A pair of three-time Olympians — Marblehead native Shalane Flanagan and Meb Keflezighi — headline the Elite USA Team for the 2014 Boston Marathon, race sponsor John Hancock Financial announced Tuesday.

Flanagan finished fourth in last year’s Boston Marathon and said afterward she was disappointed she could not challenge for the win.

“In my career, I’ve never felt my running take on a more personal meaning than it will to prepare for this year’s race,” Flanagan said in a statement released by John Hancock Financial. “The 2014 Boston Marathon will be run with overwhelming honor, passion and joy. Each step we take closer to the finish line is a victory in and of itself.