OlympicTalk · Apr 3, 2018
Why Shalane Flanagan is running the Boston Marathon rather than retiring
Ninety minutes after winning the New York City Marathon on Nov. 5, Shalane Flanagan was unsure if she would, at age 36, continue her competitive distance-running career. The next morning, still, the four-time Olympian hadn’t yet processed what to do after her landmark accomplishment.
But by early December, a month after crossing the Central Park finish line, Flanagan had decided.
“My heart said……give it one more chance, try again,” was posted on her social media Dec. 11. “See everyone in Boston on Patriots Day…”