Shalane Flanagan, 30, Portland, OR

Shalane Flanagan, 30
  • 2003 graduate of University of North Carolina. Link to her athlete bio
  • 2008 Olympic 10,000m bronze medalist in Beijing
  • Three-time Olympian (2004 / 2008 / 2012)
  • 2012 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials champion (Houston, Texas); PR 2:25:38, USA Championship, Olympic Trials and U.S. women-only race record.
  • Set U.S. 5000 meter indoor record (14:47.62) in February 2009
  • Holds three U.S. distance records on the track at the same time: 3000m and 5000m indoors and 10,000m outdoors.
  • Ran 30:39.57 for 10,000m at 2011 Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational, finishing second.
  • 2010-11 USA Cross Country 8K champion; overall, five national cross country crowns
  • 2010 USA Half-Marathon champion (1:09:41), debut
  • 14:49.08 5000m at 2010 Prefontaine Classic
  • Ran 4:08.03 for 1500 at elite race in 2010 OSAA Championships, placing second
  • Debut at the 2010 ING New York City Marathon on November 7 - runner-up and U.S. champion in 2:28:40
  • Bronze medal at 2011 World Cross Country Championships in Spain - led U.S. women to repeat team bronze medal (also 2010).
  • 2011 Prefontaine Classic, 14:49.68 for 5000m
  • 2011 USA Outdoor champion at 10,000m, meet record 30:59.97; 2011 World Championships qualifier
  • 5000m in 14:46.80 at 2011 DN Galan
  • 2011 IAAF World Championships, 7th in 10,000m, 31:25.57
  • 2011 Rock n' Roll San Antonio Half-Marathon champion, course record 1:10:49
  • 2011 Dodge Latin Music Miami Beach Half-Marathon champion, course record 1:09:58.
  • Mother, Cheryl Treworgy (nee Bridges), former world record holder in the marathon (2:49:40 - 1971)
  • Link to her personal website

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