Des Linden’s new book, “Choosing to Run,” provides a thorough examination of her historic victory in the 2018 Boston Marathon, as well as a look at the people and places that got her there.

2018 Boston Marathon champion, fan-favorite Des Linden returns to the course 'It's always great to be back here' Share Updated: 6:33 PM EDT Mar 19, 2025 Infinite Scroll Enabled ...

Boston Marathon fan favorite and 2018 champion Des Linden announced her retirement from professional marathoning, saying Monday’s race from Hopkinton to Boylston will be her last as a pro ...

Des Linden made her 29th marathon — and 12th in Boston — the last 26.2-mile race of her professional career. Linden, a 41-year-old who won the 2018 Boston Marathon, finished 17th in 2:26:19 ...

Des Linden celebrates after winning the 122nd Boston Marathon in 2018 – the first American woman to win the race in 33 years. (Herald file photo) By Lance Reynolds | [email protected] ...

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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 ...

BOSTON — The win was unforgettable. It had been more than three decades since an American woman had earned the title of champion at the Boston Marathon. Then Des Linden willed her way through ...

Des Linden came in second place at the Boston Marathon in 2011, and then won the race under some of the worst weather conditions seven years later. In her new book, "Choosing to Run: A Memoir ...

Linden’s change of plans is unique. She is the only woman who was among the favorites at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for the marathon and had also signed on to run Boston just 51 days later.

Des Linden crosses the finish line to win the women's division of the 122nd Boston Marathon on April 16, 2018. Linden is the first American woman to win the race since 1985.

Boston Marathon champion Des Linden surprised five frontline workers and community members at the marathon finish line on Patriots Day, offering them entries to this fall’s in-person race and ...