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.
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 45)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Rooster
- Origin
- Marblehead, Massachusetts, United States
- Height
- 165 cm
- Occupation
- long-distance runner / athletics competitor / runner
2. Background
- High school
- Marblehead High School
Awards & achievements
- 2004 Honda Sports Award for Cross Country
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Shalane Flanagan born?
Born July 8, 1981 (age 45).
Where is Shalane Flanagan from?
Shalane Flanagan is from Marblehead, Massachusetts, United States.
What does Shalane Flanagan do?
Shalane Flanagan works as long-distance runner, athletics competitor, runner.
How tall is Shalane Flanagan?
Shalane Flanagan is 165 cm.
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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 or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.