Molly Seidel Is Moving to Ultras

At least she's not on drugs or turning into a delusional god squad member! She can afford to do whatever she wants through endorsements (or family). Good on her to keep running, hope she stays healthy. Hopefully she stays off the Bumble apps.

What makes you think she isn't taking drugs? Recreational or otherwise?

Is this the first time that an Olympic Marathon medalist has switched to ultras? If she dominates the competition, this could be huge for the Ultra-Haters of letsrun.

Who?

I don’t know about medalists but Des Linden broke the 50k WR 3 years after winning Boston

Happy to see her running, at any distance.

More like she is jogging. She was never very fast.

Is she going head to head with Roche in 2026 at Javelina?

Get new material. This is the same dumb troll you’ve always tried.

Actually drugs is probably exactly WHY she is turning to Ultras. Didn't she have issues with getting a TUE for her ADHD meds or something? No drug testing in Ultras.

Molly's legs are too short to run fast, hence why she is switching to ultras

Didn’t switch but Kenny Moore was 4th in Munich and later did a multi day stage race in Hawaii.

Ali on the Run Show episode 843. Molly Seidel, On Returning to the New York City Marathon

Molly Seidel will run the TCS New York City Marathon — her first marathon in two years. But the Molly who will be lining up in Staten Island this year is very different from the fresh-off-earning-an-Olympic-bronze-medal Molly who ran it in 2021. (Her 2:24:42 is still the fastest time run by an American woman in NYC.)

In this conversation, Molly talks about the highs from the past few years, including that fourth-place finish in New York City in 2021 and an eighth-place finish and personal best (2:23:07) at the Chicago Marathon in 2023. She also talks about the lows, including what was going on behind the scenes during those races, injuries, mental health struggles, and sponsorship changes.

She offers updates on her new coach (Left Jonathan Green's track club in May 2025), her new home base in Austin, Texas, her new lesbian relationship, and her new relationship with running, and talks all about her training (only threshold (no repeat workouts) in the first 6 months in Flagstaff), mindset, and goals for race day in New York City as it leads to February 2028 Olympic Trials Marathon in Los Angeles.

Do you think she’s taking running ultras that seriously? None of the races listed by the OP offer prize money.

I opened this thread just to see comments from the beta boy haters that I knew would be here - like you.

Ultras is about the calorie burn for her. Still disordered. Also less pressure, ultimately.

is a shift to trails wise for someone with a fair amount of orthopedic injury history, eg, patellar tendon, hip impingement. i get it would no longer be international track/marathon speed demands, but as someone with beat up legs from years of soccer and running, last thing i do is seek out the longest races or uneven ground.

to me shorter and road would make more sense than longer and trails.