Episode 356: Molly Grabill – 2:29 at CIM

Molly Grabill recently ran a 2:29:17 at the California International Marathon where she placed 2nd. That was just her 3rd marathon. She ran the Grandma’s Marathon in 2019 in 2:35 and she ran the Olympic Trials in 2020 placing 25th in 2:37. Molly has been training in Boulder with the RISE Athletics. That is Nell Rojas and her dad’s training group. She trained with them for 8 weeks before CIM so we get to hear what her training looked like heading into this race. Molly also works full time for a Cyber Security company so she has a full plate on top of training really hard for marathons. Molly ran for the University of Oregon in college where she was a 5-time All American. She took some time off in 2020 and came back and worked really hard to break 2:30 at CIM. That just speaks volumes to the thought that sometimes we need some rest to come back stronger! Molly is really sweet and kind and I hope that you enjoy getting to know her in this episode of the podcast! Photo credit: Nate Caster Photo from Molly Grabill What we talked about: 4:20- Recapping placing 2nd at CIM 5:00- Molly’s college running career and finding longevity in the sport 8:35- Being coached by Maurica Powell 9:45- The car accident that she got into during college 15:35- Molly’s full time job 25:00- The various teams that Molly has been on in Boulder and who she is currently training with 27:15- Taking a break from running during the pandemic 28:30- The Indy Monumental race 32:05- Racing at the Olympic Trials 39:00- Her training leading up to breaking 2:30 at CIM 47:15- Her relationship with Morgan Pearson, an Olympic triathlete 50:20- Goals for 2022 53:50- End of podcast questions Show notes: Molly on Instagram The Shut Eye by Belinda Bauer Passing by Nella Larsen Connect with Lindsey: Lindsey on Instagram Lindsey on Twitter Lindsey on Facebook Join the I’ll Have Another Facebook Group Support the I’ll Have Another Podcast on Patreon Follow SandyBoy Productions: Sandyboy Productions on Twitter Sandyboy Productions on Instagram SandyBoy Productions Shows: Why is Everyone Yelling? The Up and Running Podcast The Illuminate Podcast The Herban Farmacy Podcast Sponsors: Donna Marathon Race Series Use code “another10” for 10% off any of their races