As Shalane Flanagan trains to defend her New York City Marathon title on Nov. 4, she repeats a line from a Toby Keith song.
“I’m not as good as I once was, but I was good once as I ever was.”
Flanagan began a media teleconference with Boston Marathon winner Des Linden on Tuesday by saying she definitely notices her age more in marathon build-up. Recovery days are more vital at 37 years old.
That said, Flanagan believes she has become a better marathoner in the last two years.