Flanagan credited with American record for Boston 10K run
BOSTON — Shalane Flanagan’s victory in the Boston Athletic Association 10K has been ratified as an American record.
USA Track & Field made it official Tuesday at its annual meeting.
Flanagan completed the 6.2-mile course through Boston’s Back Bay this summer in 30 minutes, 52 seconds. That’s 11 seconds faster than the U.S. record she set in The Netherlands the previous September and 12 seconds better than the course record that had been held by Ethiopia’s Mamitu Daska in 2014.