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Podcast: Hurdle with Emily Abbate
Episode: 104. Des Linden, 2018 Boston Marathon Champion & 2x Olympian
Description: The should-be day for the 2020 Boston Marathon, the perfect time to release my conversation with pro runner, two-time Olympian, and 2018 Boston champ, Des Linden. These days, she’s without a doubt leading the charge in American women’s distance running, and in episode 104 we talk about how she got there. Growing up in San Diego and then running at Arizona State, she knew from a young age that this sport was her sport. Today, she walks me through so many of her major career milestones, the good — including that famous Boston win on the worst weather day ever — and the bad...