Molly Seidel, have yourself a day!
Coming into the final days of the Tokyo Olympics, Seidel was not expected to place near the podium in the women’s marathon. And yet, Seidel finished in a surprise third place on Friday after running the marathon in 2:27:36, becoming just the third American woman to win an Olympic medal in the event.
Not only that, this event was Seidel’s THIRD-EVER marathon! To post a time like that in just your third marathon ever, and in the Olympics nonetheless, is an incredible feat and a wonderful moment of athletic achievement.
Here’s how the end of the race went down on Friday.
MOLLY SEIDEL WINS BRONZE 🥉
The American finishes behind two Kenyans in the women's marathon 👏#OlympicHERstory | #SeeHerShine pic.twitter.com/JSo8Bbf5S5
— On Her Turf (@OnHerTurf) August 6, 2021
A stunning third-place finish by Seidel was then capped off by a lovely emotional moment between her and her family post-race. Seidel was overcome with emotion seeing her family celebrate her bronze finish, then had just one request to celebrate the occasion.
“Please drink a beer for me!”
"I'm so tired. Please drink a beer for me!"
Olympic marathon bronze medalist @ByGollyMolly12 has one post-race request for her family 🍻#OlympicHERstory | #TokyoOlympics pic.twitter.com/lRhpWA0XKj
— On Her Turf (@OnHerTurf) August 7, 2021
What a moment for Seidel. No doubt her family obliged as well!
