, please leave us a quick rating and review on |
| 1:56.1 | iTunes or wherever you're listening. You can support the show on Patreon. It's patreon.com slash Lindsay Hine. |
| 2:02.5 | And of course, sharing the episode with your friends |
| 2:05.4 | is always a huge way to help support the show. |
| 2:08.9 | All right, please enjoy my conversation with Molly. |
| 2:14.6 | All right, back on the podcast. |
| 2:16.6 | Molly Grable, welcome to the show. Thank you for having me. |
| 2:19.8 | Okay, you're going to have to clarify this Gravel, gray bowl thing, because your name is showing up weird in results. |
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