Hi! © 2020 Recreational Equipment, Inc. All rights reserved. About Me. In this episode Kara Goucher and Chris McClung interview Adam Goucher. REI and the REI co-op logo are trademarks of Recreational Equipment, Inc. “When I first started, I only ventured out a couple of times per week because it was so different,” she said. The trees were at peak foliage, rich in hues of gold and crimson, and the Marathon Blue line was still fresh on the road. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. Fill in your details below, or select an option to login: “The terrain will slow you down, so adjust your pace expectations and focus on how you’re feeling,” she said.

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“They would not let me stop,” she said.

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“Doing a run with 4,000 feet of climbing in it is no joke.”For the most part, Goucher’s training has been self-directed, and that’s by design. “This is the friendliest group of people I have ever met,” she said. “I have a one-mile climb behind my house, so I used that for repeats,” she said. (Photo Credit: Shanna Burnette)A passionate outdoorist, Amanda is a health and fitness writer whose work has been featured in The renowned road runner took on trail racing and learned a few things along the way. Colorado, US. Sold by: Amazon.com Services LLC Slowly but surely, however, she began adding more dirt to her routine, and now she’s regularly on trails three times each week. In her mind, Kara Goucher knew running away from the mountain lion was wrong, but still, when you’re faced with a 200-pound predator, it’s hard not to instinctively flee. “The trails provide a break from the headlines, from the intensity and pressure,” she said.

So in January when I heard Kara was able to look at other sponsors, I didn’t think to put our hat in the ring. It’s been quite a month... actually, more like five years for Kara Goucher. “Before I even hit the 12-mile mark, I considered dropping out because I was hurting so badly.”The bright side? Even though it was a painful experience, I loved Leadville.” She finished in 3 hours, 54 minutes, good enough for fifth place in the women’s field. Kara Goucher Help us improve our Author Pages by updating your bibliography and submitting a new or current image and biography. ( “My other runs are on the road.”While she lives at over 5,000 feet, the Leadville course hits a high of over 13,000 feet at Mosquito Pass. Sold by: Amazon.com Services LLC Goucher raced at the Leadville Marathon, one of her first major trail-running races. She built her career running on roads. I'm Kara, a runner! I finished 10th in the 2012 Olympic Marathon. All turned out well, but the recent encounter near her home in Boulder, Colorado, was a perfect metaphor for Goucher’s latest challenge: running Colorado’s Leadville Trail Marathon in mid-June, where she wanted to give up and run away, but instead, she managed to stand tall and stick it out. 26.2 Miles Through the Streets of New York . 147

Follow to get new release updates and improved recommendations “I will return to the roads at some point,” she said. To prep, Goucher incrementally increased her vertical mileage. “I get in one long run, one technical and one hard effort,” she said. Toward the end of training, I tried to get to over 8,000 feet once a week.”Goucher also included hill repeats in the mix. In her mind, Kara Goucher knew running away from the mountain lion was wrong, but still, when you’re faced with a 200-pound predator, it’s hard not to instinctively flee. The encouraging spectators. Buy now with 1-Click I ran my first race with my grandpa at age 6 and joined organized running in the 7th grade. Her tips for others making the transition? And let the trail community in. They will help you transition and prepare.”On race day at Leadville, Goucher said she made the typical newbie mistake: taking it too hard from the start. We knew it weighed on her. “I was through 10K more than 12 minutes faster than I had intended,” she said. “That’s foreign to me, so I couldn’t do it too often,” she said.

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