COROS CONVOS - EP 4: Desiree Linden x Molly Seidel

[@barrysiff815]

I can't believe I actually sat for 30+ minutes watching this conversation! It was so authentic, engaging, and enjoyable that it totally captured my interest. Thank you for this Coros; and, especially Des & Molly. Just wonderful.

[@Vo2maxProductions]

Great convo! Nice to see Des again (I was teammates with her back in Michigan at Hansons-Brooks when she made her first Olympics in 2012). Then also obviously a big fan of Molly too. Honored to be on the COROS team with such amazing athletes and people!

[@COROSGlobal]

Glad you enjoyed the convo Sage!

[@susandodge5306]

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[@anneliesbeijer262]

2 beautiful humans and awesome competitors 😍

[@michellecello]

Such a great series! Super respect for Des & Molly 🥇

[@COROSGlobal]

Thank you for watching!

[@nigerian_the-original]

Thank you, Coros, for the quality content!

[@nberkel]

Made the treadmill miles fly by! Thanks for posting this up 👍🏼

[@COROSGlobal]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Modrunnermusic]

Des is my childhood hero, she crushed it! So cool to see her and Molly sit down and talk. Both are legends

[@COROSGlobal]

Happy to hear you enjoyed the talk 👏

[@hannahboyd478]

Loved this convo. More like this, COROS!

[@COROSGlobal]

Thank you for your feedback - more to come!

[@lidasheppard4968]

You both are amazing! . Inspiring . Love you ladies ❤️❤️❤️

[@camilarosa6351]

I loved this "Coros Convos"! Thanks for that, Coros!

[@sabrinan100]

Molly has such a happy demeanor makes me smile (=

[@catherinezettner7581]

10:22 "instant gratitude.. gratification, excuse me" such a sweet Freudian slip could only come from Des

[@COROSGlobal]

Good catch!

[@moremilesmorefun]

Love this conversation!

[@nigerian_the-original]

So authentic and awkward at times x❤x cute!! u inspire me to 🏃🏻‍♀️

[@aeioseph]

Legends.

[@ajakennedy6072]

This is so cool!

[@don.hinton]

Wow, Des is a great interviewer...

[@stephaniehartman1312]

Biathlon 🎉🎉

[@emeraldgren3420]

Very inspired by both of their discipline and positive energy towards running and life! Since they each spoke upon training in different countries of Africa at some point in their careers, I wonder how they view the commercialization of running worldwide, despite its inaccessibility for a lot of people; (Molly mentioned a child was running in crocs.) Also, as white women in distance running for USA, how do they view the sports lack of diversity, inclusivity, and accessibility to women of color, especially Black women, overtime? How can they use their privilege and publicity to engage in the social commentary of greater representation in the sport?

[@kylestephens9593]

with all my respect, you're talking nonsence on everything: 1. "commercialization of running worldwide, despite its inaccessibility for a lot of people" WTF, running is THE most accessible sport there is. all you need is some shoes, and often you don't even need shoes. all other sports need at least some equipment, running is equipment free sport. of course lot of people are gearheads and buy all types of stuff, but if one wants to run, he doesn't need anything but a pair of shoes and that's it. me for example: i'm not poor, but my budget is tight, so I chose running, because i don't need a gym membership or to buy special equipment, so i chose running for this simple reason. 2. black women are overrepresented in US running, just not distance running. distance running is open for people of all colours. there's no barrier, if there were fast african-american women @ the marathon, they were going to be there. simple reason is that there's not enough US black women that can COMPETE in distances over 800m, african-american ladies doesn't have the build for long distances.

[@COROSGlobal]

All great questions - We will share this with Des and Molly! Thank you for watching!

[@emeraldgren3420]

Thank you for the respect! Really enjoy these videos.

[@emeraldgren3420]

I used to think similarly, but overtime recognized the vast disparities in safety, thereby accessibility and inclusivity in distance running in the USA. These questions are conversation starters and not statements of blame, so thank you for responding with your own opinions, I understand that you disagree. Just on a final note, I encourage and recommend reading Alison Désmir’s new book, Running While Black: she speaks upon her own experiences in distance running and archives historical reasoning for USA’s distance running being seen and felt as a “white space,” and why it’s important to continue to make it inclusive and safe !

[@kylestephens9593]

@@emeraldgren3420 black US women don't have interest in distance running. yeah, i know the're is the racism (from both sides!, don't tell me as a white person i am fully welcomed to black neighbourhoods and vice-versa) and the dangers of being judged wrongly on the street while running and being black, but if they were TRULY interested in distance running, they would've run, despite all dangers and judgments. when you love something, you do it ANYWAY! did you see how this lady who wrote the book looks like? does she have the build of a marathoner? no. she's in shape. but she's just not light. she's a 400m runner. she wants to be a distance runner just to represent black us women there, in spite of her real talents being at the shortest distances. i don't understand her fully, but that's her agenda. and she've spoked with des linden, molly and other elite us marathon girls. i think the message has been sent.

[@PsychoFisho]

At 33:20 Molly asks What's your opinion of the Palestinian Israeli conflict? I had to take a double take at the date of this video's posting. Wow, this talk was a year and a month before the Oct 7th attack. I've been following for 40yrs, starting as a teen: Some issues will never change, or get better.

[@shawnat8799]

Des, please go to Flag I want to see journey stories of you mobbing in Flag.

[@patstow5993]

Why is this so awkward?