Believer. Husband. Sports Agent. NBC Sports. 50k US Record in ’09 &‘11. 4 Olympic Trials. 3 US National Teams. ⚾️ Coach.
@Padres
&
@Raiders
season ticket holder
Des Linden will attempt the 50k World Record tomorrow morning at 8:15 a.m at the “
@BrooksRunning
50k & Marathon” here in Oregon. Live coverage is impossible but a short film will be produced and updates will be provided.
15 years after
@ryanhall3
set the American Record in the half marathon in Houston, Sara Hall (
@SaraHall3
) sets her own American Record in 1:07:15! SO PROUD! The Halls own the half!
#HouHalf
@HoustonMarathon
Sara was in 3rd, Chepngetich in second but her last 5k (to 40k) was 18:13, Sara’s split was 17:11.
Sara kept the momentum going and closed on Chepngetich, AND PASSED her in the home stretch! So proud of her build up and her effort today!
2nd place at the
#LondonMarathon
Top American and fifth overall for
@des_linden
at the
@united
NYC Half Marathon this morning. Great prep for Boston next month! (
@SkylarLilyKaris
loved watching!)
Monster workout for
@des_linden
today. Rolling terrain, 1207 ft elevation gain
6 mile warm-up
5:42
5:37
5:32
5:45
5:46
2 miles
5:26
5:47
5:34
5:32
5:29
2 miles
5:33
5:31
5:26
5:36
5:48
1.2 mile cool down
26.2 2:36:17!
Now recovering with
@Padres
baseball (she drug me here).
Look, if you’re a Padres season ticket holder & you’re listing your seats on StubHub for dodger fans to purchase it’s totally fine—it’s your money & your seats. But understand this is why people don’t trust you, you have no real friends & you’ll probably get struck by lightning.
Rules for sitting in row one:
On a pop up you pull the net back to give our fielders more room. If we’re batting you push the net in.
Jacob wasn’t happy with himself here.
#BringTheGold
🎥: courtesy of my guy, Vincent Clark.
Very proud of
@Steph_Rothstein
. The mom of two was second American and sixth overall in 2:27:47, a new lifetime best! She had her husband,
@bbjamin
, out there pacing her group for much of the race and, more importantly, he was there at the finish for her.
📷:
@iCarrieCox
It’s officially official! Word Athletics is updated and
@des_linden
is your 50k World Record Holder. 2:59:54, the first woman in history to break 3 hours!
5:47 for 31+ miles.
Big shout out to David Katz for all his help and special thanks to the entire team at
@WorldAthletics
.
Had this composed on July 30 when I heard the World Athletics Council approved the 50k as a World Record distance but was asked to keep it private.
B/c WA protocols were followed,
@des_linden
will be awarded the World Record on Jan 1.
Big thanks to everyone who helped!
#Des50k
Had this composed on July 30 when I heard the World Athletics Council approved the 50k as a World Record distance but was asked to keep it private.
B/c WA protocols were followed,
@des_linden
will be awarded the World Record on Jan 1.
Big thanks to everyone who helped!
#Des50k
Me: I have a surprise for you.
*shows Carrie the much larger than anticipated Padres canvas above the fireplace*
Carrie: WHAT is THAT?!
Me: The best infield in baseball.
Carrie: ...
@des_linden
2:35:25, 5th American, 17th overall.
Proud that she made it to the line. Three weeks ago she asked me to let Boston know she was a scratch. She made it here because she a champion and a pro’s pro.
Fitness is building with NYC a month from now.
#keepshowingup
The thing about the Olympic Trials is for 4 years every long run, recovery run, interval & gym session you have to believe you will be an Olympian.
That’s what makes this day so hard for so many.
Respect to all those who had the courage to dream & dare greatly.
#Atlanta2020
@richeisen
All the time. He’s been gone since 2006.
Occasionally I’ll see him in dreams and chat with him, knowing he’s not supposed to be there and knowing it’s a dream but great nonetheless.
