Lindsay Flanagan

Lindsay Flanagan
	Flanagan at the 2023 World Athletics Championships
Personal information
Born	January 24, 1991 (age 33); Roselle, Illinois, U.S.
Home town	Boulder, Colorado, U.S.
Height	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Weight	107 lb (49 kg)
Sport
Event(s)	Marathon, 10,000 meters
College team	Washington
Turned pro	2014
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	10000 m: 32:04.39 (2021); Marathon: 2:24:43 (2022);
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the United States
World Championships
Pan American Games
NACAC Cross Country Team U20

Lindsay Flanagan (born January 24, 1991) is an American long-distance runner.

Prep

At 2008 Nike Outdoor Nationals as a junior at Lake Park High School, placed 10th in 2 miles in 10:36.73.

As a senior at Lake Park High School, Lindsay Flanagan was 2008 Illinois High School Association 3A cross country state champion.^[1]

In college, she ran for the Washington Huskies where she was 9th at 2010 USA Junior Cross Country Championships and 2009 NCAA third place cross country team.^[4] She represented USA at 2010 NACAC Junior XC Championships in Tobago where she placed sixth overall and third among Americans as Team USA placed second. Flanagan earned Division I All-American honors at 2014 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in 10,000 meters (14th in 33:32.33).

Flanagan won 2013 Chicago Half Marathon in 1:16:36 and placed 4th at the 2013 Big Sur Half Marathon in 1:13:56.

Flanagan placed 5th at 2014 Pittsburgh 10 Miler in 55:00 and placed 15th at 2014 Philadelphia Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon in 1:15:22.

Flanagan placed 9th at 2015 Houston Marathon in 2:33:12, 12th in 53:02 at 2015 Gate River Run and Flanagan won the silver medal in the marathon at the 2015 Pan American Games.^[5]

Flanagan placed 4th in 1:12:16 at 2016 USA Half Marathon Championships. Lindsay finished 14th in marathon at US Olympic Marathon Trials in Los Angeles heat approaching 85 degrees in 2:39:42. She finished 18th in 10,000 meters at 2016 United States Olympic Trials (track and field) in 34:17.25. Flanagan finished 4th behind Mamitu Daska Molisa of Ethiopia, Fate Tola of Germany, and Sarah Jebet of Kenya at 2016 Frankfurt Marathon in a new personal best time 2:29:28.^[6]

Flanagan won the 2017 Hyannis Half Marathon in Hyannis, Massachusetts running 1:14:38. Flanagan placed 11th at the 2017 Boston Marathon in 2:34:44^[7] and 37th at 2017 World Championships in Athletics – Women's marathon in 2:39:47.^[8] In Fall 2017, Flanagan left Washington, D.C., Mizuno and Riadha Elite Development Program to join Boulder Track Club and Nike.

Flanagan placed 13th in 56:30 in 2018 Cherry blossom 10 mile, 2nd at 2018 Bay to Breakers 12 km in 40:44, and 9th at 2018 USA Half Marathon Championships in 1:14:15. Flanagan placed 7th at 2018 Freihofer's Run for Women in 16:28. Flanagan placed 13th in 2:29:25 at 2018 Frankfurt Marathon and earn 2019 World Championships marathon standard.

Flanagan placed 9th overall (3rd American woman) at the 2019 Boston Marathon in 2:30:07 2020 Summer Olympics Qualification standard by finishing top 10 in a World Marathon Majors.^[9]^[10]

Flanagan placed 11th overall (1st American woman) at the 2022 Paris Marathon in 2:26:54.^[11]

Flanagan won the 2022 Gold Coast Marathon, setting a course record in 2:24:43.^[12]

Flanagan placed 8th at the 2023 Tokyo Marathon in 2:26:08.^[13]^[14]