671. Des Linden's 2023 Chicago Marathon Race Recap

Ali on the Run Show

Ali Feller

Fitness, Sports, Running, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 4.2K Ratings

🗓️ 17 October 2023

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

"So much can happen in those last few miles."

It was a good day in Chicago for Des Linden: Not only did she run 2:27:35 to break the American Masters Marathon Record (previously held by Deena Kastor) by 12 seconds, she also had her puppy, Rivers, there for all the action. In this conversation — Des's 10th appearance on the Ali on the Run Show! — the 2018 Boston Marathon champion and two-time Olympian recaps her weekend at the 2023 Chicago Marathon, including the highs (Rivers), the lows (marathon math), the stories from the elite athlete technical meeting, and, of course, some thoughts on the forthcoming Emily in Paris Season 4.

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What you'll get on this episode:

Deep thoughts and hot takes on Emily in Paris Season 4 (2:40)
All about Rivers (10:45)
Des's decision to go for the American masters marathon record (18:05)
Des reflects on her training, and how she was feeling heading into the race (26:35)
Chicago vs. NYC vs. Boston (30:45)
All about the elite athlete technical meeting in Chicago (35:15)
On Ryan's role during marathon weekends (39:40)
What race morning is like for Des (42:15)
The race plan and pace plan (47:50)
Des breaks down how the race went (51:00)
Des talks about when the race started to get hard (1:00:05)
Hindsight: what Des would've done differently at this year's Chicago Marathon (1:06:25)
What's next for Des — on the trails, at the New York City Marathon, and beyond (1:14:00)

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Alley on the Run Show.
0:06.6	I'm your host Allie Feller, and every week I talk with people who are doing exciting
0:11.0	things on the run and beyond.
0:13.5	From professional athletes and celebrity runners to the everyday amateur and back of the
0:18.0	pack athlete, we are here to celebrate everyone and anyone who enjoys a life on the run.
0:24.8	Whether you are running towards something big or away from something that's been holding
0:28.5	you back, I am here to hold your hand and maybe help you pick up the pace.
0:33.5	Today, we're turning to the Alley on the Run Show for the 10th time.
0:38.7	It is fan favorite 2018 Boston Marathon champion, multiple time Olympian, and new American
0:45.6	Master's Marathon record holder, Des Lyndon.
0:50.2	Des just ran a 22735 at the Chicago Marathon successfully achieving her goal of breaking
0:55.8	that American Master's record in the marathon.
0:58.6	That was previously set by Dina Caster, and Des made it happen with 12 seconds to spare.
1:05.1	You are about to get every detail from the day and the weekend.
1:08.3	You'll hear about what's next for Des, and I'm just going to be honest, the first like
1:12.9	20 minutes of this are not so much about running.
1:17.6	It's a lot of dog talk, and there's a decent amount of Emily and Paris talk, so go catch
1:23.8	up on Netflix, and then I swear we do mention running a few times in this episode.
1:29.8	Please enjoy this conversation with Des Lyndon.
1:40.3	Now it's all on the record.
1:42.6	Okay.
1:43.6	He's exited through.
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