She makes history as just the third American woman to podium in the event.
Most Olympians train and compete in their events for years, fine-tuning every element of their performance before taking those efforts to the world stage. Not Molly Seidel.
Seidel, a national collegiate cross-country champion who ran her first ever marathon at the U.S. Olympic Trials in February 2020 , seemed to find motivation in her status as an underdog. "I wanted to go and be that person who, when you're racing, they're all saying, 'Who the hell is this girl?'" Seidel said after the race,. "I just wanted to stick my nose in where it didn't belong and get after it. The Olympics only happen every four years; you might as well take your shot."
Running 26.2 miles is never easy, but Seidel and her competitors tackled the distance amid especially tough conditions, including 86% humidity and road temperatures above 100 degrees,
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