Molly Seidel - How to Train to Win an Olympic Bronze Medal in the Marathon (Replay)

REPLAY EPISODE: This conversation with Molly Seidel was originally recorded in May 2024.

Olympic Marathon Bronze Medalist Molly Seidel on Injury Recovery, Training, Fueling, and Fixing Track & Field

Matt from Sweat Elite hosts Olympic marathon bronze medalist Molly Seidel in Flagstaff to discuss her recent Strava Camp experience, her return from a broken-knee injury, and how she is rebuilding by correcting movement patterns with gym-based mobility and muscle activation.

Molly explains why she skipped Canyons 50K to prioritize a fall road marathon, outlines her goals to win a major marathon, make World Championship teams, and target LA 2028 after missing Paris. She also breaks down her “unglamorous” marathon builds, including high aerobic volume, true double-threshold training, and a short specific block starting after a tune-up race.

Matt and Molly also cover cross-training through skiing, cycling and ElliptiGo, Ethiopia’s training culture, diet and race fueling, Puma shoe rotation, critiques of World Athletics around rankings, watchability and doping, plus Molly’s race-focused mindset.

Links

Matt's Instagram: instagram.com/mattinglisfox

Matt's Coaching: sweatelite.co/coaching

Matt's Profile: sweatelite.co/matt-fox

Matt's Strava: strava.com/athletes/7043356

Sweat Elite Website: sweatelite.co

Sweat Elite Instagram: instagram.com/sweatelite

Sweat Elite YouTube: youtube.com/@sweatelite

Episode Timestamps

00:00 Welcome and Guest Intro
01:28 Sponsors and Support
03:30 Meeting Molly in Flagstaff
03:46 Inside Strava Camp
06:15 Knee Injury and Comeback
09:19 Fall Plans and Big Goals
11:46 Marathon Training Blueprint
13:51 Gym Work and Activation
17:01 Podcasting and Listening Habits
20:24 Skiing and Cross Training
22:43 Injury Pool Culture
22:58 Best Training Bases
24:15 Why Ethiopia Matters
26:22 Ethiopian Training Mindset
31:23 Ethiopian Food Stories
33:27 Diet And Carbs
34:50 Race Fueling Strategy
35:52 Puma Shoe Rotation
36:58 Trail Running Strength
38:27 Fixing Track And Field
41:18 Winning Over Time Goals
44:26 Mental Race Preparation
46:13 Wrap Up And Goodbye

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