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2003 Adidas Boston Indoor Games
At the 2003 adidas Boston Indoor Games, Flanagan, competing for the University of North Carolina, ran 9:00.22 to break a 19-year-old school record in the 3,000. Flanagan finished less than three seconds behind Ethiopian sensation Meseret Defar, who won in 8:57.22. Photo: PhotoRun.net
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2003 NCAA Cross Country
In 2003, Flanagan won her second straight NCAA Cross Country title, becoming just the third woman in history to do so at the time. Photo: PhotoRun.net
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2004 U.S. Olympic Trials Track & Field
A week after turning pro, Flanagan placed third in the 5,000 meters at the Olympic Trials in Sacramento, Calif., securing a spot on her first Olympic team. Photo: PhotoRun.net
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2004 Athens Olympics
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Flanagan failed to advance from her heat of the 5,000m. Photo: PhotoRun.net
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2005 USA Cross Country Championships
In 2005, Flanagan won her second straight national short-course cross country title in Vancouver, Washington. Photo: PhotoRun.net
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2007 Reebok Boston Indoor Games
Flanagan placed second at the 2007 Reebok Boston Indoor games, breaking the American indoor record in the 3,000m with a time of 8:33.25. Photo: PhotoRun.net
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2008 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials
Fellow Americans Amy Yoder Begley and Kara Goucher (pictured) competed with Flanagan in the 10,000m at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials, where Flanagan won in 31:34. Photo: PhotoRun.net
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2008 Beijing Olympics
At the Olympic Games in Beijing, Flanagan finished third in the 10,000m final, capturing bronze in an American record of 30:22.22, shattering her own mark set earlier in the year. Photo: PhotoRun.net
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2008 Beijing Olympics
In Beijing, Flanagan became only the second American woman to ever medal in the 10,000m at the Olympics. Photo: PhotoRun.net
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2009 B.A.A. Mile
Shalane took out the inaugural B.A.A. Mile hard, but ultimately finished second to Olympian Anna Willard. Flanagan rode the lead truck at the Boston Marathon later in the weekend, a glimpse of things to come. Photo: PhotoRun.net
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2010 Chevron Houston Half Marathon
Making her half-marathon debut, Flanagan set a course record of 1:09:41 to win the U.S. half-marathon title in Houston in 2010. Photo: PhotoRun.net
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2010 USA Cross Country Championships
Flanagan won another national cross country title in 2010, her fourth, besting the field by 51 seconds to win the 8K event in 25:10. Photo: PhotoRun.net
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2010 ING NYC Marathon
In her marathon debut, Flanagan finished second to Kenyan Edna Kiplagat at the 2010 New York City Marathon, crossing the line in 2:28:40 an capturing the U.S. marathon title in the process. It was the best finish for an American woman at New York in 20 years. Photo: PhotoRun.net
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2011 World Cross Country Championships
Flanagan finished third at the 2011 World Cross Country Championships in Poland, leading Team USA to a third-place finish. She became the first non-African born medalist in the event since 2004. Photo: PhotoRun.net
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2011 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships
Leading wire-to-wire, Flanagan captured the 10,000m title at the U.S. track championships, stopping the clock in 30:59.
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2011 Rock 'n' Roll San Antonio Half Marathon
In November 2011, Flanagan tuned up for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials at the Rock 'n' Roll San Antonio Half Marathon with a 1:10:49 victory, three minutes ahead of second-place finisher Tera Moody. Photo: PhotoRun.net
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2012 U.S. OIympic Marathon Trials
Flanagan won the 2012 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials in Houston in 2:25:38, an event record and a personal best at the time. Photo: PhotoRun.net
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2012 EDP Lisbon Half Marathon
Flanagan defeated a loaded field at the 2012 EDP Lisbon Half Marathon, running 1:08:52. Photo: PhotoRun.net
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2012 London Olympic Games
At the 2012 Olympic Games in London, Flanagan finished tenth in 2:25:51. Her teammate, Kara Goucher, was one spot back in 11th. Photo: PhotoRun.net
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2013 USA Cross Country Championships
Flanagan won her fifth senior U.S. cross country title in St. Louis, running 25:49 for the 8K course. Photo: PhotoRun.net
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2013 Rock 'n' Roll New Orleans Half Marathon
At the 2013 Rock 'n' Roll New Orleans Half Marathon, Flanagan finished second to Ethiopian Mesert Defar, running 1:08:31, a new personal best and the third-fastest time ever recorded by an American. Photo: PhotoRun.net
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2013 Boston Marathon
Making her Boston Marathon debut in 2013, Flanagan finished fourth in 2:27:08, while teammate and training partner was sixth. After the horrific finish line bombings later that day, Flanagan was the first elite to commit to the 2014 race. Photo: PhotoRun.net
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2013 USA Outdoor Championships
At the 2013 U.S. Outdoor Championships in Des Moines, Flanagan won her third national 10,000m title in 31:43.20, a Drake Stadium record. It was her 15th overall national title. Photo: PhotoRun.net
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2014 Gate River Run
In a tuneup for the Boston marathon, Flanagan shattered the American 15K record at the Gate River Run, running 47:03 to win by over two minutes and break Deena Kastor's mark by 12 seconds. Photo: Jacksonville.com
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2014 Boston Marathon
Setting a hot pace from the start, Flanagan was determined to win the 2014 Boston Marathon, and led for much of the race before falling behind in the Newton Hills. Photo: PhotoRun.net
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2014 Boston Marathon
Flanagan went to her knees at the finish after running 2:22:02 to finish seventh, a personal best and the fastest time ever run by an American woman at at Boston. Photo: PhotoRun.net
After leading for most of the race, Shalane Flanagan finished seventh at last Monday’s Boston Marathon, running 2:22:02, a personal best by over three minutes and the fastest time ever recorded by an American woman at the event.
“I’m proud of how I ran,” Flanagan said after the race. “I don’t wish it were easier, I just wish I were better. I’ll be back here until I win it. I’ll be back to challenge Jeptoo.”
In this gallery, we highlight some of the top achievements of Flanagan’s career, which includes multiple national titles, national records and an Olympic 10,000m medal.
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