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Desiree "Des" Nicole Linden (née Davila; born July 26, 1983) is an American long-distance runner. She represented the United States in the 2012 London Olympics and the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics women's marathon.
Apr 16, 2018 · Desiree “Desi” Linden, 34, won the 2018 Boston Marathon and became the first American woman to win the women’s race since Lisa Larsen Weidenback did so in 1985 after pulling away from a...
Honours Summary. 1 x In Top 8 at Olympic Games. 1 x Pan American Games Silver medallist. 1 x Major Marathon winner. 2 x Major Marathon Silver medallist. More Honours. World Rankings. Personal Bests. Seasons Bests.
Mar 31, 2023 · In an excerpt from her upcoming memoir, Choosing to Run, Desiree Linden shares the story of the painful year that led up to the biggest win of her life.
- Desiree Linden
Apr 14, 2023 · Linden, 39, who will run Boston for the 10th time on Monday, plans to try to make her third Olympic team next year. Last month, one day after she finished as the top American at the New York City...
- Matthew Futterman
May 1, 2018 · A nation of running fans was pulling for a 33-year drought to end—for an American woman to win the Boston Marathon for the first time since 1985. On the starting line in Hopkinton, Massachusetts ...
Apr 16, 2018 · But American Desiree Linden pushed her way through a powerful headwind and cold rain and up Heartbreak Hill to triumph at the Boston Marathon — the first time a U.S. woman has won in 33 years.
