Linden faces a deep women's field with WR holder Joyciline Jepkosgei, two-time world marathon champ Edna Kiplagat and defending champ Buze Diriba. The men's race has USA marathon champ Brogan Austin and Cam Levins.

Also racing are Sally Kipyego, Betsy Saina, Buze Diriba and Mamitu Daska. On the men's side, Meb Keflezighi is racing as last year's winner Daniel Chebii leads the field with Stephen Sambu, Abdi Abdirahman, Chris Derrick and more.

They also face Desi Linden, Betsy Saina, Aliphine Tuliamuk, and Boston runner-up Sarah Sellers.

We share the highlights from the post-race champions press conference.

An American woman hadn’t won the Boston Marathon in the professional era but that all changed on Monday.

“It’s hard to say ‘It’s hard to get excited about these performances when you’re under investigation’ but the same thing’s happening in your house. But my name’s not on the jersey. We can talk ‘team, team, team,’ but ultimately two guys (Keith and Kevin Hanson) make the decisions. It’s not really my call. And hopefully it all works out and no lines were crossed, but until that’s kind of cleared, [I] can’t be super supportive."

Anticipation for the first American women's victory in 33 years is very high as Molly Huddle, Shalane Flanagan, Desi Linden and Jordan Hasay all believe they can win. Find out what they had to say today.

An American woman has never won the Boston Marathon during the professional era. That could change on Monday as a "Fantastic Four" from the USA takes on a shallow international field.

We reached out to 8 of America's top athletes/coaches and 6 got back to us with their feelings about the Boston Marathon which will take place next Monday. Most expect big things from Molly Huddle in the women's race and Galen Rupp in the men's.

The elite fields for 2018 Boston are set. What are the odds that an American man or woman wins? We break it down for you.

Shalane Flanagan cracks the top 5 as we for the first time exclude from our rankings an athlete, Sarah Chepchirchir, not convicted of a doping offense.

Desi Linden says she'll be devastated if she doesn't win on Monday while Jordan Hasay revealed that Alberto Salazar said she's the most prepared athlete he's seen since he set the WR in 1981.

Can Huddle get the AR? Will Emily Sisson arrive as the next US distance star? We'll find out on Sunday.

Can Callum Hawkins keep his hot streak going or will the Flagstaff-based Olympic silver medallist Feyisa Lelisa get the win? Who will be the top American? And what does Chris Derrick think of Nike's new shoes Zoom Vaporfly shoes - should they be banned?

Sumgong, like Eliud Kipchoge, was the unquestioned world #1 in 2016. Flanagan was one of three Americans to finish in the top 10 at the Olympics (Amy Cragg and Desi Linden were the others) -- only the second time a country had pulled off that feat (after Kenya in 2008).

Find out what happened in the women's marathon here.