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Des Linden


Des Linden grew up in San Diego, graduated from Arizona State University, and has been a professional runner since 2006. She is the 2018 Boston Marathon champion, a two-time Olympian, and set a 50k world record in 2021. A bourbon and coffee aficionado, she and her husband Ryan live in Michigan with their dogs, Atlas and Boston.

Books by Des Linden

Choosing to Run

An inspirational memoir from Olympian and Boston Marathon winner Des Linden, telling her personal story, but also motivating others to live their best lives by creating a supportive personal and professional team, building their own personal business model and brand, and, of course, accomplishing their biggest goals and dreams in work and life, not just when they’re starting but when things get tough and they’re “closing the final 10K."

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