Shalane Flanagan’s run through 6 major marathons in 7 weeks continued with 2 in 2 days

Posted Oct 11, 2021
Monday capped a crazy 16 days of running four marathons for Shalane Flanagan, with two marathons and 27 days to go. The Olympian, 3-time national champion at UNC and 2017 New York City Marathon winner finished the Chicago Marathon on Sunday and the Boston Marathon on Monday in her drive to run all six major world marathons in seven weeks. (Tar Heel Tribune)

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