MOLLY MF SEIDEL WINS BRONZE

False. she said on IG a while back that you say it like "title."

So did everyone drink a beer for Molly?

Kara Goucher did not stop talking at 90mph for the entire race. She made me turn the volume off.

Runnerofruns wrote:

My wife, who isn’t really an athletics fan, cried at the finish when Molly started screaming in celebration. This run has mainstream pull, and that woman just became a superstar!

What an amazing performance, well above expectations!

I'm hoping Molly's run will do what Joanie did for women's running in the first Oly Marathon in '84--get more to run or at least interested in our sport!

JMysterio wrote:

So did everyone drink a beer for Molly?

She apparently holds the ND record in the beer mile (8:20).

GQ: Is it true that you're the beer mile record holder at Notre Dame?

Molly Seidel: The last time I checked, I was the beer mile record holder. I have a pretty soft record for it. It was more that I didn't throw up when I did it. This is going to take away from the idea that “Oh my God, Olympians are so mentally focused.” I ran about 8:20 or so. I want to see what I could actually do if I went after it and didn't do this at midnight in jean shorts, being convinced to do it by a friend while at a party.

Where is the medal ceremony? Is there video? I haven't seen Molly interviewed except right after the race.

xy489129 wrote:

2:25 on that looped course in London off an abbreviated buildup and a bit of GI distress during the race (from audio captured on camera), .

Was there a microphone next to a honey bucket where she blasted out a #3 or something?

bartholomew_maxwell wrote:

mya buttreeks wrote:

That was AMAZING to watch!!!!

Molly was so gutsy

So what if Paula Radcliffe was in race Molly not would has got bronze.

If Paula was in the race, the roadway would have been wet.

Shocking for many, but we knew that heat and humidity will give chances for medals even to modest athletes. We know that with perfect weather the fast athletes always win but with adverse weather the winner is the one that adapts better to those racing conditions. Remember Yuki at Boston no one not even himself thought he had a slim chance to make the podium. The longer the distance the increase in the possibilities that a not great athlete can make the podium. It will happen in the Men’s race too, likely a random athlete or more than one will make the podium. Rupp is great running in the heat and humidity so he might win Gold.

abcrunning wrote:

Shocking for many, but we knew that heat and humidity will give chances for medals even to modest athletes. We know that with perfect weather the fast athletes always win but with adverse weather the winner is the one that adapts better to those racing conditions. Remember Yuki at Boston no one not even himself thought he had a slim chance to make the podium. The longer the distance the increase in the possibilities that a not great athlete can make the podium. It will happen in the Men’s race too, likely a random athlete or more than one will make the podium. Rupp is great running in the heat and humidity so he might win Gold.

Not unlike how some NFL teams beat others due to weather helping. In 2009 the Browns upset the World Champion Steelers at home due to an unusually cold night and horrible winds; they slowed the game down and Ben played poorly, plus the Brownies stuck to their run game--Chris Jennings at RB and Brady Quinn, at QB, outplaying Big Ben and Fast Willie Parker. That said, they overall have been bad against the Steelers since 2004.

Molly, on the other hand, I think is an emerging star, so you'll see more consistent performances from her going forward. She's 27 and in the peak of her career, vs. being 22 and new, or 32 and on the downside. I don't see 8/5/21 being a fluke!

1955 wrote:

Outside of Joanie's win in 1984, I can't recall being so enthralled/inspired by a marathon. Only difference is that, with Joan, she already was the favorite, but with Molly I had no expectations of even top 10. Bronze is amazing!!!

The conditions & the competition were brutal, and Molly just hung in there. Cannot praise her enough!

Inspiring.

And her family watched in a thunderstorm; I'd be worried about rain damaging my electronics too lol :)

In all seriousness, I loved seeing the community support her.

She also wants to do the Boston and NYC marathons, but hasn't done so yet.

Ehaw wrote:

Kara Goucher did not stop talking at 90mph for the entire race. She made me turn the volume off.

Now that was an amazing performance. She really talked for about 2 and a half hours non stop.

Wow. This was some very, very canny running to put herself on the medal stand. Just loved the way she took an active role in defining the race in the late middle. Amazing.

Samurai_Runner wrote:

The big question is: pronounced Cydle or Cy-dell?

Seidel like Title

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Ehaw wrote:

Kara Goucher did not stop talking at 90mph for the entire race. She made me turn the volume off.

Now that was an amazing performance. She really talked for about 2 and a half hours non stop.

Perhaps Kara has a future career in auctioneering?

Let's be careful here. As in, careful what you wish for.

Yes, Kara talked a lot. Some of that was due to the other commentators deferring to her and asking her a lot of questions.

But here's the thing. She was the only actual "marathon expert" in the coverage. And to a very large extent, she certainly does know what she's talking about. I honestly didn't think she did a bad job at all.

Would anyone prefer to go back to the bad old days of Larry Rawson and company? We haven't had to hear "Go down to your local high school track" for a good long time. I'll take Kara ten times out of ten.

va coach wrote:

Let's be careful here. As in, careful what you wish for.

Yes, Kara talked a lot. Some of that was due to the other commentators deferring to her and asking her a lot of questions.

But here's the thing. She was the only actual "marathon expert" in the coverage. And to a very large extent, she certainly does know what she's talking about. I honestly didn't think she did a bad job at all.

Would anyone prefer to go back to the bad old days of Larry Rawson and company? We haven't had to hear "Go down to your local high school track" for a good long time. I'll take Kara ten times out of ten.

Yeah, I'm no Kara Goucher fan in general, but her commentating is certainly fine. Sure, there are some out there who could do a better job, but there are also plenty who could do a lot worse. I was more annoyed by the dumb interjection of the "medical expert" or whatever to explain fairly obvious things to the audience about the effects of heat/humidity on running performance.