Des Linden will race the Boston Marathon on Oct. 11, becoming the first elite runner to sign up.
Linden, who in 2018 became the first U.S. female runner to win the world’s oldest annual marathon since 1985, made the announcement while in Boston on Patriots’ Day, which is normally the date of the 26.2-mile race.
It was announced on Jan. 26 that the 125th Boston Marathon was pushed back to Oct. 11 this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Boston Marathon was canceled last year for the first time.
Linden, a 2012 and 2016 Olympian, was fourth at the 2020 U.