Boston Marathon fan favorite and 2018 champion Des Linden announced her retirement from professional marathoning, saying Monday’s race from Hopkinton to Boylston will be her last as a pro.

Des Linden made her 29th marathon — and 12th in Boston — the last 26.2-mile race of her professional career. Linden, a 41-year-old who won the 2018 Boston Marathon, finished 17th in 2:26:19 ...

Linden won the Boston Marathon in 2018, snapping a 33-year winless streak for American women. "I didn't want to let my mind wander too much about the bigger picture because I would have started ...

Des Linden completed her final marathon as a professional runner. On Monday, April 21, the two-time Olympian finished her twelfth Boston Marathon in 2:26:19 for 17th place.

Your weekly Local Running Newsletter has everything you need to lace up! Subscribe today. Last month, Desiree “Des” Linden became the first American woman to win the Boston Marathon in 33 years.

Here today is Des Linden, who won the Boston Marathon in 2018. She’s also a two-time Olympian and set a 50k world record in 2020.

In addition, 2018 Boston Marathon champion Des Linden led a run to build momentum and encouragement for fundraising runners and Bank of America employees.

What I Learned from Today’s Puzzle DES (28A: Boston Marathon winner Linden) Desiree "DES" Linden is a long-distance runner, author, and podcaster. She won the Boston Marathon in 2018.

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 ...