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171. You Can Run a Marathon with Molly Bookmyer

Published: Sept. 9, 2019, 11:14 p.m.

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"You deserve to be on that starting line. Believe in yourself and your training."

Molly Bookmyer is a 2:44 marathoner who recently finished third in the U.S. 25K championships. But the road to an Olympic Trials qualifying time hasn\'t been easy. On this episode, Molly shares her inspiring story of resilience and positivity. In 2013, Molly\'s doctors found a brain tumor and needed to perform brain surgery to remove it. Then, she suffered a seizure while running on the treadmill, and had to have a second brain surgery. After recovering, getting healthy, and getting back on the run, Molly and her now-husband got married. But one week after returning from their honeymoon, he was diagnosed with testicular cancer. Molly is a force to be reckoned with, on the run and beyond.

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What you\\u2019ll get on this episode:

  • Molly\\u2019s inspiring story (2:05)
  • On leaning into running during difficult times (8:50)
  • On grieving an injury and healing emotionally (12:15)
  • What Molly\\u2019s work day looks like right now (15:20)
  • Why the marathon? Plus, what Molly\\u2019s first marathon training cycle and race looked like (16:10)
  • How Molly fuels for marathon training and racing (22:00)
  • When Molly realized she had the potential to run an Olympic Trials qualifying time in the marathon (26:00)
  • On training in Ohio\\u2019s ever-changing weather (34:10)
  • What race week looks like for Molly (35:10)

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