Molly Kassouf. Whoos.That.Girl. Mom, Mentor, Ultrarunner and Race Director for the awesome John Wayne Cancer Foundation’s Grit Series.
Molly Kassouf is rad. A proud mom of three, an accomplished ultramarathoner, and a community builder within the trail running world. If you run trails or trail races in Southern California and beyond there’s a good chance you know Molly, or have run in an event that she organized.
For the last decade Molly has led her Wednesday Night Run Crew (WNRC) and the Whoos In El
Morro (WIEM) trail races; and then shifted into the role of Race Director for the John Wayne Foundation Grit Series.
Molly is a running community leader who always has a big smile and the goal of bringing people together to do good things for themselves… and for others.
Time: 1:18
First 50k
Time: 1:17
Never Stop
Time: 1:02
Right Place
Time: 1:16
Grit / WIEM
0:00 – Exploring journey of prolific endurance athlete’s achievements.
5:51 – Childhood friendships remain strong over time.
11:58 – Fourth grade teacher introduced me to running.
21:01 – Childhood friends reunite, marry, become parents.
25:44 – Marathon finish unrecognized; household chores await.
30:02 – Ran marathon for others and personal reasons.
33:49 – Doing marathons for good is gratifying.
38:04 – Loves climbing and completed Twin Peaks 50k.
45:09 – Mentor’s influence, nature’s beauty, introspection, noise escape.
49:19 – Added 10k run; both distances popular.
56:01 – Perseverance in fitness as one ages continues.
59:11 – Regret not joining trail running earlier.
1:04:35 – Explored race locations tied to John Wayne.
1:10:41 – Passionate about cancer causes and inspiration found.
1:18:12 – Camaraderie and factors influence challenging event experiences.
1:20:17 – Collaborated on design and a marathon event.
1:26:25 – Follow John Wayne Cancer Foundation online and website.