Flanagan Goes Wire-to-Wire To Win Women’s 10K
- By Mario Fraioli
- Published Jun. 24, 2011
- Updated Jun. 24, 2011 at 12:19 PM UTC
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Women's 10K--USA Track & Field Championships
Left to right: Jen Rhines (3rd, 31:30.37), Shalane Flanagan (1st, 30:59.97), Kara Goucher (2nd, 31:16.65). Photo: PhotoRun.net
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Women's 10K--USA Track & Field Championships
Flanagan ran 67 seconds for her final lap to cap off a brilliant wire-to-wire performance on Thursday night. Photo: PhotoRun.net
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Women's 10K--USA Track & Field Championships
Flanagan, who won bronze in the 10,000m at the Beijing Olympics, hopes to be on the medal stand again in Daegu. Photo: PhotoRun.net
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Women's 10K--USA Track & Field Championships
Kara Goucher separated from Jen Rhines just before 7K, but couldn't catch the front-running Flanagan. Photo: PhotoRun.net
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Women's 10K--USA Track & Field Championships
Jen Rhines ran a strong race for third, finishing in 31:30.37. Photo: PhotoRun.net
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Women's 10K--USA Track & Field Championships
Less than one lap into the race, Flanagan had opened up a lead ont he rest of the field. Photo: PhotoRun.net
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Women's 10K--USA Track & Field Championships
Flanagan has run under 31 minutes twice already this season, which bodes well for a medal bid at the world championships. Photo: PhotoRun.net
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Women's 10K--USA Track & Field Championships
Jen Rhines ran a strong race for third, finishing in 31:30.37. Photo: PhotoRun.net
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Women's 10K--USA Track & Field Championships
Third-place finisher Jen Rhines, 31:30.37. Photo: PhotoRun.net
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Women's 10K--USA Track & Field Championships
Desiree Davila finished fourth, running 31:37--a 29 second personal best. Photo: PhotoRun.net
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Women's 10K--USA Track & Field Championships
Desiree Davila ran a strong second half of the race to place fourth. Photo: PhotoRun.net
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Women's 10K--USA Track & Field Championships
Shalane Flanagan celebrates her dominating victory in the women's 10,000m. Photo: PhotoRun.net
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Women's 10K--USA Track & Field Championships
Flanagan crossed the finish line in 30:59.97, her second sub-31 minute clocking this year. Photo: PhotoRun.net
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Women's 10K--USA Track & Field Championships
Flanagan will run the 10,000m at the world championships nine weeks from now in Daegu, South Korea. Photo: PhotoRun.net
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Women's 10K--USA Track & Field Championships
Kara Goucher (shown here with her son Colt) get congratulated following her second-place finish in the women's 10,000m. Photo: PhotoRun.net
FILED UNDER: Photos TAGS: 10000m / 10k / Desiree Davila / Jen Rhines / Kara Goucher / Magdalena Lewy-Boulet / Photo Gallery / Shalane Flanagan / USA Track & Field Championships
Mario Fraioli
Mario Fraioli is the senior producer at Competitor.com. He was a cross country All-American at Stonehill College, has run 2:28 in the marathon, and coaches the Prado Women's Racing Team in San Diego.