Sara was the fastest US Marathoner last year(2:22:16, sixth-fastest in US history). She has 10 National Titles as a pro from the mile to the marathon. She had that mile speed on full display down the homestretch & was rewarded w/ a 2:22:01 2nd place finish at the
#LondonMarathon
!
From 2:44 to 2:22, through 9 World Marathon Major top 5 finishes, 2 Olympic Teams, and a Boston victory,
@brooksrunning
has been with
@des_linden
every step of the way.
Thank you to the entire Brooks team for a great two days in Seattle. Great things ahead!
#RunHappy
Let’s go
@Padres
! My seat mate in SD, Josh and his CFO Jordan took the redeye out last night + my best friend from Friday, Murrieta Chris!
Let’s get it!
#CaptureTheMoment
.
@SaraHall3
was injured at the beginning of March and didn’t run a step for four weeks. She had to scratch from the World Half Marathon Champs & Boston.
During that time she cross-trained on the bike. Today that all paid off. 2nd at the US 1/2 Champs in 1:10:07. Very proud!
I’m in awe of
@SaraHall3
, she ran the Berlin Marathon one week ago in 2:22:16.
This week she captures her third straight
@usatf
10-Mile Championship! Love that two of her daughters, Lily & Mia, were there to see it!
#TCSNYCMarathon
up next!
📷:
@iCarrieCox
Fernando Tatis Jr. is a generational talent. He’s only 20 & played just 49 games but I’ve never seen a guy change the culture of a team like him. 3.1 WAR. Throws 94 mph from short. He’s electric. Uncanny instincts. Guile & guts. Hall of Fame player — mark it down.
#FriarFaithful
Always admired Dick Hoyt for his commitment to his son, Rick. His tenacity and spirit were contagious.
He was a servant and a leader.
A favorite photo was this shot captured for
@runnersworld
many years ago.
He led and inspired by example. His legacy lives on. 🙏🏼
We are tremendously saddened to learn of the passing of Boston Marathon icon Dick Hoyt. Dick personified what it means to be a Boston Marathoner, finishing 32 races with son Rick. We are keeping his many family & friends in our prayers.
Des (
@des_linden
) battled out there. Proud of her effort, a champion through and through. Big thanks to
@RL_linden
and Coach Walt Drenth for all the support!
And special thanks to the team at
@brooksrunning
for their continued belief in her.
#TCSNYCMarathon
One year ago today
@des_linden
set the World Record at the
@brooksrunning
50k! First and only woman to break three hours!
Run the fastest time in history ✅
First woman under 3-hours ✅
Get the 50k approved as a World Record distance by World Athletics ✅
#RunDestober
. This month
@des_linden
ran the mileage for each day. 29 miles Thursday, 30 yesterday, 31 today in Central Park on what was to be the weekend of the 50th anniversary of the NYC Marathon. First up, a socially distanced 5k before tackling the original NYC course.
@nyrr
@BowTiedBroke
On point. My dad was a very successful businessman, made millions. He had a lot of big plans: boats, beach houses, travel, etc. He was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer in November of 2005, he passed the following July at 59. I was holding his hand when he took his last breath. That…
@MoreDodgerBlues
@asedensky
BREAKING: According to dodgers twitter they are no longer team bat flip, no longer team Joe Kelly mural, no longer team Muncy go-get-it-out-of-the-ocean.
Grisham held onto his bat too long and stared at his dugout. Allegedly.
This one hurts. I signed with Fila in 2000 and spent a month training over in Kenya that winter. Joseph Chebet and Moses Tanui were the two guys that always looked out for me.
On the day we ran up to Eric Kimaiyo’s camp at Kapsait (9,600 ft), Joseph grabbed me an orange Fanta…
Joseph Chebet, 1999
@bostonmarathon
&1999
@nycmarathon
champion has died following a short illness at age 52. Our heartfelt thoughts go out to his family and friends.
