Daughter of Cheryl Pedlow Bridges-Flanagan Treworgy, who set a world record for the Marathon on December 7, 1971. Cheryl Bridges ran her first marathon, finishing the Culver City Marathon in a then-world record time of 2:49:40, becoming the first woman to break 2:50:00 in the marathon. Her father, Steve Flanagan, was also a U.S. World Cross Country Champion participant and marathon runner.
Personal Bests: on track, 1500m - 4:05.86 (Eugene 2007); 5000m – 14:44.80 (Walnut 2007, NR in 2007); 10000m – 30:22.22 (Beijing 2008); On road, 10 km: 30:52 AR (Boston 2016); 15 km: 47:00 AR (Jacksonville 2014); Half marathon: 67:51 (San Diego 2016); Marathon: 2:21:14 (Berlin 2014) Mar – 2-21:14 (2014).
Major win: 2017 New York marathon (first American woman to win the New York City Marathon since Miki Gorman in 1977).
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