Did you know? Five fun facts about Lauren Fleshman! 

Seriously, I didn't make any of this up!

1. Lauren won the cross country, 800m, 1600m, and 3200m state titles in her senior year of high school. In California!
2. Lauren set the US Junior 5,000 meters record when she ran 15:50.18 at Mt. SAC in 2000!
3. Lauren was a 3-time NCAA Champion at 5,000 meters, matching Jen Rhines as the only other woman to accomplish the feat!
4. Lauren was a 15-time NCAA All-American and a 5-time NCAA Champion while running for the Stanford Cardinal.
5. Lauren wrote the book on vacation training. Well, not the book, exactly, but the best blog post I've ever read on the subject!

Lens Navigator: your guide to all things Lauren 

• Was Lauren the greatest Stanford Cardinal distance runner ever?
• Video: Lauren on Lauren
• Lauren the student
• Quick Poll: What was Lauren's most impressive student feat?
• Lauren leads the pack
• Lauren the professional
• Quick Poll: How fast will Lauren eventually run the 10,000 meters?
• Lauren's best performances
• Interviews with Lauren!
• US All-Time Top 10 List for 5000m
• News and Views about Lauren from the Blogosphere!
• Other great distance running lenses by buraian
• What do you think about Lauren Fleshman?!
• Optimal Training

Was Lauren the greatest Stanford Cardinal distance runner ever? 

A bold statement, but the argument can be made...

There have been some great Stanford runners. Brad Hauser, Gabe Jennings, Michael Stember, Ryan Hall, Ian Dobson, PattiSue Plumer, Regina Jacobs (ahem), Alicia Craig, Sara Bei...but is Lauren the best of them all?

15-time All-American, 5 NCAA titles, 3-time 5k champion, US Champion...what do you think?

a%3A10%3A%7Bs%3A8%3A%22approval%22%3Bs%3A4%3A%22auto%22%3Bs%3A10%3A%22blurbCount%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%225%22%3Bs%3A7%3A%22option1%22%3Bs%3A45%3A%22Yes%2C+Lauren+is+the+best+of+a+very+strong+list%22%3Bs%3A7%3A%22option2%22%3Bs%3A51%3A%22No%2C+she%27s+on+the+list%2C+but+she%27s+not+at+the+top+yet%22%3Bs%3A6%3A%22period%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A8%3A%22question%22%3Bs%3A62%3A%22Is+Lauren+the+greatest+Stanford+Cardinal+distance+runner+ever%3F%22%3Bs%3A12%3A%22requireLogin%22%3Bs%3A5%3A%22false%22%3Bs%3A9%3A%22sendEmail%22%3Bs%3A2%3A%22no%22%3Bs%3A10%3A%22showPhotos%22%3Bs%3A3%3A%22yes%22%3Bs%3A9%3A%22stripHTML%22%3Bs%3A2%3A%22no%22%3B%7D

Is Lauren the greatest Stanford Cardinal distance runner ever?

Fetching blurbs now... please stand by

Yes, Lauren is the best of a very strong list

buraian says:

I'm going to say yes. In a tie with Ryan Hall. Hall will probably go down as the best in 10 years, but at this point in time, I think Lauren Fleshman has had the best career of any runner Stanford has produced.

Posted July 05, 2008

No, she's on the list, but she's not at the top yet

 

 

1 of 1 page

 

Thanks for sounding off! Want to send this debate to a friend and get him or her in on the scuffle?

Enter their email address here:

 

add another recipient

close

Video: Lauren on Lauren 

Guess what she thinks was her best year!

Lauren the student 

From Canyon Country to Palo Alto (via the record books)

"My attitude was that I had run a lot of 5ks, and so I knew that I was prepared for the race, and I knew that I should be able to respond to any move anybody in the NCAA could make. And so it was just a matter of whether or not I followed through..." --Lauren Fleshman on racing Shalane Flanagan in the 5k at the 2003 NCAA Championships

Lauren Fleshman began her running career at Canyon High School in Canyon Country, California. She won the State Championships 1600m and 3200m as a junior, and then won the Div. I State Cross Country Championships as a senior. She finished second at the Footlocker Cross Country Championships that year to Victoria Chang, who would become her teammate at Stanford. In her final high school track season, Fleshman tripled at the State Meet, winning the 800m, 1600m, and 3200m. Her PR of 10:18.81 for 3200m was a US high school leader her senior year.

Lauren enrolled at Stanford University where she majored in human biology. On the track, she immediately began making her mark as a freshman. She finished 3rd at the PAC-10 Cross Country Championships and 5th at the NCAA meet. She then made the World Cross Country team where she finished 26th in the 6k race and was the top U.S. finisher.

