USA’s Shalane Flanagan, Kenya’s Geoffrey Kamworor, and Switzerland’s Marcel Hug and Manuela Schär Win 2017 TCS New York City Marathon
Photo credit: @nycmarathon via Instagram
The USA’s Shalane Flanagan ended a 40-year drought for American women in the open division at the 2017 TCS New York City Marathon on Sunday, November 5, while Kenya’s Geoffrey Kamworor took the men’s title and Marcel Hug and Manuela Schär completed a Swiss sweep in the wheelchair division.
Flanagan, an NYRR Team for Kids Ambassador who finished as the runner-up at the 2010 New York City Marathon, seized the crown from Kenya’s Mary Keitany with a time of 2:26:53.
The 36-year-old became the first U.S. female runner to win the world’s largest marathon since Miki Gorman in 1977. With her first victory in just her second appearance at the New York City Marathon, she became the sixth U.S. women’s champion in the event and recorded the second-fastest time by a U.S. woman after Kara Goucher.
“I’ve dreamed of a moment like this since I was a little girl,” Flanagan said through tears after the race. “So this means a lot to me, to my family and hopefully inspires the next generation of American women to just be patient. These are the moments that we dream of as athletes, and this is going to feel good for a really long time.” The 16-time national champion and Olympic silver medalist was visibly emotional as she approached the finish line.
The USA’s Shalane Flanagan ended a 40-year drought for American women in the open division at the 2017 TCS New York City Marathon on Sunday, November 5, while Kenya’s Geoffrey Kamworor took the men’s title and Marcel Hug and Manuela Schär completed a Swiss sweep in the wheelchair division. Flanagan, an NYRR Team for Kids Ambassador who finished as the runner-up at the 2010 New York City Marathon, seized the crown from Kenya’s Mary Keitany with a time of 2:26:53.
The 36-year-old became the first U.S. female runner to win the world’s largest marathon since Miki Gorman in 1977. With her first victory in just her second appearance at the New York City Marathon, she became the sixth U.S. women’s champion in the event and recorded the second-fastest time by a U.S. woman after Kara Goucher. “I’ve dreamed of a moment like this since I was a little girl,”
Flanagan said through tears after the race. “So this means a lot to me, to my family and hopefully inspires the next generation of American women to just be patient. These are the moments that we dream of as athletes, and this is going to feel good for a really long time.” The 16-time national champion and Olympic silver medalist was visibly emotional as she approached the finish line.
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Big decisions lie ahead?
What should @ShalaneFlanagan, @nycmarathon ?, do? ? @iaaforg @usatf @teamusa #TCSNYCMarathon pic.twitter.com/41kuu2PPae
— Olympic Channel (@olympicchannel) November 6, 2017
The USA’s @ShalaneFlanagan ended a 40-year drought for American women at the #TCSNYCMarathon. Read how it went down: https://t.co/lP7jaJ7Upr pic.twitter.com/auCaM3XfDd
— TCS NYC Marathon (@nycmarathon) November 6, 2017
It will surprise you | #movedme @shalaneflanagan shares what moves her about the #TCSNYCMarathon. Share your story using #movedme pic.twitter.com/M2mV9BdWhp
— TCS NYC Marathon (@nycmarathon) November 2, 2017
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