Shalane Flanagan has gone the distance in career beyond compare Posted Sep 1, 2018 Former UNC track and cross country star Shalane Flanagan's accomplishments in distance running make her one of the best athletes in the world — and really, in American history. The list of medals, races and records run and set by the pride of Marblehead might wind up longer than the various distances she's mastered over her 15-year professional career. (Salem News)