OT: Shalane Flanagan

[LETSGORU91]

Congrats to the first American marathoner to win New York in 40 friggin' years!!!

 

[MadRU]

And won going away. Great win.

 

[RUBeta]

And won going away. Great win.

Yeah, awesome stuff. Great to see her get a major marathon title to cap off her career.

 

[RU31trap]

Nice!! She obviously has some Irish pedigree which produce some great runners.

 

[BLewis1968]

Congrats to the first American marathoner to win New York in 40 friggin' years!!!

First female. Meb won. But your point stands. Stellar win and couldn't be happier for her.

 

[LETSGORU91]

First female. Meb won. But your point stands. Stellar win and couldn't be happier for her.

Yes..I left that important tidbit out due to the excitement of the victory. Meb has been great for American distance running. Nice to see him with a last time, gutsy, old man performance today.