I hope you enjoy one last show. Thanks for all the years and all the cheers," Linden said before Monday's race, which she ...

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.

When Des Linden crossed the finish line of the 2025 Boston Marathon, she fell into the arms of her husband, Ryan. The ending of every marathon is emotional from the adrenaline and endorphins that ...

I wasn’t the person people picked to be a pro, to win a major, to make an Olympic team, any of these things, but I believed in myself.” ...

Video: Des Linden announces marathon retirement before her final Boston race"I didn't want to let my mind wander too much about the bigger picture because I would have started crying for sure.

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, her ...

Des Linden grew up in Southern California ... MA- 4/21/25- Desiree Linden of the United States runs Heartbreak Hill during the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 21, 2025. (Danielle Parhizkaran/ ...

"Video: Des Linden announces marathon retirement before her final Boston raceLinden said she may be done with marathons, but she's not done running."Next is some different surfaces, some different ...

BOSTON — Des Linden finished 17th among the women Monday afternoon in the 2025 Boston Marathon, crossing the finish line in 2:26:19. But it was early Monday morning, when many people were just ...

Des Linden grew up in Southern California ... “I got into the sport because of the Boston Marathon. I came out here in 2007 and they treated a nobody like I belonged. To win on this course ...

When Des Linden crossed the finish line of the 2025 Boston Marathon, she fell into the arms of her husband, Ryan. The ending of every marathon is emotional from the adrenaline and endorphins that ...