Molly Huddle (born August 31, 1984) is an American long-distance runner who competes in track and cross country running events.
She held the American record in the 5000 meters set in 2014 in Monaco (14:42.64), which has since been lowered by Shannon Rowbury, Shelby Houlihan and Alicia Monson.
Huddle held also the American record in the 10,000 meters set at the 2016 Rio Olympics with a time of 30:13.17, which has since been lowered by Alicia Monson.
[3] While attending Notre Dame High School, Huddle won multiple state championships in cross country and track.
[11] She 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.
[12] Huddle's 19th-place finish at the 2010 IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland, helped the American team win a bronze medal.
[14] Huddle set the American record in the 5000 m at the 2010 Memorial Van Damme Diamond League meet in Brussels, Belgium (14:44.76).
[4][15][16] On October 11, 2010, Huddle won her third consecutive United States Women's 10k road race championship in Boston, Massachusetts.
[18] She again helped the American team win a bronze medal at the 2011 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, finishing 17th overall.
[21] At the 2012 USA Cross Country Championships, Huddle was leading throughout but was beaten at the finish line by Sara Hall, ending the race as runner-up.
[28][29][30] On June 27, Huddle won another 5,000 m US outdoor title in Sacramento, California, with a time of 15:01.56, passing Shannon Rowbury in the final meters (15:01.71).
[31] At the Morton Games on July 11, 2014, she won the International Women's Mile in 4:26.8, breaking a stadium record and setting a new personal best.
[32][33] On July 18, Huddle ran a personal best mark of 14:42.64[34] to improve her own outdoor 5000 m[35][36][37][38] United States record at the Diamond League Herculis Monaco meet.
[39][40] On March 15, 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.
[54] She won the New York City Half Marathon on March 20 with a time of 1:07:41, narrowly beating Joyce Chepkirui at the finish line.
She is married to Canadian middle distance runner Kurt Benninger, who also ran for the University of Notre Dame, where he earned six All-American honors in track and cross country.