Lynchburg Regional Business Alliance Luncheon featuring Molly Huddle
Full information from the Lynchburg Regional Business Alliance website can be found here.
This luncheon is a part of the Women’s Exchange luncheon series, but is open to both men and women.
Lynchburg Regional Business Alliance Luncheon featuring Molly Huddle
Speaker: Molly Huddle
Olympian and American Record holder for 10K (30:13)
The Lynchburg Regional Business Alliance is partnering with the Virginia 10 Miler Committee to bring you the launch of 10 Miler festivities with this keynote.
This year’s lunch speaker, two-time Olympian Molly Huddle, holds the American Record for 10K (30:13) and the American Record for the road 5k (14:50), a mark which currently ranks her as the second fastest U.S. female.
In her marathon debut this past November, Molly Huddle placed third overall at the 2016 New York City Marathon. In addition to numerous USA and NCAA championship titles, she won the 2015 US 10 Mile Championship Title, setting a course record of 51:44. Molly came in 8th in 5000 meters in 15:03 and 12th in the 10000 meters in 31:19 at the World Championships recently held in London.
Molly grew up in Elmira, New York and ran Track and Cross Country at Elmira Notre Dame High School. She was a 10 time All American at the University of Notre Dame. She currently lives and trains in Providence, Rhode Island with her husband Kurt Benninger, who is coaching New England Distance athletes as well as volunteer assistant coaching at Brown. She has been a Saucony athlete since 2007.
Cost for the luncheon is $25 for Alliance and Lynchburg Road Runners Club members and $35 general admission. Reservations are required by September 15 so RSVP today by calling (434) 845-5966, emailing info@lynchburgregion.org, or registering here. Please remember that Alliance policy requires that reservations be billed unless canceled 48 hours prior to the event.