The Marathon Runner Who Quit at Mile 25

In 2018, Des Linden won the Boston Marathon in driving rain, brutal headwinds, and near-freezing temperatures. But what most people forget is that around mile 15, she nearly dropped out. She told her training partner, Shalane Flanagan, that she was done — she had nothing left. Flanagan was struggling too, so Linden decided to pace her for a few miles, just to help someone else before she quit.…