U.S. Olympian Running Falmouth Road Race For Kids Fighting Cancer

FALMOUTH, MA — Molly Seidel ran for her country, and now she's running to help kids fighting cancer.

On the heels of her bronze medal-winning performance in Tokyo, U.S. Olympic marathon runner Seidel will travel to Cape Cod to run the Falmouth Road Race.

As part of her participation, Seidel will be the official race starter and then join the field as the last runner. For every runner that she passes along the 7-mile course, Falmouth Road Race, Inc. will donate $1 to Tommy’s Place, a vacation home in Falmouth for kids fighting cancer.

The 2021 Olympic marathoner will also run the ASICS Falmouth Road Race alongside her sister, Isabel, as a post-Olympic celebration.

"We are very excited to have Molly Seidel join us in person for the 49th running of the ASICS Falmouth Road Race," said Scott Ghelfi, the president of the Falmouth Road Race. "Over the years, we have been very fortunate to welcome so many accomplished runners to our race. We are honored that Molly has chosen to join us as part of her post-Olympic plans, while agreeing to start the race last to raise money for Tommy’s Place, named after our race founder, Tommy Leonard, to honor his legacy. It really doesn’t get much better than that."

Seidel's other running career accomplishments include:

• 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials Marathon, 2nd
• 2019 Cape Cod Marathon “Half,” 1st
• 2018 USATF Cross Country Championships, 2nd
• 2018 USATF Road Running Championships 15K, 3rd
• 2017 USATF Road Running Championships 5K, 2nd
• 2016 NCAA Indoor Championships, 3000m, 1st
• 2016 NCAA Indoor Championships 5000m, 1st
• 2015 NCAA Outdoor Championships 10,000m, 1st

The in-person running of the 49th annual ASICS Falmouth Road Race will take place on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021. In addition to this year’s in-person event, the 49th ASICS Falmouth Road Race will feature a virtual SBLI Kids At-Home Challenge and the race’s "At-Home Edition," where participants will lace up their running shoes and go seven miles in their own neighborhoods between Aug. 7 and 14.