Shalane Flanagan
Women's Marathon - August 5th
Men's Marathon - August 12th
USA Championships
Three-time USA Outdoor champion – 2011 (30:59.97); 2008 (31:34.81); 2005 (15:10.96)
Four-time USA XC champion – 2011 (25:47); 2010 (25:10); 2005 (13:24.3); 2004 (12:26)
Two-time USA marathon champion – 2012 (2:25:38); 2010 (2:28:40)
2007 USA Indoor 3,00m champion - (8:56.74)
2011 USA half marathon champion (1:09:41)
Two-time USA 5 km road champion – 2008 (15:29); 2007 (15:25)
Two-time USA Outdoor runner-up – 2009 (31:23.43); 2003 (15:20.54)
Two-time USA Outdoor bronze medalist – 2008 (15:02.81); 2004 (15:10.52)
International Championships
2011 World XC bronze medalist (25:10)
2008 Olympic Games bronze medalist - 30:22.22
Collegiate Championships
Two-time NCAA XC champion – 2003 (19:30.4); 2002 (19:36)
2003 NCAA Indoor 3,000m champion (9:01.05)
Two-time NCAA Outdoor runner-up – 2003, 5,000m (15:30.60); 2002, DMR (10:59.76)
Two-time 2002 NCAA bronze medalist – outdoor 1500m (4:15.52); indoor mile (4:39.11)
Awards and Honors
Indoor American record holder – 3,000m (8:33.25) and 5,000m (14:47.62)
Outdoor American record holder – 10,000m (30:22:22), previously held 5,000m record (14:44.80)
2002 NCAA Cross Country Runner of the Year
2002 Honda Athlete of the Year for Cross Country
2002 AAC Athlete of the Year
About Shalane
Flanagan is an extremely versatile distance runner, with multiple U.S. titles from the 3,000m to the marathon bearing her name. Flanagan most recently secured her spot on the U.S. team for London by winning the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Marathon with a Trials record of 2:25:38 in only her second marathon. At the 2008 Olympics, Flanagan overcame stomach problems that threatened her participation and hot temperatures to win the 10,000m bronze and break her own American record. Flanagan is only the second American woman to ever win an Olympic medal at 10,000m, joining Lynn Jennings, who won the bronze in 1992. Flanagan has also one of the U.S.’s top cross country runners for more than a decade from her 2000 win of the USA Junior XC Championships through her 2011 individual bronze medal at the IAAF World XC Championships where she also helped to lead the U.S. women to a team bronze. While she was injured in 2006, it was discovered that Flanagan was born with an extra bone in her foot. Both of Flanagan’s parents are accomplished runners. Her mother Cheryl Treworgy competed on the U.S. World Cross Country teams in 1968 (11th), 1969 (4th), 1970 (18th), 1974 (28th) 1976 (38th) and is also a former women's marathon world record holder. Her father Steve Flanagan also participated on a U.S. World XC team and boasted a marathon PR of 2:18. Flanagan is married to Steve Edwards who was a track and field athlete at UNC. Flanagan participated in soccer and swimming in high school. Her training partner Kara Goucher will also be on the 2012 U.S. Olympic marathon team.
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