104. Des Linden, 2018 Boston Marathon Champion & 2x Olympian
Hurdle with Emily Abbate
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🗓️ 20 April 2020
⏱️ 68 minutes
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Summary
The should-be day for the 2020 Boston Marathon, the perfect time to release my conversation with pro runner, two-time Olympian, and 2018 Boston champ, Des Linden. These days, she’s without a doubt leading the charge in American women’s distance running, and in episode 104 we talk about how she got there. Growing up in San Diego and then running at Arizona State, she knew from a young age that this sport was her sport. Today, she walks me through so many of her major career milestones, the good — including that famous Boston win on the worst weather day ever — and the bad — the London Olympics, a tough second-place finish, and an entire month without lacing up her sneakers in the summer 2017 because it just wasn’t feeling right. Highlights: Her best advice for beginners, the biggest regret she has about this year’s Olympic marathon trials in Atlanta, and what’s next on her radar (!). Spoiler alert: This whiskey lover may need a new pair of Brooks track spikes.
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| 0:00.0 | It's a mental strategy where you act as if you are the thing you're trying to become. |
| 0:05.2 | So for me, that was, I am a Boston champion. |
| 0:09.0 | And every day for three months, you know, I went out and practiced like a champion. |
| 0:14.3 | I ate like a champion. |
| 0:15.5 | I slept like a champion. |
| 0:17.1 | Like, whatever it was, it was like, is this, is this what a Boston Marathon champion would do? |
| 0:34.4 | Hey, hurdlers, Emily Abadi here with episode 104 of hurdle, a wellness focus podcast where I sit down |
| 0:42.1 | with inspiring individuals to talk about everything from their big ones to how they've gotten |
| 0:46.4 | through some of life's toughest moments. On the show, you can expect vulnerability, motivation, |
| 0:52.3 | and candid discussions with everyone from top |
| 0:55.5 | athletes to aspiring entrepreneurs on what it really takes to follow your passions. My mission is simple. |
| 1:02.9 | To inspire you to be your best self, move with intention and have some fun along the way. |
| 1:10.4 | Today, I am bringing you a conversation that could not be better timed, as today was the |
| 1:17.5 | original 2020 run date for the Boston Marathon. |
| 1:21.6 | If I could hear you on the other end of this thing, I know you are excited because I am excited |
| 1:27.4 | too. Today Today I am chatting |
| 1:28.8 | with the ever lovely Des Lyndon pro runner 2018 Boston Marathon Champ and total rock star. |
| 1:39.1 | Up front, I am just going to tell you right off the bat when I edit the show, I earmark all |
| 1:43.7 | of the different moments that I could see being |
| 1:45.7 | pull quotes, you know, the gems of wisdom from guests that make me go, yes, out loud. |
| 1:52.9 | I marked way too many to count in this episode. |
| 1:56.6 | I've known Des for a few years now, and this opportunity, us sitting down one-on-one, |
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