On the track, Lauren anchored her Stanford distance medley relay team to an NCAA Indoor title (11.01.56). She broke the US Junior record for 5000m at Mt. SAC, running 15:50.18. She was the PAC-10 runner-up over 1500m and finished 5th at that distance at the NCAA Championships, running 4:17.76. She then won the U.S. Junior Championship for 1500m (4:31.50) and placed second in the 3000m (9:55.55). She ended the year finishing 15th in the Olympic Trials 5k in 16:35.90.

Lauren's sophomore year cross country season saw her take 3rd place at the PAC-10 meet and 11th place at NCAAs (20:54.5). She ran a PR in the mile of 4:39.69 indoors and placed 3rd in that event at the NCAA Indoor meet (4:43.52). She was the runner-up in the PAC-10 1500m and the NCAA Champion at 5000m (15:52.21). She placed 17th at the USA Outdoors, and finished the year with a PR of 15:49.84.

Lauren's junior year included a PAC-10 Championship in cross country and a 3rd place finish at the NCAA Cross Country meet (20:35). She set an indoor mile PR of 4:38.48 before winning the NCAA Indoor 3000m title in 9:07.45. Her outdoors season saw her run a collegiate-leading 15:35.59, win the PAC-10 Championships for 5000m, and defend her NCAA title for 5000m (15:53.91). She finished 9th at the USA Outdoors 5000m (15:50.31).

Lauren had another great year as a senior. She was the runner-up in the PAC-10 XC meet, and finished 4th at the NCAAs (won by Shalane Flanagan). On the track she finished 2nd at the NCAA Indoors 3000m (9:01.58, again behind Flanagan) and 4th in the 5000m (15:47.36). She set an NCAA-record of 15:23.94 in the 5000m at the Mt. SAC Invitational. She then won the PAC-10 5000m in 16:37.52 and finished second in the 1500m in a PR 4:14.68. At the NCAA Championships Lauren again defended her 5000m title, running 15:24.06 to defeat Shalane Flanagan by six seconds.

At the US Outdoor Championships, Lauren finished 4th in a time of 15:27.68. Only the winner Marla Runyan had the "A" standard. When Runyan opted not to run in the 5000m at the 2003 World Championships, Lauren became the sole US representative because she had met the "B" standard. She ran one race in Heusden (15:20.44) and then finished 11th in the opening round of the World Championships, running a personal best of 15:12.71.

Sources: USATF

Quick Poll: What was Lauren's most impressive student feat? 

Lauren the professional 

From Palo Alto to Eugene

"I want my career to be punctuated by consistency. The positive feedback I get from running consistently makes me want to do it every time out. It's habit-forming." --Lauren Fleshman

Lauren's first season as a professional began in 2004. She finished 3rd at the USA Cross Country Championships in the 4k race (12:38). She then finished 24th at the World Cross Country meet (13:56). She ran a season best 4:15.60 in the 1500m at Drake, and a personal best 15:09.98 for 5000m at the Stanford Invitational.

In 2005, Lauren placed 4th in the 4k (13:30) and 6th in the 8k (28:11) at the USA Cross Country Championships. She then finished 11th at the World Championships, leading the US team to a bronze medal. She finished 3rd in the 3000m at the USA Indoor meet (8:59.93). The outdoor season saw Lauren run personal bests in the 5000m (15:02.52), 3000m (8:43.95) and 1500m (4:13.63). She finished 2nd at the USA Championships (15:16.80) to qualify for the World Championships, where she finished 10th in her seminfinal heat (15:32.05).

In 2006, Lauren won her first USA Championship when she ran away from Kara Goucher to win the 5000m in a time of 15:12.37. She ran a number of races in Europe, running 15:17.65 to finish 5th at the IAAF World Cup, 9:00.89 in the 3000m at Lucerne, and a PR 4:11.27 for 1500m at the International Antwerp Athletics Gala. She ended the year ranked #1 in the US at 5000m.

Lauren raced sparingly in 2007, running a personal best for 1500m (4:10.87) at the Prefontaine Classic and finishing 4th at the USA Outdoor Championships in the 5000m (15:24.60), just missing the squad for the World Championships in Osaka.

In 2008, Lauren has opened up her season in top form, running a PR for 5000m at the Reebok Grand Prix (14:58.48) and a PR for 1500m at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene (4:09.43). She ran the 5000m in the Olympic Trials, qualifying easily in the semifinal (15:36.79) and finishing 5th in the final (15:23.18).

Sources: USATF

Quick Poll: How fast will Lauren eventually run the 10,000 meters? 

