![]() RELATED: Molly Seidel Takes Bronze in the Olympic Marathon Peres Jepchirchir of Kenya Wins Goldīut the road to the Olympic podium had detours: in 2016, Seidel had to step away from her sport to seek treatment for an eating disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder-an experience she has said she feared would be career-ending. These days, Seidel is based in Flagstaff, Arizona. Her talents took her to Notre Dame, where she specialized in the 10K and became a four-time NCAA champion, and later Boston, where she divided her time between babysitting, working as a barista, and running with Saucony’s Freedom Track Club. And last October, Seidel placed sixth in the elite-only London Marathon, where she ran a personal best of 2:25:13.įor Seidel, making it to the Olympics-let alone the podium- fulfilled a lifelong dream that began in Wisconsin, where she grew up and became a Foot Locker National Cross Country Champion in high school. Olympic Trials in Atlanta, where she ran 2:27:31 to finish second. The marathon was only Seidel’s third: her first was last February, at the U.S. In doing so, Seidel, 27, became only the third American woman in history to medal in the event, joining long distance legends Deena Kastor and Joan Benoit Samuelson. Last week, American Molly Seidel placed third in the Olympic Marathon, running 2:27:46, only 26 seconds behind winner Peres Jepchirchir of Kenya. Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members!
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