08.18.08

our local shero

Posted in Uncategorized at 5:55 pm by Joan

Here’s a great article on our USA 10k bronze medalist, Shalane Flanagan:

http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/summer08/trackandfield/columns/story?id=3537975

Note, she mentions our warm-up loop … Gimghoul.

I don’t know a runner in Chapel Hill who hasn’t logged a gazillion miles on this 1200m loop.

Congratulations, Shalane!
USA USA USA

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    • 2 Comments »

    1. Tori said,

      August 19, 2008 at 9:39 pm

      That was awesome!! yeah US distance running, this cements even more my love for this sport and desire to make it life whether running or coaching or whatever…

      but, dirt trail around Gimghoul? where is that?

    2. Ewen said,

      August 22, 2008 at 6:28 am

      That’s some story. I was so pleased for her. There’s a great photo on http://www.gettyimages.com/ - second page I think, showing her holding the US flag and weeping for joy - face not pretty, but so happy. How can you not cry looking at that photo?

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