molly seidel "wants to see what she can do when she is clean"

Scratch that. She was on the entry list but is not on the Live Leaderboard after 5km (evidently the TV broadcast isn't live).

Heather McClean is the only clean athlete you will find on this continent.

I'm starting to think Histrionic Personality Disorder with her.

Funny how LRC fangurls quickly forget about all the lies Molly has told in the past. Makes you wonder if Molly is just lying in the podcast now, too.

So we decided to pull the building.

Molly's screw the rules attitude is what I don't like about her. Nor do I appreciate her constant bragging and self promotion of her personal problems.

She is done as an elite marathon runner.

I was thinking the same thing the other day. It just seems with Molly that normal everyday life events are not enough for her so she needs to embellish them.

Molly had a day when most others couldn’t handle the heat. one 5k split under 17 and she earned a bronze

On a course where weather isn’t the primary factor would she ever have reason to be a contender again? Seriously, where does she sit with the top US women marathoners? 6-10th currently at best??

She probably means off meds. I dont know that, but knowing what she has and how she phrased it...

Are you serious?

I am a doctor who has treated many patients with eating disorders. I also have a family member who had serious ED and am closely familiar with the patient 'community.'

NOBODY refers to healthy management of ED as being "clean."

This is plainly an idiosyncratic usage, if not an outright bizarre choice in the context of a sport where the word actually does have another well understood meaning.

Anyone saying this is 'nothing' needs to give their head a shake.

I would love to know what constitutes elite???

2:12 for a male? At what point do you consider someone beyond their genetic potential? I think the invention of gps watches has drastically changed how hard we can train and social media allows us to see what others are doing and raise the bar for ourselves. There will always be genetic freaks, so I don’t believe all elites are on something.

Did the interviewer not ask, "Molly, what do you mean by being 'clean'?" If not, that's a complete dereliction of duty.

Yes, I’m serious. Grow the hell up.

I believe it was the interviewer who used that word first.

(Could be wrong, but that's what I recall)

Amazing, I'm a doctor too. And a lawyer. Coding guru on some threads too. Any crypto questions - fire away.

Orthorexia nervosa is a disordered eating pattern that is characterized by the need to eat “clean” and “pure” foods to the point that the individual becomes obsessed with this way of life. Orthorexia nervosa is commonly associated with:
Perfectionism
Social isolation
Malnutrition

centerfordiscovery.com

Warning Signs of Orthorexia Nervosa - Center For Discovery

https://www.facebook.com/CenterForDiscoveryED

Orthorexia Nervosa is a disordered eating pattern that is characterized by the need to eat “clean” foods to the point that the individual becomes obsessed.

Link:centerfordiscovery.com/blog/more-ortho...

"Psychological factors associated with orthorexia include perfectionism, dieting, restrictive eating, drive for thinness, thin-ideal internalization, neuroticism, obsessive-compulsive tendencies, past history of an eating disorder, fear of losing control, and perceived vulnerability to disease."

eatingdisorderhope.com

Clean Eating Can Trigger Anorexia, Bulimia, and Binge Eating Disorder

Baxter Ekern

As research increases on orthorexia, researchers are finding connections between "Clean Eating" and many other eating disorders.

Link:www.eatingdisorderhope.com/blog/clean-...

“Clean” eating definitely seems like a reasonable possibility. Could also refer to running while not taking ADHD meds, which I believe she said she stopped taking not too long ago.

did the interviewer really not clarify?

I really think this is what she meant. Amazing how almost nobody guessed the obvious. Or at least most likely scenario.