1. Molly Huddle was born on August 31,1984 and is an American long-distance runner who competes in track and cross country running events.
42 Facts About Molly Huddle
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Molly Huddle held the American record in the 5000 meters set in 2014 in Monaco, which has since been lowered by Shannon Rowbury, Shelby Houlihan and Alicia Monson.
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Molly Huddle attended high school at Notre Dame High School in Elmira, New York from 1998 to 2002.
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Molly Huddle twice earned All-America honors in outdoor track and field, while garnering All-America recognition in indoor track and field and cross country as a senior.
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Molly Huddle did not start running cross country until her senior year because her high school did not have a team.
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Molly Huddle ran as one-runner team in 2001, with her father as coach.
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Molly Huddle's school had not had a full team since 1987; however, a team was started in the fall of 2014.
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Molly Huddle was undefeated in cross country during the senior year regular season, winning conference, regional and state titles, set 12 course records and finished fourth at the 2001 Foot Locker Cross Country Championships.
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Molly Huddle earned two outdoor track conference, regional and state championships.
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Molly Huddle won the 2002 Nike Indoor Classic and 2002 Adidas Outdoor Championships as a senior, setting a meet record in the former event, while she established new national high school record in the outdoor two-mile run.
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Molly Huddle attended college at University of Notre Dame from 2002 to 2006.
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In 2004, Molly Huddle set a school record for women's 5000 m outdoor at the Mt.
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Molly Huddle placed ninth in the 5000 m in 15:44.66 at the 2006 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
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Molly Huddle placed sixth in the 10,000 m in 33:09.27 at the 2007 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
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Molly Huddle placed ninth in the 10,000 m in 33:17.73 and tenth in the 5000 m in 15:42.19 at the 2008 United States Olympic Trials.
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Molly Huddle placed fifth in the 10,000 m at the 2009 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in a time of 32:43.11 behind Amy Begley-Yoder, Shalane Flanagan, Katie McGregor and Magdalena Lewy-Boulet.
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Molly Huddle earned a silver medal in the 5000 m at the 2010 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in a time of 15:30.89 behind Lauren Fleshman.
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Molly Huddle set the American record in the 5000 m at the 2010 Memorial Van Damme Diamond League meet in Brussels, Belgium.
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On October 11,2010, Molly Huddle won her third consecutive United States Women's 10k road race championship in Boston, Massachusetts.
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Molly Huddle was the runner-up at the 2011 USA Cross Country Championships, earning a spot for the world championships team.
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Molly Huddle again helped the American team win a bronze medal at the 2011 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, finishing 17th overall.
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On June 24,2011, Molly Huddle captured the 5000 m at the 2011 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships with a time of 15:10.01.
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At the 2012 USA Cross Country Championships, Molly Huddle was leading throughout but was beaten at the finish line by Sara Hall, ending the race as runner-up.
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On June 28,2012, Molly Huddle finished 2nd by 0.8 seconds to Julie Culley in the 5000 m at the 2012 United States Olympic Trials to qualify for the 2012 London Olympics.
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In June 2013, Molly Huddle finished 2nd by 2 seconds to Jennifer Simpson in the 5000 m at the 2013 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
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On November 17,2013, Molly Huddle won the 12k United States National championship in 37:50,8 seconds ahead of Shalane Flanagan.
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On May 4,2014, Molly Huddle improved her 10,000 m time to 30:47.59 in Palo Alto, California, at the Payton Jordan Invitational at Stanford University.
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On November 16,2014, Molly Huddle won the 12k United States National championship in 38:08.
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On March 15, Molly Huddle beat Kenya's Joyce Chepkirui with an 11-second margin to win the 2015 New York City Half Marathon in a personal best of 1:08:31.
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On June 25, Molly Huddle won the 10,000 m at the 2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon.
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At the 2015 Beijing World Championships, Molly Huddle finished fourth in the 10,000 m, being caught in the final steps by team member Emily Infeld due to a premature celebration.
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Molly Huddle won a national title at the United States 5k road championships.
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Molly Huddle won the US National 12K road race Championship in Alexandria, Virginia, on November 15,2015, finishing in 38:36.
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On February 20,2016, Molly Huddle finished a close second in the Millrose Games women's indoor 5000 m in 14:57.31, behind Betsy Saina.
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In July, Molly Huddle won the 5000 m in 15:05.01 and 10,000 m in 31:41.62 at 2016 United States Olympic Trials.
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In November 2016, Molly Huddle ran the 2016 New York City Marathon as her marathon debut.
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Molly Huddle won the 2017 New York Road Runners New York Half Marathon in 68:19,2 seconds ahead of her training partner Emily Sisson.
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Molly Huddle broke Deena Kastor's 67:34 American record in the half marathon, which had stood since 2006, at the Aramco Houston Half Marathon on January 14,2018, by running 67:25 to finish in seventh place in a race won by Ethiopia's Ruti Aga, the 2017 Berlin Marathon runner-up, in 66:39.
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Molly Huddle placed 4th in a new personal best marathon time of 2:26:44 at 2018 New York City Marathon.
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Molly Huddle lowered her marathon PR to 2:26:33 in the London Marathon.
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Molly Huddle is married to Canadian middle distance runner Kurt Benninger, who ran for the University of Notre Dame, where he earned six All-American honors in track and cross country.
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Molly Huddle is credited, in part, for the creation of the female runner emoji, along with her former training partner, Roisin McGettigan.