Marblehead’s Olympic dreams
Posted in Sports, Blogs, Marblehead on Aug 6th, 2008 No Comments »
The Beijing Olympics open Friday and Marblehead native Shalane Flanagan will be competing the 5,000 and 10,000 meter runs.
While The Salem News can’t be there in person, Flanagan has generously agreed to give our readers a first-hand account of her experiences in her blog, Olympic Dreams.
Flanagan, who also competed in the 2004 Athens games, is the American record holder in the 3,000 (8:33.25), 5,000 (14:44.80) and 10,000 (30:34.49) meter races. She’s also an excellent … continued »