Her career has always been defined by tenacity and an independent spirit, stretching back to her first competitive race in San Diego, when she beat better-outfitted, more experienced kids. Coming off Heartbreak Hill at Mile 22, Des took the lead and never relinquished it, becoming the 2018 Boston Marathon champion and the first American woman to win the race in thirty-three years. Des tapped into her inner strength and found a reason to race.
Opportunity unexpectedly presented itself. But as she ticked off mile after mile in the brutal conditions, passing familiar landmarks on the course she knew and loved, something shifted. She was far from peak form-recovering from illness and questioning her running future-and didn't expect much of herself that day. In fact, she thought it might be a blessing.
An inspirational memoir from Olympian and Boston Marathon winner Des Linden, sharing both her personal story and what motivates her to get up and run every day When Des woke up on April 16, 2018, the morning of the Boston Marathon, it was 39 degrees and raining, with high, gusty winds. A little bit of dangling carrot.Book Description Hardcover. And then there's a few bucket list things that are just different distances and terrains, like UTMB, or Comrades, or something like that. When I do turn 40, that opens up a whole different book in terms of master's records, so that might be something that I'm interested in for a bit. "So I think is having fun and enjoying it, and just seeing how high I can place in these races. "I feel really content with what I've accomplished and what I've done," she says. RELATED VIDEO: Danica Patrick Says Running the Boston Marathon Is 'Only Bucket List Item I Have' - How She PreparedĪnd as she nears 40 years old, Linden is starting to look toward other big goals on her list. "And when you have really great people that are supposed to beat you, it's fun to be a disruptor and see how many you can take out and move up the charts when it gets hard, because they're not as experienced with the course." "The field's just phenomenal, so it'll be a historic race, for sure," she says. Now, five years later, Linden has figured out how to manage her thyroid condition - "it's in a good spot now," she says - and is readying for the 2023 Boston start line. CJ GUNTHER/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock Des Linden
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