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Des Linden Is the ‘Queen’ of the Boston Marathon. Here’s How Her Rivals Celebrated Her Farewell
When Des Linden crossed the finish line of the 2025 Boston Marathon, she fell into the arms of her husband, Ryan. The ending ...
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For Des Linden, running her final professional marathon in Boston ‘is indeed going out on top’
Des Linden grew up in Southern California, in the town of Chula Vista, and graduated from Arizona State. Nowadays, her home base is Michigan. So, no, she is not from Boston. It just seems like she ...
Des Linden gives Boston Marathon a surprise — and a fond farewell worthy of a ‘shoey’
Linden, who in 2018 became the first U.S. women's runner to win at Boston in 33 years, announced she is stepping away before ...
2018 Boston winner Des Linden announces finish line for marathon career
Former Boston Marathon champion Des Linden said Monday that she is retiring from professional marathoning after running ...
Des Linden says Monday’s Boston Marathon will be her final pro marathon
I’m ready to leave it all out on the course one last time,” Linden announced as she departed for the start line in Hopkinton.
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Des Linden, 2018 champion, says 2025 Boston Marathon was her final race as a professional
After 12 trips on the route from Hopkinton to Boylston, including a legendary 2018 win in monsoon conditions, Des Linden is calling it a day. As she departed for the start line Monday morning ...