Lauren's best performances 

"It is my mission as a runner to hold my love of running above temptations for short-term success. I will work hard, stop and smell the roses along the way, and leave the sport better than I found it." -- Lauren Fleshman's personal mission statement

Championships

1998 CA State Championships 1600m
1998 CA State Championships 3200m
1998 CA State Cross Country Championships
1999 CA State Championships 800m
1999 CA State Championships 1600m
1999 CA State Championships 3200m
2001 NCAA Championships 5000m
2002 NCAA Indoor Championships 3000m (9:07.45)
2002 NCAA Championships 5000m (15:53.91)
2003 NCAA Championships 5000m (15:24.06)
2006 USA Outdoor Championships 5000m (15:12.37)

Personal Records

4:09.43 - 1500m - Eugene (2008)
8:43.92 - 3000m - London (2007)
14:58.48 - 5000m - New York City (2008)

Sources: USATF, All-Time Athletics

Interviews with Lauren! 

Check out what Lauren herself has to say

Add to this list

Grab this list

Get the RSS feed: Keep an eye on this Plexo list. See who wins. And who's left in the dirt.

Get the widget: Add this Plexo list as a widget on your blog, site, forum, whatever. Be an influential. Show off your great find.

Get this on my lens: Attack of the clones! Grab this Plexo module for your own lens. Get YOUR readers to vote for their favorites.

• Add to Bloglines
• Add to My Yahoo
• Add to Google
• Add to Technorati
• Add to NewsGator
• Add to My MSN
• Grab the XML

Please pick your widget size and display. Then click "Make the Widget" to get the code that's just right for you.

Pick your widget size:

Small size: Best for blog sidebars, and areas 250 pixels or less
Standard size: Best for blog posts, and areas greater than 250 pixels wide

How many list items to show? 5 10 15 All

Make the Widget!

Voila: Just copy and paste this code into your own site. Have fun!

Oopsey! Please login to Squidoo in order to add this module to your lens.

Add more links    Submit

Type or paste links below (one per line):
(Ex: http://www.cuteoverload.com) Help me find links

Done Adding

Cancel

US All-Time Top 10 List for 5000m 

Lauren's on it!

News and Views about Lauren from the Blogosphere! 

Check out what others are saying about Lauren's performances!

Simple tips from Lauren Fleshman

I'm a little late to this post with 5 tips for your running from Lauren Fleshman. I have always been a big fan of Lauren, and a lot of the reason is that she has a practical approach to her running that I relate to. ...

Lauren Fleshman: Passion + Moderation = Success

Lauren Fleshman should know. She is one of the premier long distance runners in the United States and holds several College and National titles. But don't worry,Lauren has some advice to help you improve your performance on the track ...

2nd Annual Maine Coach & Athlete Cross Country Clinic (Part IV ...

The 2nd annual Maine Coach and Athlete Cross Country Clinic was on August 18th, 2008 at the University of Southern Maine. This is the third part of my reporting on the clinic; the first part was about injury prevention and treatment, ...

Faces in Races: Rhines, Fleshman, and Lambie Looking for Olympic ...

The Women's 5000m at the 2008 US Olympic Trials will feature several women who could be legitimate medal contenders in Beijing. Leading the pack will be Shalane Flanagan, the American Record holder in both the 5000m and the 10000m. ...

Other great distance running lenses by buraian 

Because the world needs to know!

Shalane Flanagan

Shalane Flanagan is the American Record holder for the indoor 3,000 meters, the 5,000 meters, and the 10,000 meters. She has won five national cross country championships and five national championships on the track, including her recent Olympic Tria...

Ryan Hall

Ryan has had success on the track, but he owns the roads. He is the American Record holder for the half-marathon (59:43), he ran the fastest debut marathon in US history (2:08:24), he won the US Olympic Marathon Trials and ran 2:06:17 in London! In B...

Kara Goucher

Kara Goucher is one of America's best distance runners competing today. She won the bronze medal at the World Championships in the 10k in 2007, ran the fastest half marathon by an American woman (1:06:57) and is on the all-time US top-10 list for 3k,...

Matt Tegenkamp

Matt Tegenkamp is a phenomenal runner. The American record holder for two-miles, he has also run the fourth fastest 5k all-time in America. He has won USA cross country titles, indoor track titles, and come within four hundredths of a second of medal...

Alan Webb

Alan Webb has had a record-breaking career, and he is still just 25 years old. He holds the National High School indoor and outdoor mile records, the American mile record, and is the former holder of the two-mile record. He ranks among America's elit...

What do you think about Lauren Fleshman?! 

Or this lens?

Share your stories, sightings, thoughts, rants, raves...

Optimal Training 

Develop the mindset of a champion

Fetching RSS feed... please stand by