Photo: Erik van Leeuwen / GFDL (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Flanagan is the kind of athlete I admire most: relentless, patient, and quietly fierce. Becoming the first American woman in forty years to win the New York City Marathon is the headline, but what stays with me is the decade of grinding work behind that single morning in Central Park. At 165 cm she was never the imposing physical specimen, yet she outlasted the field through discipline. Her pivot to coaching afterward tells me she cares about the sport more than her own glory. I respect runners who turn endurance into a way of seeing the world, and she clearly does.
Overview
Shalane Grace Flanagan (born July 8, 1981) is an American long-distance runner, coach, Olympic medalist and New York City Marathon champion. She was the first American woman to win the New York City Marathon since 1977. She holds the NACAC area records in both the 10k and 15k road races.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Shalane Flanagan
- Name (Japanese)
- シャレーン・フラナガン
- Reading
- しゃれーん・ふらながん
- Born
- July 8, 1981 (age 44)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Rooster
- Origin
- Marblehead, Massachusetts, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 165 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- long-distance runner / athletics competitor / runner
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Marblehead High School
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2004 Honda Sports Award for Cross Country
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.