---
title: ""When Shalane Flanagan won the New York City Marathon last week, her…"
date: 2017-11-16
source: facebook
type: Archer T. Ships shared a link.
---

# "When Shalane Flanagan won the New York City Marathon last week, her…

*November 16, 2017 · Facebook*

::::: {}
::: {}
[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/11/opinion/sunday/shalane-flanagan-marathon-running.html?smid=tw-share](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/11/opinion/sunday/shalane-flanagan-marathon-running.html?smid=tw-share){target="_blank"}
:::

::: {}
\"When Shalane Flanagan won the New York City Marathon last week, her victory was about more than just an athletic achievement. Of course, it's a remarkable one: She's the first American woman to win in 40 years, and she did so in a blistering 2 hours 26 minutes.\
\
But perhaps Flanagan's bigger accomplishment lies in nurturing and promoting the rising talent around her, a rare quality in the cutthroat world of elite sports. Every single one of her training partners --- 11 women in total --- has made it to the Olympics while training with her, an extraordinary feat. Call it the Shalane Effect: You serve as a rocket booster for the careers of the women who work alongside you, while catapulting forward yourself.\"\
\
[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/11/opinion/sunday/shalane-flanagan-marathon-running.html?smid=tw-share](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/11/opinion/sunday/shalane-flanagan-marathon-running.html?smid=tw-share){target="_blank"}
:::
:::::