Des Linden | Olympian & Boston Marathon Champion

Des Linden is a professional runner for Brooks living in Michigan. She is one of America's most decorated distance athletes - a two-time olympian, Boston Marathon champion, and 50k World Record Holder. This is her first appearance on the podcast. Topics discussed: Des’s reputation for being a workhorse and having a blue collar attitude Her transition from college to pro running Her early move to the marathon Living in MI as opposed to other training hotbeds The realities of being an Olympian and competing at the games Her exposure to trail running Her experience at UTMB Aging and retirement for pro athletes Her trip to Japan with Tim, Magda, & Ruth Her new role as Chief Running Adviser at Brooks Her media projects including her book, podcast, and race commentary And a lot more! Des's Book Choosing To Run - https://800ceoread.com/coupons/view_e... Nobody Asked Us - https://open.spotify.com/show/68gjR5A... REGISTER FOR TRAILCON - https://trailconference.com/ Sponsors: Join our Nutrition Club with The Feed and get $80 to spend on nutrition - https://thefeed.com/teams/freetrail-p... Grab a trail running pack from Osprey - https://www.osprey.com/catalogsearch/... Use code freetrail10 for 10% off Speedland Footwear - https://www.runspeedland.com/ Use code FT15 for 15% off Gnarly Nutrition - https://gognarly.com/ Roark Apparel -- Listen to the ad or DM us for the code - http://roark.com/ Freetrail Links: Website | https://freetrail.com/ Freetrail Pro | https://freetrail.com/freetrail-pro/ Patreon |   / dylanbowman   Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/runfreetrai... YouTube |    / @freetrail   Freetrail Experts | https://freetrail.com/freetrail-experts/ Dylan Links: Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/dylanbo/?hl=en Twitter | https://twitter.com/dylanbo?lang=en LinkedIn |   / dylan-bowman-06174380   Strava |   / strava   ________________________