Molly Seidel Instagram Post

Drew Peacock wrote:

cecevans wrote:

Wait...you're telling me Molly is single????

Not so fast. A lot of people use bumble to gain instagram followers.

"A lot of people"

It's safe to say those who use dating apps as a front for promoting their Instagram page fall into one gender almost exclusively

"Why are you and people like you such emotional babies?"

The same could be said for the people trashing Molly for her post.

Love that Molly has specifically called out this board of guys who don't understand what a joke is. I expect we will now get a series of posts from those same snowflakes psycho-analyzing that and explaining why what Molly is saying is not a joke and that they in fact tell jokes a lot better than her.

Del Preston wrote:

It looked like a smug overreaction to me. Yikes, Molly, no wonder you're single. Signed - a former fan.

Yikes, that's harsh. Do you know her?

KTHXBAI wrote:

Waka Kanda waka wrote:

Yeah, it kind of does. What you don't know is that even while she was meeting up with you for those first few dates that she was still swiping away on Tinder. And she could get on Tinder again without you knowing and line up your replacement. Same goes with guys too, by the way, both genders use the apps to try and trade up.

She was flirting with other guys at work, in the grocery store, at work, at races, etc when you first started dating sans technology in the '70s and '80s, too.

Apparently no one has the balls to approach a woman these days hence why you all use dating apps. In any case, flirting in real life is tolerable even expected to an extent. It rarely goes beyond that whereas they call dating apps, "hookup" apps for a reason.

DanM wrote:

Last night, my wife and I celebrated 25 years since the day we met. Feb. 7, 1997. It was in person at a public event.We are thankful that we avoided the era of social media/online dating.

I met my fiance March 31, 2016, and that was right before online dating blew up with apps like Tinder, TikTok, etc. I know there was website online dating like OK Cupid and others but not to the level of where it took off in 2017-18.

I like Molly's post and I got the joke. Don't ever forget that 1/3 of the population has no sense of humor. They literally, have none, and don't want to "get" the joke. To find something funny you have to suspend your desire to look for negativity everywhere you see it. A large portion of people at any point in time, aren't willing to do that.

Go Molly!

Drew Peacock wrote:

Do hobbyjogger groups do flat out sprints? I think they just jog.

The example I'd give if you ever see groups playing sports casually at parks: Basketball, volleyball, frisbee, soccer, softball/rounders, tennis, etc. If a man has to run 10m, 20m, 50m, or whatever, as fast as he can, to try and win a point, do you really think he is moving much slower than a distance runner?

25 second 100m is only a little quicker than 7:00 mile. I think most 20s-30s men could run at that pace at least briefly (800m say). If you are saying they can't manage that pace at all, what do you think is their jogging pace: 8:00, 9:00? Bear in mind we're talking about young men who aren't overweight.

98% of training groups are hobbyjoggers. like Heartbreakers. They still do speedwork.

a 25 second 100m is 6:42 mile. Most men could NOT run 800m at that pace.

The average jogging pace for a non-runner male starts at about 9:00, and gets uncomfortable real quick. your average 20-something would think they're flying at about 7:00 per mile. Go to a gym and check out the treadmills - you see guys pushing the speed all the way up to 8 for about 15 seconds and then almost falling off the back of the treadmill.

Dating culture in the U.S. just sucks. Gender war. Lack of transparency.

According to a foreign-born guy I talked to in the sauna yesterday, women in Europe will straight-up tell a guy that she's available.

Publicly humiliated? How? She didn’t put his name, age, picture, location, or any other identifiable information on the post. How on earth is this public humiliation if we have no idea who this guy is?

luckyducky wrote:

this girl needs to chill. she's a great runner but all of her human interaction stories are awkward. even if they did happen, why do we care. she just wants something to post about i guess. also if he's not a runner how is he supposed to know who she is or what it takes to be a pro-marathoner. his response may have been a joke or a real question either way I don't see the need to respond the way she did and then post is. \O/

moral of the story, be careful what you say around her, she'll make it sound misogynistic.

-impressed with her running... her people skills might need some work

If you look at the screenshot he uses a ;) emoji, so he wasn't taking her too seriously and probably wasn't expecting a serious response either. But when she used the F bomb she came off as kind of a hard***.

lewisbonmers wrote:

Molly S is a weirdo. The guy was clearly just joking around. Molly is the heavy over serious type I would have avoided when I was dating. Light hearted people for the win, this guy avoided a trap.

I think you are right. I love Molly's talent, her story of winning Bronze in tough conditions, her ("drink a beer for me") quote, her overcoming her ED. All of those things are truly inspirational, but the more I'm reading the more it seems like she's a bit smug (even if unintentional).

Others have posted (last summer) that she came from wealth and privilege even BEFORE she was famous so she might not know struggle financially or living like the rest of America. I think posters said she came from a prominent Wisc. family that owned breweries.

How? It’s a simple fact. She is a pro marathon runner. Is it arrogant for doctors to say “I’m a doctor” when asked about their job?

jamin wrote:

Drew Peacock wrote:

Not so fast. A lot of people use bumble to gain instagram followers.

"A lot of people"

It's safe to say those who use dating apps as a front for promoting their Instagram page fall into one gender almost exclusively

And you know this because?

Which podcast are you referring to, I'll go find it and listen.

jamin wrote:

Dating culture in the U.S. just sucks. Gender war. Lack of transparency.

According to a foreign-born guy I talked to in the sauna yesterday, women in Europe will straight-up tell a guy that she's available.

Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not really out to hurt you.

P.s. that guy in the sauna also has ulterior motives.

DanM wrote:

She won an Olympic medal, yet remains largely unknown to the general public. What is the typical life outcome for an Olympic medal winner ? How many of them are able to make a career out of their sport ?  Are mental health problems common among Olympic athletes ?

That's a great point.

I know some non-runners who follow the Olympics who know who she is, but they love the Olympics and follow it as a hobby just because.

The rest of the people who know her are in running clubs like Marathoner in Training or CRC Columbus, etc.

General pop doesn't know her like they would know Usain Bolt.

Ballsy SM strategy for a doper. She will eventually find her Tom Craig.

This is a great point calling out misogyny, no sarcasm. A lot of guys that are good at heart will quickly change and realize that they screwed up, even if it was by accident.