Shalane Flanagan: 5 Things To Know About The Team USA Olympic Marathon Runner

Posted Aug 14, 2016
Shalane Flanagan has been a mainstay on the Olympic track team since 2004, and though she has a lot of Olympic experience, the American distance runner only has one Olympic medal. The marathon runner from Massachusetts hopes to change that at the 2016 summer Olympic Games in Rio when she takes to the road Sunday morning for the women’s Olympic marathon. (Inquisitr)

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