Socialing The Distance featuring Des Linden (2020 Atlanta Marathon Trials), Clip # 5

Des Linden, photo by Brooks communications

Des Linden made two Olympic teams, in 2012 and 2016, both times in the marathon. On 29 February 2020, Des Linden came within eleven seconds of making the team, taking 4th in 2:29:03, with Sally Kipyego in 3rd place (2:28:52) on a challenging course, with hills everywhere.

What makes Des Linden so special?

Is it her consistent training? Is it her competitive spirit? Is it her love of the Boston marathon course? It is all of those and much more. It is putting together the miles, staying on plan, staying healthy, juggling an actual life, and working with a coach/advisor, over days, weeks, months, and yes, years, that make Des Linden so special.

In Clip #5, Des spoke with us about the 2020 Atlanta Marathon Trials.

Special thanks to Mike Deering, The Shoe Addicts, on the management and production with Socialing the Distance.

And thanks Des Linden!

The complete Des Linden interview is here:

https://www.runblogrun.com/2020/07/socialing-the-distance-featuring-des-linden-full-interview.html

Author

Larry Eder

Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys.

Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."

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