Molly Huddle

Molly Huddle at the 2011 Bay Area Cross Challenge.

Molly Huddle (born August 31, 1984 ) is an American long-distance runner .

Career

On March 15, 2015, she won the New York City Half Marathon in 1:08:31 h. In 2016, Huddle took sixth place at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro over 10,000 meters in 30: 13.17 min with an American national record, on November 6, she was then in her first marathon at the New York City Marathon in a time of 2: 28:13 h Third. At the beginning of 2018, she completed the Houston half marathon in 1:07:25 hours, nine seconds below the old American record of Deena Kastor .

On July 25, 2019, she won the US championship in the 10,000 meter run in 31: 58.47 minutes for the fifth time in a row . It was her 28th national title.

Personal

Huddle is married to the middle distance runner Kurt Benninger.

Personal bests

open air

1500 m : 4: 08.09 min, Lignano Sabbiadoro , July 16, 2013
1 mile : 4: 26.84 min, Dublin , July 11, 2014
3000 m : 8: 42.99 min, London , July 26th 2013
5000 m : 14: 42.64 min, Monaco , July 18, 2014
10,000 m : 30: 13.17 min, Rio de Janeiro , August 12, 2016
5K road run : 14:50, Boston , April 18, 2015
10 km road run: 31:21 min, Boston , October 12, 2015
15 km road run: 47:29 min, Houston , January 14, 2018 (transit time)
20K road run: 1:03:48 h, Houston, January 14, 2018 (transit time)
Half marathon : 1:07:25 h, Houston, Jan. 14, 2018
Marathon : 2:26:33 h, London , April 28, 2019

Hall

3000 m: 9:00, 82 min, New York City, February 20, 2016
5000 m: 14: 57.31 min, New York City, February 20, 2016

Web links

Commons : Molly Huddle - collection of images, videos and audio files

Molly Huddle in the database of World Athletics (English)
Profile of Molly Huddle on usatf.org

Individual evidence

↑ Erin Strout: Molly Huddle Sets an American Record in the Half Marathon. In: runnersworld.com. January 16, 2018, accessed February 9, 2018 .
↑ With Second 10,000-meter National Title, Lopez Lomong Qualifies For First World Team Since 2013. In: teamusa.org. July 26, 2019, accessed July 26, 2019 .
↑ Erin Strout: Distance runner Molly Huddle takes long view. August 23, 2011, accessed April 10, 2015 .

personal data
SURNAME	Huddle, Molly
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American long-distance runner
DATE OF BIRTH	August 31, 1984

[1] Erin Strout: Molly Huddle Sets an American Record in the Half Marathon. In: runnersworld.com. January 16, 2018, accessed February 9, 2018 .

[2] With Second 10,000-meter National Title, Lopez Lomong Qualifies For First World Team Since 2013. In: teamusa.org. July 26, 2019, accessed July 26, 2019 .

[3] Erin Strout: Distance runner Molly Huddle takes long view. August 23, 2011, accessed April 10, 2015 .