Molly Seidel ran a personal best Sunday to clock the fastest time by an American woman at the New York City Marathon. The record was previously held by Kara Goucher, who ran a 2:25:53 in 2008.
The 27-year-old Seidel finished with a blistering 2:24:42 for fourth place.
Molly Seidel is 4-for-4 in marathons. She runs 2:24:42, a personal best and the fastest ever by an American woman in New York, to finish 4th in the NYC Marathon.Marathon star. pic.twitter.com/zUURAY8675— Jonathan Gault (@jgault13) November 7, 2021
Molly Seidel is 4-for-4 in marathons. She runs 2:24:42, a personal best and the fastest ever by an American woman in New York, to finish 4th in the NYC Marathon.Marathon star. pic.twitter.com/zUURAY8675
To make the feat even more remarkable, the American revealed after the race that she had broken two ribs in the lead-up to the Marathon.
Seidel’s history-making NYC Marathon caps off a remarkable stretch, capturing the bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics, 6th in the London Marathon and second at the Olympic Trials, which served as her first-ever competitive marathon.