Des Linden is making her 28th marathon — and 12th in Boston — the last 26.2-mile race of her professional career. Linden, 41, made her marathon debut in Boston in 2007, ran her first of five Olympic ...

Send this article to your social connections. Boston Marathon fan favorite and 2018 champion Des Linden announced her retirement from professional marathoning, saying Monday’s race from Hopkinton to ...

While in town to pace Broadway actor Anthony Ramos at the New York City Marathon, Linden joined content creator Kareem Rahma ...

Des Linden isn’t sure if this is her 12th Boston Marathon or her 13th. She had to resort to counting on her fingers last week, while the BAA’s Mary-Kate Shea was on the phone trying to confirm the ...

CHARLEVOIX — Des Linden, a two-time Olympian and holder of the women’s world record for the 50K race, has announced her retirement from professional running after winning the Boston Marathon in 2018.

BEN AND ERIKA A NICE WEEK. THANK YOU MIKE. SO IT WAS AN EMOTIONAL DAY FOR MANY ON THE MARATHON COURSE YESTERDAY. FOR SOME MORE SO THAN OTHERS. YEAH, THAT’S 2018 MARATHON CHAMPION DES LINDEN CROSSING ...

Monday's race will be past champion Des Linden's 12th Boston Marathon. Josh and Alexis also talk about the other defending champs and contenders in the field.

Martin Fritz Huber is a frequent contributor to Outside who previously wrote the In Stride column about running culture. He also works as a tree care professional in New York City. Regardless of what ...

FIVE. IMPORTANT, INDEED. JOHN. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR THAT. SHE IS ONE OF THE MOST ICONIC MARATHON, AND SHE HAS ONE OF THE MOST ICONIC MARATHON MOMENTS IN RECENT HISTORY. AND TODAY, A BOSTON ...

Though Desiree (Des) Linden is a two-time Olympic marathoner, competing in the 2012 and 2016 Olympics, she might be most known for her steely 2018 Boston Marathon win. It was a lauded feat for two ...

Des Linden isn’t sure if this is her 12th Boston Marathon or her 13th. She had to resort to counting on her fingers last week, while the BAA’s Mary-Kate Shea was on the phone trying to confirm the ...

After completing her final Boston Marathon in the professional field, 2018 champion Desiree Linden spoke about her decision to retire and her special connection to the annual Patriots' Day race. "I ...