In perhaps the worst rain and headwinds in Boston Marathon history, Chula Vista’s Des Linden won the memorable 2018 race in 2 hours, 39 minutes and 55 seconds. Sunday, at the Chicago Marathon in ideal ...

Not everybody crosses over into the 40+ age category in running with grace and fortitude, but Des Linden has managed to meet the milestone with ease--and, in fact, gratitude. On Sunday at the 2023 ...

PEMBROKE (CBS) - Desmond Kyle, or Des for short, is always on the move. Even so his hero might be considered unusual for a three-year old. In a home video, Jennifer Kyle asks her son "Who's that on TV ...

Linden tells PEOPLE that she struggled with the idea of having to take thyroid medication after watching other runners “abuse” it RYAN MCBRIDE/AFP via Getty Images Des Linden In 2018, Des Linden's ...

Des Linden is making her 28th marathon — and 12th in Boston — the last 26.2-mile race of her professional career. Linden, 41, made her marathon debut in Boston in 2007, ran her first of five Olympic ...

Boston Marathon champion Des Linden announced on Twitter yesterday that she is moving on from the Hansons-Brooks Distance Project after 13 years. After doing some soul searching, I’ve made the ...

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I must admit Des Linden (then-Des Davila) wasn't on my radar when she ran the Boston Marathon for the first time in 2007, but she sure was after finishing second by just two seconds four years later ...

Boston Marathon champion Des Linden was asked several questions about her favorite beer, whiskey and coffee after her historic win on Monday afternoon because her Twitter bio included "coffee ...

BOSTON (CBS) - Des Linden will return to this year's Boston Marathon to defend her victory with pride, excitement, and a sense that a tremendous weight has been lifted. She ran her marathon debut in ...

The New York Road Runners announced 2018 Boston Marathon champion and two-time U.S. Olympian Des Linden will run the 2018 New York City Marathon on Sunday, Nov. 4. In April, Linden, 34, became the ...

UPDATE: On Tuesday, April 13, Des Linden set the world record in the 50K (31.06 miles). She covered the distance in 2:59:54, more than seven minutes ahead of the existing record of 3:07:20, set by ...