Former Irish Runner, Seidel, Captures Bronze in Olympic Marathon

Former Notre Dame Fighting Irish runner (2012-2016), Molly Seidel, ran the race of her life to capture the bronze medal in the Olympic marathon this evening. In just her third career marathon, Seidel entered the race with very little fanfare and was not expected to contend for a medal. In addition to fighting humidity that reached 86% and road temperatures that exceeded 100 degrees, Seidel went toe to toe with a loaded field of 88 women, including the current world record holder Brigid Kosgei.

After spending the majority of the race in the lead group of 10 runners, Seidel and 4 runners were able to pull away from the remainder of the field with about 6 miles to go.