A Runners World Member Saved My Boston Marathon Boston Marathon in 33 years, Des Linden endured one of the worst years of her life. She was diagnosed with hypothyroidism—a condition where your thyroid gland can't produce enough of the necessary hormones for your body to function—and was told by a nurse practitioner that if she didn't act soon, she could go into a coma, or worse, die.
The 2018 Boston Marathon was supposed to be a rebound race for her—much less a career-defining moment. "I looked at Boston 2018 as sort of a stepping stone, and none of the training looked phenomenal, but I had a lifetime of work in the bank, so I knew I could cover the distance," she said.
Des Linden Retires From Professional Marathoning Runner's World to discuss her turbulent 2017, where she felt she felt like a shell of her usually optimistic self, and looked back at her expectations going into the 2018 race.
The marathoner almost quit the sport, before winning the biggest race of her life Runner’s World. He’s a former all-conference collegiate runner at Winthrop University, and he received his master’s degree in liberal arts studies from Wake Forest University, where he was a member of one of the top distance-running teams in the NCAA. Kahler has reported on the ground at major events such as the Paris Olympics, U.S. Olympic Trials, New York City Marathon, and Boston Marathon. He’s run 14:20 in the 5K, 1:05:36 in the half marathon, and enjoys spotting tracks from the sky on airplanes. (Look for colorful ovals around football fields.)
