Shalane Flanagan ran today for the 1st time since her surgery 4 months ago - Can she get in shape by February 29, 2020?

LetsRun.com wrote:

Does she have time to get in shape in for the Trials on February 29th?

Yes, definitely.

Please Shalane,

The women's marathon needs you.

Joanie was a hero.

Deena was a hero.

You are a hero.

There are several women who have potential to be a hero with a strong voice without being critical of others. Sisson and Hasay and maybe Cragg but you are the Royalty that our sport needs. You handle yourself with dignity that makes all of us women proud. You never lower yourself to pointing fingers at others. My 6 year old daughter looks to how you deal with victory and defeat and wants to be you. Thank you and good luck in your return.

Honestly, as a fan if she’s been injured for months, no one wants to see her operating at 60 % and run a bad race and get beat. I think she can be in marathon shape by Feb but I doubt 2:25 shape, it will take good fitness to beat Jordan.

She has 28 weeks:

4 weeks easing back into doing it everyday

10 weeks building up the volume

12 week marathon training block

2 weeks easing back

I say yes.

If she could pull off qualifying she would be the only American Woman to run in 3 Olympic Marathons and cement her spot as the best of this generation. She doesn't need to win the trials, just top 3.

3 Olympic Marathon teams is impressive. I remember one of the Hanson brothers telling me that he thought Des would be the one to accomplish that. I was suprised to hear that she is no longer interested in running the trials and even was the POD for slamming the Olympics for the drug testing procedures.

LetsRun.com wrote:

She posted a description of the run today on Instagram.

Flanagan wrote:

I still know how to run! ??

After 4months recovery from reconstructive knee surgery, I wondered many times if I would ever be able to run again.

I was sooooooooooo excited for today that I actually laid out my running clothes last night (just like I would do before the first day of school when I was a kid ?).

Today I ran 12 bliss filled minutes. 2minute run with 1minute walk X 6 At 70-77% of my body weight.

I’m celebrating ? this reunion and milestone!!! Lots of ups and downs to come, but so grateful for today! Super duper thanks to my longtime massage Therapist Ryan and PT super star Colleen.

?: Colleen Little

Does she have time to get in shape in for the Trials on February 29th?

https://www.instagram.com/p/B1FJ4TaAzzO/

no

Wow shalane looks good with that black tutu

Glad to see her back at it. I thought she retired after NYC.

I thought she retired. She really needs to if she hasn't, she's the oldest looking 38 year old I have ever seen. My grandmother looks younger than her and she's 67. You know it's true.

She was already so thin and now she lost again 30% of her body weight? This can't be healthy.

vbrnr wrote:

She was already so thin and now she lost again 30% of her body weight? This can't be healthy.

#1- we don't need comments like this.

#2- I can see her giving the Trials a go. 28 weeks is a lot of time & 4 months really isn't the end of the world. I know it's not the same at all but I missed the same kind of time and ended up being in decent shape in the 8-10 week after range. By 10-14 things were clicking, and 15 was a half marathon PR. 28 is plenty of time. She finished 3rd in NYC in 2:26 less than a year ago. She was at the very top tier of US women's marathoning which has a pretty sizable gap to the 2:28-2:32 crowd. Hasay, Cragg, Sisson, Taylor, Hall, Tuliamuk, Des, maybe throw in Kieffer/Rojas/Bates/Bruce as outside shots. I'm convinced Hasay makes the team. Cragg hasn't looked great. Des seems to be indicating she might not run or doesn't care? I like Sisson/Huddle but there's no reason Flanagan can't come in right behind Hasay/Sisson/Huddle and threaten them for top-3.

Tfjdjd wrote:

Wow shalane looks good with that black tutu

But seriously, all the best to that classy, tough, woman!

vbrnr wrote:

She was already so thin and now she lost again 30% of her body weight? This can't be healthy.

What are you on about? She ran at 70-77% of her body weight because she's on an alter-g treadmill where you can adjust gravity to make yourself lighter, she didn't actually lose any weight.

thoroughrice wrote:

vbrnr wrote:

She was already so thin and now she lost again 30% of her body weight? This can't be healthy.

What are you on about? She ran at 70-77% of her body weight because she's on an alter-g treadmill where you can adjust gravity to make yourself lighter, she didn't actually lose any weight.

She clearly states that she’s at 70-77% of her normal body weight.

“Today I ran 12 bliss filled minutes. 2minute run with 1minute walk X 6 At 70-77% of my body weight.”

She should focus on getting back to 100% of her normal body weight before she worries about going to the olympics. Being that far under weight is terrible for your health.

If it were a 5k/10k I'd say yes. But for a marathon? No.

I've come back from a major surgery where I had to run/walk for 2 months and I can't imagine trying to rush a marathon like that.

looks like an advertisement for booost or whatever that apparatus is. Gotta pay the bills, right?

Bone thin wrote:

thoroughrice wrote:

What are you on about? She ran at 70-77% of her body weight because she's on an alter-g treadmill where you can adjust gravity to make yourself lighter, she didn't actually lose any weight.

She clearly states that she’s at 70-77% of her normal body weight

“Today I ran 12 bliss filled minutes. 2minute run with 1minute walk X 6 At 70-77% of my body weight.”

She should focus on getting back to 100% of her normal body weight before she worries about going to the olympics. Being that far under weight is terrible for your health.

She isn't underweight, the treadmill that she is running on allows you to run at a certain % of your body weight so you can return to running without putting as much

stress on your injured joint/muscle..

There is no way she is 74lbs, she would be in the hospital ( 70% of her weight of ~105 lbs)