Residence: Portland, OR
Hometown: Duluth, MN
Age on race day: 33
Best Qualifying Performance: 2:24:52, Boston, 2011
PRs: Half-Marathon, 1:06:57 (2007); Marathon, 2:24:52 (2011)
Olympic Trials Marathon History: Debut
Career Highlights:
Bronze Medalist – 2007 IAAF World Championships, 10,000m
9
th – 2008 Olympics, 5000m
10
th – 2008 Olympics, 10,000m
Ranked #3 in the World for 2008 at 10,000m
3
rd – ING New York City Marathon (2:25:53)
3
rd – 2009 Boston Marathon (2:32:25)
Additional Highlights:
2011
2
nd – Dodge Latin Music Miami Beach Half Marathon (1:12:59)
13
th – IAAF World Championships 10,000m
5
th – Boston Marathon (2:24:26 PR)
2010
Did not compete due to maternity
2009
10
th – IAAF World Championships Marathon (2:27:48)
3
rd – Boston Marathon (2:32:25)
Of Note:
Goucher’s World Championships medal was the first by an American woman at 10,000m … She ran the fastest half-marathon ever by an American woman in her debut at the distance, at the 2007 Bupa Great North Run Half Marathon in England, and beat Paula Radcliffe; her time of 1:06:57 does not count as a U.S. Record because of the downhill course … Goucher’s 2:25:53 in New York was the fastest debut marathon in history by an American woman … Shalane Flanagan recently became a training partner when Goucher joined coach Jerry Schumacher after seven years with Alberto Salazar … Goucher and husband Adam, a 2000 Olympian who retired earlier this year, have a son, Colton, born in September 2010.
Blog:
https://karagoucher.competitor.com/
