Shalane Flanagan celebrates her historic win. Flanagan previously finished second in the 2010 NYC Marathon, her first marathon, but had not run it since then. Now 42, the man whose bib says simply “Meb,” won the NYC marathon in 2009 and the Boston Marathon in 2014 and finished 11th Sunday in 2:15:29. Caption The city stages a show of defiance after last week’s terrorist attack, and Shalane Flanagan is first American woman to win in 40 years. 2017 TCS New York City Marathon Police officers search athletes at a checkpoint as they arrive for the New York City Marathon on Nov. 5.

Source: Washington Post November 05, 2017 16:59 UTC