Molly Seidel — runner
Molly is a runner — she will always be a runner. Exploding onto the scene with a second place in the US Olympic Trials, in her first marathon, and backing that up with a bronze medal in Tokyo was a sudden and unexpected arrival into the spotlight. It’s fitting that her candid approach to navigating life when out of running shoes should also stand her apart — in a good way. Molly’s refreshing authenticity enables non-athletes to appreciate more than the results sheet. To know the person behind the times.
“My advice to my younger self would be to really work on cultivating a positive mindset around sport. And, what I mean by that is, I think that sometimes as runners we tend to focus on the negatives or the ways that we're deficient or need to improve. And focus on the positives — the things we're doing well — the believing in ourselves. That really takes work. But it's something that is so essential. To be able to be successful in this sport is to be able to fully believe in yourself and have confidence and just joy in what you’re doing. I think it’s such an enormous aspect of the sport that I wish I'd figured out a little earlier.” — Molly Seidel.
