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Des Linden is set to run the New York City Marathon
Des Linden of Charlevoix, Michigan, who won the 2018 Boston Marathon, will compete in the New York City Marathon on Sunday, Nov. 3.
Linden, 36, who used to train with the Michigan-based Hansons-Brooks Distance Project, became the first American woman since 1985 to win the Boston Marathon when she prevailed in 2018.
Linden, who is a two-time Olympian, finished sixth in last year’s New York City Marathon.
“The New York Road Runners always assemble a world class field, and I look forward to racing the world’s best through New York’s five boroughs,” Linden said.
“The championship-style race and the challenging course suit me well. I’m already looking forward to race day.”
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