Freshy Fresh from Boston 2026!
4/21/202644 min
Hot off the presses... it's another freshy fresh from Des and Kara. This was recorded just a few hours after Des ran 2:35 from the main field, and Kara finished commentating the world feed. So... the takes and reactions are as freshy fresh as they can be!
You get their thoughts on the races of the day with Korir and Lokedi both defending their titles, and Americans setting all sorts of records on this course. Plus, Des shares the details of her race pacing Ryan after bouncing back from MDS. She was the fastest woman in the main...
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First 90 secondsDes Linden· Host0:00
[upbeat music] What's up, everybody? Welcome to another episode of Nobody Asked Us with Des and Kara, presented by Brooks Running. We are here, we're in Boston. This is the beautiful Fairmont. [laughs] All kinds of action happening out there, but so much action happened on the course. Kara, you were on the call. Let's, uh, let's get into it.
Kara Goucher· Host0:27
Okay. I'm impressed by your energy right now. [laughs] You ran across the desert, then you came to Boston being like, "I don't know. I don't know how my legs are gonna feel," and then you ran 235, which we will also get into today. Impressed by the energy right now [laughs] I gotta say.
Des Linden· Host0:38
Yeah. A lot of coffee.
Kara Goucher· Host0:39
[laughs] A lot of coffee. Well, the day was great. Super fast performances on both sides, men and women.
Des Linden· Host0:45
Yeah.
Kara Goucher· Host0:46
Big American breakthroughs, I think. Um, but I think the weather really cooperated with this marathon.
Des Linden· Host0:52
Yeah, let's just, just go straight into that. This is cool. We got coverage of the finish line behind us. [laughs] You guys probably already seen it on TV. I haven't seen any of it yet, so I'm, like, kind of looking over. I'll-- But I'm gonna stay focused.
Kara Goucher· Host1:03
Yeah, yeah. Stay focused.
Des Linden· Host1:03
Let's just start, let's start with the weather right away. This is, I mean, it's been the talk of the whole weekend. It's always the talk in Boston. Um, I saw Josh Cox, uh, an agent this morning, and he was like, "It's f- we're finally due for a good weather year. It's been forever." And I was like, "Last year was, like, pretty epic." [laughs] The year before was pretty epic, but this was another notch. Like, you ran in- Yeah ... 2011. Comparable, better, worse? What do you think?
Kara Goucher· Host1:25
You know, I wasn't out there today, so it's hard to know for sure. But it just felt like,