![]() ![]() Prior to that, Flanagan ran 2:35:04 on October 3 at the London Marathon and 2:38:32 on September 26 in Berlin.įlanagan spoke with Women’s Running on Friday by phone to talk about how she’s measuring her effort, recovering, and learning valuable strategies along the way. In addition to her race on Monday, she ran Boston on October 11 in 2:40:34, the day after she had clocked 2:46:39 in Chicago. “I’m going to guess that this will be my slowest one, though it will be fun with some friends and family out there.”įlanagan, 40, retired from pro running in 2019, but she hasn’t retired from challenging goals, hoping to not just finish the 26.2-mile courses, but clock sub-three-hours on all of them. “I think this one is going to be the toughest to really get after it,” she said on Friday. She feared it might be the hardest one, lacking the energy and enthusiasm of the crowds, but she finished in 2:35:14-far from the “slow” time she predicted three days beforehand. On Monday, Flanagan ran her own version of a Tokyo Marathon, the only in-person event that was canceled due to COVID-19, on a 12.4-mile looped flat course near her home in Portland, Oregon. This fall, Flanagan embarked on what she dubbed “the eclipse,” what we all hope is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to run all the major marathons in one season-and, in fact, just seven weeks-due to the rescheduling of big events during the pandemic. So far? She’s still in one piece and in good spirits, she said. Shalane Flanagan has 131 miles worth of World Marathon Majors down since September 26 and 26.2 miles to go on November 7, at the New York City Marathon, to complete all six races this fall. Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! ![]()
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