Seidel is only the third American woman to medal in the Olympic marathon ever. The two who beat her have 2:17 and 2:14 marathon PRs. It’s hard to convey how amazing this performance was. Molly Seidel for bronze in the Olympic Marathon.
“The two who beat her have 2:17 and 2:14 marathon PRs. Steve Magness took a second to remind us all how incredible her performance was: “The field was stacked,” he wrote. RT if Molly Seidel is making you feel like you could run through a brick wall right now “RT if Molly Seidel is making you feel like you could run through a brick wall right now,” wrote David Melly on Twitter.
RELATED: Molly Seidel Takes Bronze in the Olympic Marathon, Peres Jepchirchir of Kenya Wins Gold When Israel’s Lonah Salpeter started walking, it was apparent that bronze was hers to lose. With four runners left, they crossed their fingers that she could get to the podium. The race was close and exciting and absolutely brutal.Īs Seidel stayed in the lead pack nearly the entire race, fans were on the edge of their seat. Why we’re shouting right now? Molly Seidel, the 27-year-old American, has won bronze in the Olympic Marathon, running 2:27:46 behind Peres Jepchirchir 2:27:20 and Brigid Kosgei’s 2:27:36.
It makes social media an exciting destination. With the ban of spectators in Japan for the Tokyo Olympics (including the marathon in Sapporo), we’re all in this together-watching from our couches and shouting all our reactions into the Twitter-verse. Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members!
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