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Posts Tagged ‘Kara-Goucher’


2012 Olympic Trials and Houston Marathon

This past weekend the Olympic Marathon Trials took place in Houston, Texas. A day later, there followed the Houston Marathon. This also happened to be my birthday weekend, so what better way to celebrate a birthday than to watch some amazing athletes and then run a marathon? It was a great weekend. I knew it [...]

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2011 Boston Marathon Race Results

Patriot’s Day means the Boston Marathon here in New England, when countless throngs line the streets between Hopkinton and Beantown and cheer on thousands of runners as they make their way along. I’ve run Boston twice, and I honestly think that I prefer watching the race over running it. It’s a great experience, and the [...]

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2011 Boston Marathon Preview

The World Marathon Majors are set to get going again this year, with two of the races falling on the same weekend. Normally, the London Marathon and the Boston Marathon are about a week apart, but this year they fall on the same weekend. Here’s who to keep an eye out for in the Boston [...]

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Kara Goucher will not run the 2009 London Marathon

Just yesterday, Kara Goucher was considering the London Marathon. It took about a day or so, but her coach, Alberto Salazar, has talked her out of running. The AP is listing her possible attempt at running London 6 days after Boston as having been unprecedented, but I know that that isn’t true. At least 5 [...]

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Kara Goucher to Run the 2009 London Marathon?

Try to imagine that you have an honest chance of winning the Boston Marathon. You run the marathon, and there are still 8 women in the lead pack past 20 miles because the pace is so slow (remember, you have an honest chance of winning!) Then imagine that you are outsprinted in the last mile [...]

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Kara Goucher’s Most-Overhyped Sunday Run Ever

After the Boston Indoor Games, Kara Goucher went for a leisurely Sunday Run along the Boston Marathon Course. Not willing to miss a chance at building a circus, the media was there to watch her leisurely 7:00/mile jog along the last 20 miles of the course. Here’s a video that the folks at Flotrack put [...]

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Boston Indoor Games – Make Your Picks

Tomorrow evening is the Boston Indoor Games, a great event put on down at the Reggie Lewis Center every year. If you are planning on being there, then keep an eye out for me as I’ll be there with both my still and my video camera! The Games will not be televised live, but will [...]

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Kara Goucher’s Marathon Debut » NYC this November

Olympic 5,000 and 10,000 meter runner Kara Goucher has announced that she is going to make her marathon debut at New York City this year, and that she has been planning on running it since she rode in the media vehicle during last year’s race. “Last year when I watched the race first hand, I [...]

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