4-time Olympian Shalane Flanagan retires from professional running

    By Jill Martin, CNN

    Updated 1504 GMT (2304 HKT) October 21, 2019

    In 2017, Shalane Flanagan became the first American woman to win the New York Marathon in 40 years.
    In 2017, Shalane Flanagan became the first American woman to win the New York Marathon in 40 years.

    (CNN)Shalane Flanagan, a four-time Olympian and the winner of the 2017 New York City Marathon, has announced her retirement after 15 years at age 38.

    "With happy tears I announce today that I am retiring from professional running," Flanagan wrote in an Instagram post. "From 2004 to 2019 I've given everything that's within me to this sport and wow it's been an incredible ride!"