Molly Seidel 17th at B.A.A. 10K - 33:35 - Yikes!

"Never judge anyone by one good or one bad performance."

BS. Your best performance represents everything you worked towards and achieved.

She did her best.

She's done. And it she really loves the sport, she can transition to color runs, "Spartan" races, mud etc.

Let's see what she does 4th of July!

Fastwomen is quiet about the self destruction of Molly. Why? Because they can’t find a way to blame a man.
Colorado is evil because Mark Wetmore is male.

LOL, another LetsRun dummy;)

Reread my post then get back to me.

BS. Your best performance on one day in one particular race DOESN'T make you better than someone who has run over 5 minutes faster more than once. You have ZERO reading comprehension or didn't graduate from High School.

Molly is not even in the top 10 fastest times for U.S. women...not even close.

Emily, Emma, Sara, Keira, are light years ahead of her.

As already mentioned, the stars aligned for her that day and good for her she pulled a bronze out of it. On her best day she could not have hung with Emily at Chicago last year and probably would have been a half mile behind her. But Molly is a better runner than Emily because she won a bronze medal, right?

I stand by my post 100% and your handle describes what you know about running.

Others have already listed Molly's accomplishments... Olympic bronze, NCAA titles, top American at NYC... I don't believe she has ever run a road race shorter than a marathon during her pro career that I would say was equivalent to one of her top marathon performances. The marathon is her event, but the marathon takes years of consistent, healthy training. So, I wouldn't say that a relatively "slow" (for her) 10k after many injuries in 2022 on a hot, humid day is a reason to say that she is "done."

I'm a fan of Molly, but I do sometimes wonder how many times you can come back from not treating your body/mind right to be in position to replicate a medal winning performance. She was training hard during her eating disorder in college and won many NCAA titles, but her body ultimately broke down after some time with injuries. She got healthy (that took years), and then was top three at the marathon trials. Again, she said that her mental health wasn't great and her disordered eating habits came back all while running 130+ miles a week. So, she had a lot of success for a year or two but then, again, injuries came back and her body needed another substantial break. I believe your body can only handle that cycle so many times in a lifetime.

If she decided to quit competitive running today, she would be one of the most successful US marathoners in history. She's only 28. I think stepping away for 2-3 years might be beneficial. Figure out if running is making her happy or if it's only intensifying her mental health struggles and eating disorder behaviors. I remember taking my daughters (14 and 17 at the time) to watch NCAA XC the year Molly won. The entire drive home all they talked about was how thin Molly looked. A lot of young women look up to her. So I hope she makes the smartest choice for herself going forward and that other young runners/fans notice that and do the same for themselves.

Are you trolling, or do you not realize that her 2:24 PR was from NY? That's an exceptional time there - it might be the fastest an American has run unless I'm forgetting someone.

That these times have to be qualified with “American” tip off that American distance runners are the B team on the world stage.

Yes she set the American Course Record at New York. Which is a pretty insane feat that people seem to overlook.

She would have finished 20 minutes behind Geoffrey Mutai. So he would have gotten his trophy, gone back to his hotel room and showered and taken a taxi to the airport while she was still running her last few miles. Is that really an "insane feet?"

Is that appropriate language for a running forum?

Emma? Not even close.

She spent many months not even running.

So the fact she is even running at all is encouraging.

She is a marathoner...

She's dealt with a lot of injuries lately. We don't know how healthy she was going unto this one. Give her a few months of healthy training and she'll be fine.

I like that she isn't afraid to race even when she isn't 100% fit. More pros should do that.

Once again, not a big Molly fan because of her antics post-Olympics, but between this performance at NYC and the 2:25 in Sapporo shows she is built for tough courses and conditions. Fvcking 10s off Kosgei in 2021.

She did a 10k and then threw in some additional mileage for a nearly 20-mile day. She didn't exactly taper for the thing, if you look at her Strava mileage. She's been near or over 100 miles a week for a couple months now.

I think it’s strange how so many are triggered by Molly. Seems like the LRC purists can stand it when a runner has popularity or influence that is somehow judged to be out of proportion to their talent or accomplishments. Why? Molly has done some remarkable things, especially for an American marathoner. Sure, she’s no Chepngetich or Hassan, but so what? She is super solid if and when she can train adequately. People shouldn’t root against her just because she’s beloved by young women runners.