Almost Like A Sorority
Before becoming the elite runner who won the 2017 New York Marathon— the first American woman to win the race in 40 years — Shalane Flanagan was a member of the Carolina track and cross country teams.
Before becoming the elite runner who won the 2017 New York Marathon— the first American woman to win the race in 40 years — Shalane Flanagan was a member of the Carolina track and cross country teams.
“I felt like it was almost like a sorority.”
Before becoming the elite runner who won the 2017 New York Marathon— the first American woman to win the race in 40 years — Shalane Flanagan was a member of the Carolina track and cross country teams. At Carolina, she won the NCAA cross country national champion two years in a row, while picking up numerous other accolades. In one interviewOpens in new window, she credits her fellow Tar Heel teammates and their enthusiasm for training and running — saying it was like a sorority — that set up her competitive career.
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