Molly Huddle sets AR for Half Marathon today, in 1:07:25, but, tomorrow, back to Boston Marathon training

Molly Huddle, en route, 2018 ARAMCO Houston Half Marathon, January 14, 2018, photo by PhotoRun.net

Molly Huddle ran a fantastic race today. Watching her race with the top racers in the world, from Mary Wacera to Ruti Aga, is always inspiring. The race was cold this morning, 36 degrees at the start. Molly stayed with the pack through ten miles, and then, as she told the media, she began to feel the stress of the race. Her marathon fitness helped her and she held on, setting ARs for 10 miles, 20k and the half marathon.

But, tomorrow, it is back to the grind. Ray Treacy, her coach, has planned a final training program for the Boston Marathon, her real goal. Molly Huddle was builtt to run the marathon. Her form, her speed and her foot strike call out for the 26.2 distance. Her back ground in cross country, track and now, her strong move to the roads all add to her core fitness for this challenging distance.

Read Molly’s note on the instagram post I have included at the bottom. Molly Huddle has raced the very best women in the world. She has built her fitness and racing focus to the point where she can battle with the very best. But, focus is focus. The AR Half Marathon record shows that Molly Huddle is on the path to a strong race in Boston.

April will come soon enough, but for January 14, 2018, Molly Huddle should bask in the confidence from setting three ARs in one day.

Ruti Aga, with Molly Huddle in the photo, ARAMCO Half Marathon, January 14, 2018, photo by PhotoRun.net

âï¸When racing in Space City , Lone Star State âœ¨Thanks for the hospitality @chevronhoustonmarathon ! Got my butt kicked by a stellar group of women, but honored to post a time in the @deena8050 category! #houhalf #houston #runyourworld

A post shared by Molly Huddle (@mollyhuddle) on Jan 14, 2018 at 3:48pm PST

Larry Eder

Larry Eder has had a 50-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."

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