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Shalane Flanagan scheduled to run 2013 Boston Marathon

Print | Comments () Posted by Gary Dzen, Boston.com Staff June 13, 2012 11:07 AM

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By Gary Dzen, Boston.com Staff

Elite American marathoners Shalane Flanagan, Desiree Davila, and Kara Goucher are scheduled to run the 117th Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013, race sponsor John Hancock announced Wednesday. It will be the first post-Olympic marathon for all three runners.

Flanagan, a native of Marblehead, will be making her Boston debut. She holds the American records in the indoor 3,000-meter and 5,000-meter races, as well as the outdoor 10,000-meter race.

Davila was the runner-up in Boston in 2011, setting an American course record of 2:22:38. Goucher returns to Boston for the third time. In 2009, she shared the lead until the final meters and finished third.

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