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Notre Dame grad Molly Seidel conquers 'demons' and the marathon

INDIANAPOLIS – If something keeps breaking your heart — as well as other parts of the anatomy — it is senseless to continue. Harmful, in fact.

Little more than a year ago, Molly Seidel was ready to quit running. She texted her former Notre Dame coach, Matt Sparks:

“I don’t know if I can do this any more.”

Injury, rest, rehab. Then the cycle would begin anew with another injury.

Seidel said she began applying for jobs “and figuring out what my life was going to be.”

In running, this has been the year of her life:

In her first marathon, on Feb.