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When organizers of the TCS New York City Marathon have their eyes on an elite runner they want to run their race, theyll often use what some have called the Seduction Ride. Riding along in one of the pace vehicles, the coveted athlete gets to experience all of the excitement of the five-borough run, with none of the attendant physical effort, and usually commits to debut at New York the following year. Molly Huddle, the pre-eminent American distance runner on the track, has taken that ride twice as the elite athlete recruiters have targeted her almost since the London Olympics ended four years ago.On Sunday morning, that long courtship will come to fruition when Huddle, the American record holder of the 10,000 meters on the track, toes the start line in Fort Wadsworth on Staten Island, and finally tackles her first marathon.Related story from Competitor.com: How to watch the NYC MarathonRelated story from Competitor.com: 45 reasons we love the NYC MarathonHuddle is no stranger to the streets of the Big Apple, having won the United New York City Half Marathon the past two years-her most recent 1:07:41 win set an American record for a womens-only race by more than 50 seconds-and having raced there 15 other times. And while most might consider her métier to be on the synthetic oval, based on her 30:13.17 American record set this summer at the Rio Olympic Games shes equally adept on the roads, having won seven U.S. titles on the macadam at distances from 5K to 20K.Ive raced well on the roads, and on the roads in New York, Huddle said. I think I can handle that hilly, potholed, cross-country type course. Thats what a lot of people say is the challenge of New York. I think the 26.2 distance is whats going to be the shocker.Its impossible to predict what Huddle can run in her debut marathon, but her background and fitness suggest shes probably capable of running in the 2:22 to 2:26 range if all goes well.(The fastest debut marathon by an American woman is 2:25:53, set by Kara Goucher in New York in 2008.) But the marathon is a different beast, especially at the elite level, and many variables can swing the outcome. 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