Desiree Linden

Early career

High school

College

Professional career

• In the Road Running World Championships 2006 in Debrecen she finished in 43rd place.
• Her first appearance in a marathon was at the 2007 Boston Marathon, where she placed 19th in 2:44:56.
• In the 2007 IAAF World Road Running Championships in Udine in 34th.

• Linden finished second at the 2008 Houston Half Marathon and ran her personal best time of 1:12:10. This time qualified her for the 2008 U.S. Olympic Marathon Team Trials.
• At the U.S. Olympic Trials in Boston in 2008, she finished 13th in 2:37:50.
• Later at the track portion of the Olympic Trials in Eugene, she ran tenaciously with the leaders of the 10,000 meters before fading to 11th.
• At the 2008 Chicago Marathon, Linden finished 5th in 2:31:33.
• On August 23, 2009 Linden finished tenth at the IAAF World Championship in the marathon and set a personal record by 3 minutes. Her time of 2:27:53 was the second-fastest American woman.

• She finished second at the 2010 Chicago Marathon, setting a personal record by one minute. Her time of 2:26:20 was the fastest American woman.
• Linden came in third at the 2010 USA Championships 10,000m
• Linden finished second at the 2011 Boston Marathon by just two seconds and set a personal record by four minutes. Her time of 2:22:38 was then the fastest time ever run by an American woman in the Boston Marathon. After her success in Boston she was invited to throw the first pitch at a Detroit Tigers game.

• She finished second in the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials January 14, 2012 in Houston, TX with a time of 2:25:55. which qualified her to run the women's marathon at the 2012 London Summer Olympics on August 5, 2012, but did not finish. Her Olympic failure was attributed to a stress fracture of the femur.
• 2013 marked her return to competition, finishing second at the USATF Half Marathon Championships.
• At the 2013 Berlin Marathon, Davilla finished fifth, winning her age group, in 2:29:15. For this accomplishment, she was selected the USATF Athlete of the Week.

• She finished 10th at the 2014 Boston Marathon, in 2:23:54, second fastest American woman, behind Shalane Flanagan at 2:22:02.
• She finished 5th at the 2014 TCS New York City Marathon in 2:28:11, the fastest American woman.
• She finished 4th at the 2015 Boston Marathon, in 2:25:39, the fastest American woman.
• Desiree finished 6th in the 10,000 meters in 32:53.50 at 2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships on June 25
• She won a silver medal at the 2015 Pan American Games 10,000 meters. She led the majority of the race, which set up Brenda Flores to sprint past her on the final straightaway.

• On 13 February 2016, she placed second, behind Amy Hastings, at the US Olympic Marathon Trials, finishing in 2:28:54 in Los Angeles, California.
• On April 30, she placed second, behind Tara Erdmann Welling at the USA Half Marathon Championships, finishing in 1:11:06 in Columbus, Ohio.
• August 14, Linden placed 7th at the Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's marathon in 2:26:08.

• On March 19, she placed 7th at the New York Half Marathon, finishing in 1:11:05.
• On April 17, she finished 4th in the 2017 Boston Marathon, finishing in 2:25:06, with the leader Edna Kiplagat winning in 2:21:52.

• On April 16, she placed 1st in the women's category at the 2018 Boston Marathon, finishing in 2:39:55. She became the first American to win the category in 33 years.
• On November 4, she finished the 2018 New York City Marathon in 6th place with a time of 2:27:51.

• On April 15, she placed 5th in the women's category at the 2019 Boston Marathon.
• On November 3, she finished the 2019 New York City Marathon in 6th place with a time of 2:26:46.

• On February 29th, she placed 4th at the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials with a time of 2:29:03.

  Personal bests

Personal life