Really proud of Noah Droddy (
@IBuiltTheArk
), he battled back after a disappointing spring, made good on his potential, and lowered his personal best by nearly 5 minutes to clock 2:11:42.
📷:
@iCarrieCox
2018
#BostonMarathon
Champion,
@des_linden
, made some great strides in training this past month. Wish we had a few more weeks to train but she performed so well! Big shoutout to her coach, Walt Drenth, and husband
@RL_linden
. Always proud!
Very proud of
@SaraHall3
’s effort today in the heat. 6th place, 31:54.50 in brutal conditions. Her 7th Trials. Back to the roads we go! Congrats to Emily, and all the ladies, amazing effort!
Peachtree Road Race up next — then a half and full marathon (TBA)!
#TrackFieldTrials21
Finally. Athletes can now thank their personal sponsors at the Olympic Games. Non-Olympic sponsors can now congratulate their athletes at the Games (and have ad campaigns).
Without these sponsors athletes would never reach the Games.
Huge breakthrough for the sport.
BREAKING: Updated Rule 40 guidance increases
#TeamUSA
athlete marketing opportunities while honoring critical support from official partners.
Here’s how ➡️
So proud of
@des_linden
!
A
#ChoosingToRun
book tour/
#BostonMarathon
double these past two weeks.
#4
for hardcover non-fiction on The NY Times Best-Seller List and a very solid 2:27:18!
How she balanced all the appearances and training was something to behold. A pro’s pro.
17:30, 17:00 approximately for the first two 5k’s (relayed to me by her pacemaker
@lawrence_char
), at the half marathon. 1:15:47 at the half marathon for
@des_linden
! Sub-3:00 pace!
#Des50k
Come out to Saturday’s
@Padres
game to watch the Pads beat up on the Rockies, get a free beach towel, and see 2018 Boston Marathon winner, two-time Olympian, 50k World Record Holder, and Hilltop High Grad,
@des_linden
throw out the first pitch.
#HungryForMore
I’m leaving SD now so I’m missing the dodger series.
Not listing tix b/c I only want the
#FriarFaithful
in the seats. So giving away two tonight: Sec 119, Row 13, 1-2.
Follow & RT to enter, I’ll announce the winner around 4:30 PT. Fan photos increase chances.
#HungryForMore
Packed house at Old South Church in Boston for
@des_linden
!
Pub day tomorrow! Get your copy of
#ChoosingToRun
at your local bookseller or order online.
Tour stops this week in NYC, Chicago, Toledo, & Cincinnati. Book ordering & more tour info below!
I once asked a former pro cyclist who held world junior records, why he left the sport. He told me he was recruited overseas. The first race was at altitude, he said he needed a month to acclimate. They told him not anymore. He either did EPO or he was off the team. He flew home.
Very proud of
@reedfisch
. As many of you know, his wife, Christine, was diagnosed with stage four breast cancer a short time ago. Reed & teammate Connor wore pink to honor her.
Reed competed this morning like a champ, finishing 8th (5 sec out of 4th — sprint finish)! Amazing!
Des was a champion all weekend, loads of obligations and appearances and she handled them all with professionalism and grace. Now she’s doing what she’s done so many times, running her race and her pace at the
#BostonMarathon
! A true champion. 👸🏽
Can’t make it to
@Padres
Sat or Sun, so we’re giving away two by 1B for Sunday.
Follow & RT to enter, winner announced on Sun @ 10:00 a.m.
#FriarFaithful
photos are a plus.
💡: Padres reward members who don’t list their seats for any of the games vs the dodgers.
#TimeToShine
Mike's 10 marathons in 10 days:
Antartica 3:16:43
Africa 2:57:58
Australia 2:50:16
Asia 2:51:15
Europe 2:56:02
S. America 3:04:13
N. America 2:53:03
(2:58:30 avg & 20:49:30 total time for 1st 7, in 7 days, on 7 continents)
Last 3 in DC: 2:50:00, 2:48:43 today, & 1 more tomorrow!
