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Des Linden is a distance runner and two-time Olympian. Her athlete biography records her 2018 Boston Marathon victory and describes a career built through consistency, hard work and patience.
22 TUM reports · Published coverage below
Publication history
15 editorial issues
Distinct issues per publication month. Each issue counts once.
Monthly editorial issue counts: Jul 2024: 0; Aug 2024: 0; Sep 2024: 0; Oct 2024: 0; Nov 2024: 0; Dec 2024: 1; Jan 2025: 2; Feb 2025: 0; Mar 2025: 1; Apr 2025: 2; May 2025: 2; Jun 2025: 1; Jul 2025: 0; Aug 2025: 0; Sep 2025: 0; Oct 2025: 0; Nov 2025: 0; Dec 2025: 0; Jan 2026: 0; Feb 2026: 0; Mar 2026: 0; Apr 2026: 0; May 2026: 2; Jun 2026: 0; Jul 2026: 1; Aug 2026: 0; Sep 2026: 1; Oct 2026: 1; Nov 2026: 1.
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Des Linden finished ninth woman in 16:58:00 at Javelina. Her account describes cramps, more than 45minutes trailside and considering dropping out before resuming and finishing; stopping her watch was not a DNF.
Event date: 2026 · TUM publication: November 2, 2026
TUM recalled Des Linden’s 2018 Boston Marathon win and described the two-time Olympian’s planned first 100-mile race at Javelina. The October 30 account is a preview, not a finish result.
TUM revisited Linden’s December 2024 trail running and Nobody Asked Us appearances, her Black Canyon 50K women’s 13th and Marathon des Sables third, and her hopes for the coming 100-miler. A 14-hour finish is her stated goal, not an achieved time.
TUM listed Des Linden in the coming Javelina field as she prepared for her first 100-mile race; no result was reported.
Event date: 2026 · TUM publication: October 30, 2026
TUM covered Courtney Olsen and Charlie Lawrence’s titles, the individual podiums and U.S. men’s team gold, with official results and attributed reactions.
Linden said she was training for Javelina in the fall and a Golden Ticket opportunity after watching Western States. Marathon des Sables is earlier spring context; the item does not report a Javelina result.
Des Linden: Revisited feedback in a new podcast episode.
TUM linked Linden’s Nobody Asked Us discussion and Instagram opinion on anti-doping rules and professional versus amateur participation.
Attended training camp and planned to pace McConaughy from Foresthill to Rucky Chucky at Western States 2025.
Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: June 6, 2025
Discussed leaving pro marathoning and planning to pace McConaughy at Western States 2025.
Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: May 23, 2025
TUM recommended Des Linden and Kara Goucher’s episode On Des Going Out on Top in May 2025.
TUM recommended Mario Fraioli’s December 2018 interview with Des Linden as context for her interest in ultrarunning.
Event date: December 2018 · TUM publication: May 9, 2025
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
Linden confirmed registrations for Tunnel Hill and the USATF 50 Mile Champs in November and a plan to pace Joe McConaughy at Western States in June.
TUM credited Finn Melanson of Singletrack with helping shape a discussion about what Linden’s move into ultras might reveal about the sport.
Leah Yingling said Linden’s toughness and Boston experience made her expect a strong transition across trail conditions and distances.
Planned June 2025 crew/pacing support; Tunnel Hill and USATF 50 Mile registrations were repeated from last issue.
Des Linden was reported registered for the USATF 50 Mile Championships at Tunnel Hill; the author discussed earlier hints about trail ultras.
Des Linden’s social post included “spicy trails” among 2025 plans. TUM explicitly treated this as a tease rather than a confirmed trail race entry.
Des Linden andKara Goucher discussed her New Zealand trail trip on Nobody Asked Us. Linden’s joking possibility of an ultra is not a confirmed entry, start or finish.
TUM linked Des Linden’s New Zealand trail outings on the Kepler and Routeburn tracks. These adventures are not a race entry, result or nationality claim.
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
Women’s 100-mile ninth;16:58:00
Des Linden finished ninth woman in 16:58:00 at Javelina. Her account describes cramps, more than 45minutes trailside and considering dropping out before resuming and finishing; stopping her watch was not a DNF.
SourceRevisited feedback in a new podcast episode
Goucher and Linden revisited reactions to a prior Nobody Asked Us discussion after Goucher posted a meme carousel. This media discussion creates no sporting result or enduring personal relationship.
SourceReported 2:26:19 in her final professional Boston marathon
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.
SourcePlanned to pace McConaughy at Western States in June 2025
Linden confirmed registrations for Tunnel Hill and the USATF 50 Mile Champs in November and a plan to pace Joe McConaughy at Western States in June.
SourceSource publication dates distinguish reporting from event dates.
Reported 2026-05-28
Des Linden: Revisited feedback in a new podcast episode.
TUM · May 28, 2026Reported 2026-05-21
TUM linked Linden’s Nobody Asked Us discussion and Instagram opinion on anti-doping rules and professional versus amateur participation.
TUM · May 21, 2026Facts above link directly to their sources. Published TUM dates and public-source check dates describe different things.
Public background sources checked October 20, 2026. The selection contains 127 published issues.
Career context from one original public source. TUM’s dated reporting appears below.
This is a limited career snapshot, checked October 20, 2026. Source publication dates and event dates are shown separately.
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Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
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Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Published article, 2026-07-03T17:43:51.362Z. Public original captured at 2026-10-20T15:19:10.637Z and projected to reviewed article text; no publishing-repository text pin is claimed.
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Published article, 2026-05-28T10:26:47.519Z. Public original captured at 2026-10-22T21:15:43.954Z and projected to reviewed article text; no publishing-repository text pin is claimed.
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Published article, 2026-05-21T04:13:04.643Z. Public original captured at 2026-10-23T01:32:51.613Z and projected to reviewed article text; no publishing-repository text pin is claimed.
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Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Published article, 2025-06-06T23:11:57.931Z. Public original captured at 2026-10-28T02:39:04.263Z and projected to reviewed article text; no publishing-repository text pin is claimed.
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Published article, 2025-05-23T14:54:23.342Z. Public original captured at 2026-10-28T02:39:04.246Z and projected to reviewed article text; no publishing-repository text pin is claimed.
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Published article, 2025-05-09T21:36:15.363Z. Public original captured at 2026-10-28T02:39:04.258Z and projected to reviewed article text; no publishing-repository text pin is claimed.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Published article, 2025-04-25T16:49:24.244Z. Public original captured at 2026-10-28T23:18:26.064Z and projected to reviewed article text; no publishing-repository text pin is claimed.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Published article, 2025-04-09T14:49:53.810Z. Public original captured at 2026-10-28T23:18:25.986Z and projected to reviewed article text; no publishing-repository text pin is claimed.
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Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Published article, 2025-01-10T17:24:38.649Z. Public original captured at 2026-10-30T05:55:43.676Z and projected to reviewed article text; no publishing-repository text pin is claimed.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Published article, 2025-01-02T23:04:55.958Z. Public original captured at 2026-10-30T08:39:44.975Z and projected to reviewed article text; no publishing-repository text pin is claimed.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Published article, 2024-12-11T23:27:35.313Z. Public original captured at 2026-10-30T08:39:44.906Z and projected to reviewed article text; no publishing-repository text pin is claimed.
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Published article, 2026-10-30T22:01:29.120Z. Archived published text is pinned to canonical main 8452bc5c1159.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Published article, 2026-11-02T22:27:18.042Z. Archived published text is pinned to canonical main 31d0ac6f24bb.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
