Shalane Flanagan (born July 8, 1981) is an American long-distance runner. She holds the American record times in the 3000 m (indoor), 5000 m (indoor) and 15K road race. She won the bronze medal at the 2008 Olympics in the 10,000 m (since upgraded to silver), a bronze at the 2011 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and was second in the 2010 New York City Marathon.Flanagan grew up in Marblehead, Massachusetts. She attended Marblehead High School, where she excelled in cross country and track. She also participated in soccer and swimming, and was an artist and painter in the art major program. Wikipedia