Former NYC Marathon Champ, Tar Heel Alum Shalane Flanagan Announces Retirement From Professional Running Posted by Avery Trendel | Oct 21, 2019 | Professional, UNC Sports A former Tar Heel great announced her retirement on Monday from the world of professional running,... Read More
UNC Alum Shalane Flanagan Becomes First American Woman to Win NYC Marathon in 40 Years Posted by Avery Trendel | Nov 5, 2017 | Professional, UNC Sports For the first time in 40 years, an American woman crossed the finish line first at the New York... Read More
Former UNC Runner Shalane Flanagan Places Sixth in Olympic Marathon Posted by Avery Trendel | Aug 15, 2016 | UNC Sports The women’s Olympic marathon in Rio de Janeiro came to a conclusion early Monday afternoon... Read More
Chapel Hillians Escape Tragedy At Boston Marathon Posted by Staff | Apr 15, 2013 | News Twenty-two Chapel Hillians and dozens of other Triangle residents were among the competitors in the 2013 Boston Marathon, where a pair of explosions caused multiple fatalities and more than a hundred injuries Monday afternoon.... Read More