Shalane Flanagan, bronze silver medal in the 10,000 metres at the Beijing Olympics, debut of a dazzling Marathon by entering the ING New York City Marathon as second with a time of 2: 28: 40.Came in 20 seconds behind Kenya Edna Kiplagat and 21 seconds ahead of the third race, Mary Keitany, Kenia.Flanagan's runner-up finish is the best of an American woman because Kim Jones finished second back in 1990.
Flanagan won the United States of women's Marathon champion, which is also contested within the NYC marathon was. This qualifies her to represent the U.S. women Marathon World Cup 2011 in South Korea.
While the race was a pack of 19 elite female runners together until the Mittelstellung.Die group finally began to narrow.For parts of the last Flanagan ahead could few miles in Central Park at Flanagan, collected ziehen.Klicken passed Mary Keitany but Edna Kiplagat rose to cross the line first.
As the finished, Flanagan was overwhelmed with emotion. Since you boy was, said his a marathon runner you Flanagan dreamed about.
"I could be no longer satisfied in my first marathon debut."I prepared so felt, ", said in a TV interview Sunday." My team really prepared me for this moment and this day."I felt good so I just tried to calm and collected."
The NYC marathon is the biggest sporting event in the world.45,344 Runners lined this year an estimated two million viewers 26, 2 mile Kurs.Shalane wins a $65,000-wallet as women NYC marathon runner up and $40,000 for the first place as the United States women's Marathon champion.
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Melaleuca President McKay Christensen said on Sunday, "Melaleuca is so proud of Shalane! you again once shown, the world, that a true champion is island.all just an another great moment in her career and all Melaleuca's customers and employees around the world their achievement Shalane congratulate!"
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