Everybody would’ve wished her well as she sought to see what else the world held for her. Move on to the next chapter in her life, one that didn’t involve running. Just stop striving to be great and be somebody, something, else. There were times when Seidel wanted to do something she’d never before wanted to do - just stop running. Too often, she was just another face in many a race. She struggled to stay consistent and persistent with her times. Seidel showed so little of her successful side those first two years. Someone with no limits on potential, until there were limits. She was someone who had all the talent and drive and determination that a college freshman could want. That earned her 2011 Gatorade National Female Cross Country runner of the year.

Like when Seidel arrived at Notre Dame a highly-decorated high school runner, someone who won 12 state titles in three different race categories in her four years. “I go for a run and the world makes sense again.”Įven when it didn’t, it did. “I feel like there are times where my brain doesn’t fit inside my body. “It gets my brain in a place where I can think,” the 25-year-old said last week from her home in Boston, where she’s a professional runner for the Saucony/Freedom Track Club. It often carries Seidel to her peaceful place. Just slide on a pair of shoes and stretch and go. Running requires so little prep time or equipment or anything else.

Back from that, she could settle in and focus and find her voice. Often before drafting an essay for English class, she’d set off on a run. It’s long been that way for the former Notre Dame distance standout.įirst time was in middle school when she battled obsessive compulsive disorder and needed an outlet so she could breathe, could relax, could learn, could live.Ī native of Hartland, Wis., 26 miles west of Milwaukee, Seidel discovered that the best way for her to concentrate was to walk and read a book at the same time. SOUTH BEND - Give Molly Seidel room to run, to race, to get out in open space and all feels right in her world.

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