Olympic marathoner Molly Seidel asked her family to have a beer for her after surprise bronze finish

Molly Seidel, have yourself a day!

Coming into the final days of the Tokyo Olympics, Seidel was not expected to place near the podium in the women’s marathon. And yet, Seidel finished in a surprise third place on Friday after running the marathon in 2:27:36, becoming just the third American woman to win an Olympic medal in the event.

Not only that, this event was Seidel’s THIRD-EVER marathon! To post a time like that in just your third marathon ever, and in the Olympics nonetheless, is an incredible feat and a wonderful moment of athletic achievement.

Here’s how the end of the race went down on Friday.

MOLLY SEIDEL WINS BRONZE

The American finishes behind two Kenyans in the women's marathon #OlympicHERstory | #SeeHerShine pic.twitter.com/JSo8Bbf5S5

— On Her Turf (@OnHerTurf) August 6, 2021

A stunning third-place finish by Seidel was then capped off by a lovely emotional moment between her and her family post-race. Seidel was overcome with emotion seeing her family celebrate her bronze finish, then had just one request to celebrate the occasion.

“Please drink a beer for me!”

"I'm so tired. Please drink a beer for me!"

Olympic marathon bronze medalist @ByGollyMolly12 has one post-race request for her family #OlympicHERstory | #TokyoOlympics pic.twitter.com/lRhpWA0XKj

— On Her Turf (@OnHerTurf) August 7, 2021

What a moment for Seidel. No doubt her family obliged as well!