Kara Goucher
Kara Goucher (born Kara Grgas - Wheeler, born July 9, 1978 in Queens ) is an American long-distance runner.
As a member of the team from the University of Colorado Goucher was 2000 NCAA champion in the 3000 m, 5000 m and cross-country running in the year. In the same year, she was eighth over 5000 meters at the in-country elimination fights for the Olympic Summer Games 2000.
After college, she had a few years struggling with injury. In 2006 she graduated but returned to the international elite. It was U.S. Vice- champion in the 5000 meters and ran in July 2006, the 10,000 meters in 31:17,12 min. One and a half months later they reached the World Cup in Athens over 3000 meters with a time of 8:41,42 min in third place.
The biggest success of her career she succeeded by winning the bronze medal in the 10,000 meters at the World Athletics Championships 2007 in Osaka behind Dibaba (ETH) and Elvan Abeylegesse (TUR ). At their first competition run more than 10 kilometers, she won shortly after the Great North Run over the half marathon distance in 1:06:57 hours ago Paula Radcliffe (because of the slope of the line, this time no record shows ).
2008, both over 5000 meters qualified as 10000 meters for the Olympic Summer Games in Beijing, reaching both finals. About 10 km it reached a personal best of 30:55,16 min tenth place, about five kilometers they finished ninth. Your marathon debut was November 2, 2008 at the New York City Marathon, where they reached in 2:25:53 hours in third place.
In 2009, she took on 20 April at the Boston Marathon in a time of 2:32:25 h ends with the third place.
Kara Goucher has a competition weight of 54 kg at a height of 1.70 m. She grew up in Minnesota and graduated in 2001 her psychology studies at the University of Colorado. In the same year she married her colleague Adam Goucher runner. In 2004, she moved with him to Portland (Oregon ), where she is coached by former world -class runner Alberto Salazar.
The in 2011, coached by Jerry Schumacher daughter of former gedrafteten of the St. Louis Rams All-American Footballers Mirko Grgas, mother of a son named Colt, starts at club level for Oregon TC Elite in Eugene.
She was also in the squad of the U.S. team for the Olympic Summer Games in 2012. In London, she put the Olympic marathon route back in 2:26,07 hours. Thus, it was ranked in 11th place of the Final Ranking.
2013 she won the Boston Marathon with a time of 2:28,11 hours sixth place.