Shalane Flanagan surprises Molly Seidel: National Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year

[@oliverrrrr]

8 years later: she just qualified for the Olympics marathon!

[@ArunaabhShah]

On her marathon debut!

[@mhnsrw]

And wins Olympic bronze medal today in her third ever marathon!!

[@bethanymclean2136]

And 9 years later she breaks Shalane's American course record at the NYC marathon!

[@forgiveness2670]

9 years later she wins the Olympic Bronze Medal!

[@TheRunnergirl342]

what an incredible athlete. shes intelligent, compassinate, and an amazing runner and athlete. she embodies what an athlete should be! congrats molly!

[@animaloverdani10]

shes is actually very similar to Shalane in that they are both excellent runners and are extremely competitive...yet, they also have wonderful sportsmanship and are really good people.

[@keithbeal1214]

I am here researching her and trying to absorb many videos due to the 2020 Qualifying for Olympics in Atlanta finish. This girl IS AMAZING and I can't wait to cheer for her! Good luck in the Tokyo Olympics!

[@animaloverdani10]

shes such a cute nug. can't wait for her to represent us in 2021

[@ldjstudy]

I always have ultimate respect for runners, Molly Seidel, Sarah Sellers, and all other elite runners, many of who also happen to have great grades as students.

[@olyviakiley1580]

I felt for her, this year, my last year of xc there were only 3 people, one got injured and couldn't run the last 4 meets

[@JimTrujillo]

AMAZING young lady