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Desiree Linden was wet, was cold and wanted to stop but she didn’t as marathoners do and won Boston and $150,000
The weather Monday in Boston was more than bad, it was terrible. Shalane Flanagan posted, “Those were the most brutal conditions I’ve ever run in.”
One elite woman just kept putting one foot in front of the other faster than anyone else until the end. Desiree Linden even at one point waited for Shalane at a bathroom stop.
This brief break, might have helped Desiree get life back in her legs as well. Desiree caught back up to the lead pack but Shalane couldn’t hang. In the end Desiree won by nearly four minutes and became the the first American woman to win the Boston Marathon since Lisa Rainsberger in 1985.
Afterwards she said there were many moments she wanted to drop out but she kept on going. Was it worth it? For her efforts she was given a check for $150,000. She could have easily not finished.
It is interesting to note that according to the race director 95.5% of those who started finished. Very impressive but then again marathoners are a different breed.
(04/17/2018) Views: 2,736 ⚡AMPby Bob Anderson
