Lindsay Flanagan is the top American women marathoner in Frankfurt. We caught up with her on Friday, October 29, in the lobby of the Movenpick. As one would expect, Lindsay is relaxed, and comfortable in an interview situation.
Lindsay is a graduate of the University of Washington. Her sister is a Husky and ran the Pac-12s on Friday. Lindsay has a marathon PB of 2:33:12, from Houston in 2015. Also in 2015, Lindsay won the silver medal at the Pan Am Games.
Lindsay Flanagan, Houston 2015, photo by PhotoRun.net
In 2016, Lindsay finished 14th in the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials in 2:39:49 in February. In July, Lindsay finished 18th in the 10,000 meters, running 34:17.25.
Lindsay is confident of her preparations for Mainova Frankfurt. ” When you get an opportunity like this (coming to Frankfurt), you just can’t turn it down.”
Lindsay Flanagan was interviewed by RunBlogRun’s Larry Eder on October 29, 2016. Here is our audio interview. Special thanks to Lindsay Flanagan, and to the brother, Brian Eder, for producing this Soundcloud audio.
Author
Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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