Huge thank you to everyone that came out and battled the windy 🌬 conditions today. My ninth marathon was my fastest 2:48:43 and it was teamwork that makes the dream work. 🙏
@runpacers
@hokaoneone
for helping put it on. Hope to see everyone tomorrow for number 10
#marathon
.
@kellyn_taylor
planned on racing the Monterey Bay Half this morning. Due to the fires & air quality the race was canceled. We chatted last night & she said she’d like to race in
#RnRVegas
half tonight.
She flew here this morning & just won in a new PR 1:10:14.
#StripAtNight
Top American for
@kellyn_taylor
at the
#TCSNYCMarathon
! Amazing performance! First marathon in two years. 2:29:48, 8th overall. 🇺🇸
Special thanks to her
@HOKA
@NAZ_Elite
coaches and teammates for getting her ready!
First time
@SaraHall3
has raced on the oval since 2016. Solid return w/ a 15:22.55 in the 5,000!
After a fall/winter that included a
@LondonMarathon
runner-up performance & a 2:20:32 win at the
@MarathonProj
she was less than 2 seconds off her 5000 best from 2006!
📷: Ben Cesar
Vote for
@des_linden
for Team USA performance of the month for her win at the Boston Marathon! First US women’s winner in 33 years!
Vote for female, male, and team performance then submit votes through Monday, May 7.
He did it,
@mikewardian
ran from
the Pacific to the Atlantic.
He averaged over 50 miles per day, &
on day 61 he finished by running 100
miles to his beach house in Delaware.
Oh & he raised over $100k for clean
water projects through
@WorldVisionUSA
.
With 2 Olympic Games, nine top-5 performances at the
@WMMajors
, and her 2018 Boston Marathon victory,
@des_linden
has nothing to prove but everything to gain. She is fit & ready. Podium is possible. She’s more sister than client, really thankful for her friendship.
#nycmarathon
Never apologize for success. Don’t play small so others feel more comfortable.
We’ve all been given different gifts, discover them, cultivate them, use them, share them, bring joy to others, let your light shine! Don’t let anyone tell you you’re shining too bright.
Special well wishes to client, friend & Boston’s defending champ
@des_linden
.
Last year she used a lifetime of miles, unparalleled course knowledge (& a little race day magic) to become the first US woman to win the open division at the
#BostonMarathon
in 33 years.
Godspeed.
We’ve watched
@des_linden
finish in the top 5 at the
@WMMajors
9 times, she’s represented the US at 2 Olympic Games, and she inspired the world with her 2018 Boston Marathon victory. Join me in wishing her a very happy birthday!
May it be a
#singlefin
day!
Happy birthday to friend & client,
@SaraHall3
!
Second fastest American marathoner in history (2:20:32, 2020
@MarathonProj
), runner-up at the 2020
@LondonMarathon
, 10+ National Titles from the mile to the marathon, & mom of 4! An amazing athlete and a better human. You are loved!
Sara, my experience has taught me never to question a 2:04:58 marathoner who prepped for 7 marathons in 7 days on 7 continents by doing 30 minute runs a few times per week and now looks like this:
Good morning to Jayce Tingler & the Shutout 9 –
Craig Stammen
Tim Hill
Pierce Johnson
Adrian Morejon
Austin Adams
Luis Patiño
Emilio Pagán
Drew Pomeranz and
Trevor Rosenthal.
The first team in
#postseason
history to shutout an opponent through nine innings using nine pitchers.
A small but major detail for the
@MarathonProj
. Today David Katz (Olympic course measurer) & I extended the turns at the roundabouts 5 meters in order to make the turns & tangents more gradual (& faster), no small thing with athletes running around these 12x.
#TheMarathonProject
Scott Fauble (
@scottfaubs
), top American in 2019 in 2:09:09, is running a fantastic race. Very smart pacing. Moving on the top Americans, he’s going to have a great finish.
#BostonMarathon