In this episode, we touch on some of those things but also her struggles with disordered eating especially in 2016, the road back, the response to opening up and much more – including.online dating. She’s also a fan favorite for things like running the fastest known 10k in a turkey costume or a 36-minute mile as part of the CITIUS MAG Slow Mile Challenge started by David Melly. Most recently, she recorded a sixth-place finish in 2:25:13 at the London Marathon. And now she’s one of the most popular distance runners after her runner-up finish at the U.S. She won the Footlocker Cross Country Championships in 2011. I knew her before she was a four-time NCAA champ but always recognized that she's had tremendous talent. We go back to when she was at Notre Dame and I was often visiting to cover indoor meets at the Loftus Center or I’d show up to the same football tailgate. 200! When I was thinking about who would be a good person to get on for this one, it occurred to me that I still haven’t had Molly Seidel on the podcast. Maybe I’ll do that.Molly the Unconventional Pro.”ĮPISODE NO. I love having Jon as my coach because he gives me so much independence to do that. I love having friends that aren’t pro runners. I personally thrive off a little bit more loosey-goosey and being able to have another life outside of pro running, which is why I love being in Boston. I think that kind of structure works really well for people. Everyone asks me, ‘Oh are you going to join Bowerman now?’ I personally don’t think I would do well on a team like that. I don’t think it’s healthy for me to be hyper-focused like a one-track mind. “I get it from people all the time who say, ‘You’re fairly unconventional for a pro runner.’ I’m like.Thank you? I guess i do appreciate that just because I do approach things in pro running a little bit differently than the ‘normal runner.’ I’m never going to be a Shalane Flanagan.
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