Linden closes her Boston chapter
TUM reported Des Linden running 2:26:19 at Boston in what she had announced as her final professional marathon. It also recalled her 2007 debut,2011 near-win and 2018 victory.
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The Boston Marathon began as the Boston Athletic Association's 24.5-mile road race in 1897, starting in Ashland. In 1924, the course was extended to the modern marathon distance of 26.2 miles and moved its start to Hopkinton.
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TUM reported Des Linden running 2:26:19 at Boston in what she had announced as her final professional marathon. It also recalled her 2007 debut,2011 near-win and 2018 victory.
The feature described Emma Bates, Jess McClain and Dakotah Popehn gathering around Linden after Boston, with Bates praising her marathon legacy.
Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: April 25, 2025
While discussing Linden’s move toward ultras, TUM’s author recalled her 2018 Boston victory in cold rain.
Event date: 2018 · TUM publication: April 25, 2025
Des Linden ran 2:26:19
TUM reported Des Linden running 2:26:19 at Boston in what she had announced as her final professional marathon. It also recalled her 2007 debut,2011 near-win and 2018 victory.
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