ICYMI, the Boston Marathon was today! Desi Linden won the race, becoming the first American woman in 33 years to clinch the honor.

Desi pulled away from the pack just before mile 22 and nabbed her win with a time of 02:39:54, according to CBS Boston. The weather was total crap (it was windy and rainy the whole time, according to USA Today), and Desi earned some serious props on social media before her win for waiting for New York City Marathon winner Shalane Flanagan, who hit a Porta Potty early in the race.

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Desi has been on the distance running circuit for a while now, but you may not be 100 percent familiar with her. Here’s what you need to know about this year's Boston Marathon champion:

She’s a two-time Olympian

Desi ran the marathon for the U.S. in both the 2012 London Olympics and 2016 Rio de Janerio Olympics. She didn’t finish the race in London due to an injury, according to Sports Illustrated, and came in seventh in Rio, according to Olympics.org.

She’s come this close to winning the Boston Marathon before

Desi came in 4th in the Boston Marathon last year, and second in 2011, according to USA Today.

She has those kind of running days

Running is hard AF—even for professional athletes. On March, Desi shared on Twittter:

This is her first major marathon win

While Desi is crazy fast, she points out on her Instagram bio that she’s “still chasing down the big W.” (Apparently she’s going to have to change that bio.)

She’s a dog fan

Desi posts about dogs all the time on Instagram, but she revealed in last March that her dog, Miles, had died.

She now has two dogs, Atlas and Mr. Beans.

Her husband is an athlete, too

Desi is married to triathlete Ryan Linden, who says on his Twitter page that he’s a former marathoner. Guess these two can enjoy Sunday fun runs together.

She owns her own coffee company

Desi says on her Instagram page that she loves coffee but apparently she REALLY loves it—she and her husband recently started the coffee company Linden and True with friends.

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Korin Miller is a freelance writer specializing in general wellness, sexual health and relationships, and lifestyle trends, with work appearing in Men’s Health, Women’s Health, Self, Glamour, and more. She has a master’s degree from American University, lives by the beach, and hopes to own a teacup pig and taco truck one day.