# @shalaneflanagan on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CVJOvlzBvIX
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/18754114-shalaneflanagan-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2021-10-17T21:06:45.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Shalane Flanagan (@shalaneflanagan) — https://gondola.cc/shalaneflanagan

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Since the double header last weekend of Chicago to Boston, I’ve been recovering…hard. Eating and sleeping are the name of the game in my house and, I have been doing both like a champ. The exhaustion finally started to creep up these past few days but, by Friday I started to feel like myself again. I can sense a little pep in my step….just in time for my 5th marathon!

This marathon will be in honor of Tokyo, which would have taken place yesterday. I’ve chosen to replicate Tokyo with a run on one of my most sacred training grounds here at home- Sauvie Island. 

Sauvie Island is the place where I have trained for 2 Olympic Games, dreamed of winning the NYC marathon, grinded out grueling workouts and given high fives to teammates after killer long runs. It’s where most of my dreams were built. When I pushed the last few miles of the 2017 NYC Marathon, my mind went back to these roads. The familiarity of all that I had visualized…all that I had practiced…helped me to remain calm and protect my mind from becoming overcome with emotion when I was on the cusp of a lifelong dream. 

Tomorrow I will have a small group of friends and family supporting me as I find another rhythm on the island. My dad will be on a bike in charge of fluid, just as he has been in these weeks of training. My PT colleen0205 will ride at his side co captaining with some essential pump up jams! Lastly, the rest of my core team, who have been a constant source of love and support through this whole journey, will be on the start, along the course, and at the finish to cheer me on. 

I anticipate that this will be the hardest run yet, my 5th marathon in 23 days😳
Number 5. LET’S GO BABY!

#nikerunning #projecteclipse #sendmevibesyall 

📸: cortneywhite_

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