Molly Seidel on Her Western States Debut & the Ego Death of Being a Rookie
About this episode
Molly Seidel discusses her challenging debut at the Western States race and the emotional struggles of being a rookie.
Molly Seidel was running well at Western States. In the top ten for the first fifty-ish miles, racing where she knew she belonged. Then by mile sixty-two she was ready to quit, in pain, angry at herself, with thirty-eight miles left and nothing to race...
People in this episode
Host: Jonathan Levitt
Guest: Molly Seidel
Topics covered
- running
- endurance sports
- rookie experience
- pain management
- mental toughness
Keywords
- Molly Seidel
- Western States
- running
- endurance
- rookie
- pain
- mental health
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