Episode 499: Molly Bookmyer – 2:30:37 at Toronto Marathon, Training with the Oiselle Underbird Project for the Olympic Trials

Molly Bookmyer is on the podcast today and I am so excited to share this episode! Molly recently set a PR at the Toronto Marathon where she ran 2:30:37 for 8th place and battled some really strong weather conditions that day. She shares in this episode that she felt fit and in better conditions was ready to run much faster! Molly has a 1:10:51 half marathon PR. She is training under the Oiselle Underbird Project with 4 other athletes for the Olympic Trials! Molly has a unique story in that she walked onto her college team and didn’t have crazy success as a college runner and has really blossomed as a post-collegiate runner. Part of her story is that she was diagnosed with a brain tumor and had major surgery for that and then another surgery following that due to complications during college. Soon after getting married, her husband was diagnosed with testicular cancer. Has she been through it with her health journey or what!!? She shares all about that in this episode and also shares about her passion to still live fully even when things are hard! I LOVED hearing about this mindset and I just think that it’s a really beautiful way to live! Next up for Molly is the Olympic Trails in Orlando. She has so much ahead of her and I cannot wait to see what she accomplishes at the trials and beyond!! We’re rooting for you, Molly!! What we talked about: 5:20- Recapping her race at the Toronto Marathon 11:30- How she feels leading into the trials 15:45- Being a part of the Oiselle Underbird Project 20:00- Health issues that she has faced and how she has walked through them 25:00- Running her first marathon during her husband’s cancer diagnosis 29:00- Building confidence 33:30- The progression of her career 37:30- Breakthroughs in her career 40:30- Fueling in races 41:10- Dreams in running 45:20- Columbus running community 50:00- Her coach and her training 1:02:00- End of podcast questions Show notes: Do Hard Things 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 The Ready to Run Podcast Sponsors: Previnex Use the code “another” for 15% off Lagoon Use the code “Lindsey” to get 15% off of your order Donna Marathon Use the code “Lindsey10” for 10% off your race registration Enter to win a trip to the Donna Marathon Weekend 2024