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The Runner's World Show

Episode 67: Desiree Linden

The Runner's World Show

Runner's World / Panoply

Sports

4.3530 Ratings

🗓️ 17 August 2017

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

An interview with Olympic marathoner Desiree Linden. While recovering from a recent half marathon and in a bit of training lull, Desi shared some lesser-known facts about her life—like her newfound love of bourbon and the puppy she recently adopted. (1:53) In the Kick, a recap of the 2017 World Championships in London, mourning a mullet, and a look at the celebrities running 26.2 miles this fall. (30:48) This episode of the Runner's World Show is brought to you by Brooks. Sign up for the Brooks Big Endorsement and become a sponsored athlete at www.BrooksAthlete.com/rw. Episode Credits: Host: Christine Fennessy   Producers: Sylvia Ryerson, Christine Fennessy and Brian Dalek. The Runner's World Show is a proud part of Panoply. Check out our show page here. Follow us on Twitter (@rwaudio) and Facebook (Runner's World Audio). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

There once was a woman who lived in a shoe.

0:03.0

A size too snug, but what could she do?

0:06.0

But that's not where her story ends.

0:08.0

Thanks to a little help from her Experian friends,

0:11.0

she got her score into much better shape

0:13.0

and relocated to a box fresh new place,

0:16.0

with room to grow and a mortgage to suit.

0:19.0

Now, she lives in a spacious four-bedroom cowboy boots.

0:23.3

Better your Experian credit score to help get mortgage ready. Experian, better your score,

0:28.7

better your story. Welcome to the Runner's World Show, where each week we entertain,

0:35.5

inspire, and inform you about all things running.

0:38.5

I'm Christine Fennessy, one of the producers of the show, and I'll be your host this week.

0:42.8

Today in The Kick, we recap the most memorable moments from the 2017 World Championships in London,

0:48.4

and we mourn a running mullet that is gone too soon.

0:52.5

But first, an interview with Olympic marathoner Desiree Lyndon.

0:56.0

Desi was recovering from a recent half marathon and in a bit of a training lull at the time of her

1:01.0

conversation with training editor Megan Keita. It was a rare opportunity for Megan to probe some of the

1:06.4

lesser known facts about the runner's life, like her love of bourbon. To be honest, having that on my bio

1:12.7

has like blown this collection up because people love to talk about bourbon and they think it's so

1:18.3

neat and cool. They're like, you're a runner and you like know about bourbon. Like here, have this bottle.

1:23.2

And I'm like, this is great. Like what else could I put on my bio? Like, also likes tequila and booty.

1:30.5

Loves great coffee.

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