Desiree Linden

Desiree Linden

Linden in Berlin. 2009.
Personal information
Birth name	Desiree Davila
Nickname(s)	Desi[1] Des[2]
Nationality	American
Born	(1983-07-26) July 26, 1983 (age 41)[1] San Diego, California[1]
Home town	Charlevoix, Michigan
Education	Hilltop High School 2001 Arizona State University 2005[1]
Occupation	long-distance runner
Years active	2006–present
Height	5 ft 1 in (1.55 m)[1]
Weight	100 lb (45 kg)[1]
Spouse	Ryan Linden[1]
Other interests	collecting whiskey and tapestries[1]
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	10,000 meters, Half marathon, Marathon
College team	Arizona State Sun Devils
Club	Brooks[1]
Coached by	Walt Drenth[1]
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	2012 Marathon, DNF 2016 Marathon, 7th
World finals	2009 Marathon, 10th[3]
National finals	2008 Marathon, 13th 2012 Marathon,  Silver 2016 Marathon,  Silver
Personal bests	5000 m: 15:08.64 (London 2011) 10,000 m: 31:37.14 (Eugene 2011) Half marathon: 1:10:34 (Naples 2011) Marathon: 2:22:38 (Boston 2011)
Medal record Representing  United States Pan American Games 2015 Toronto 10,000 m World Marathon Majors 2018 Boston Marathon 2010 Chicago Marathon 2011 Boston Marathon

Desiree "Des" Nicole Linden (née Davila; born July 26, 1983) is an American long-distance runner, author, and podcaster. She represented the United States in the 2012 London Olympics and the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics women's marathon. In 2018, she won the Boston Marathon, becoming the first American in 33 years to win the woman's category in the event. She holds the women's 50K world record of 2:59:54.

In January 2023, Linden began a podcast called "Nobody Asked Us" with fellow runner Kara Goucher.^[4] In the podcast, Linden and Goucher discuss a wide range of topics related to running and elite running performances. The first three episodes were released on January 11, and new episodes are released weekly.