Los Angeles Times logo Los Angeles Times 3 months ago

Kara Goucher sets her sights high in the marathon

Kara Goucher

You've probably never heard of Kara Goucher. You probably don't know she has been one of America's best athletes for some time now. Probably, if you're the average sports fan, you're not aware of her skill and charisma. Full Article at Los Angeles Times

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Related Quotes

  1. I had run the race in my mind a million times before I stepped on the track and every time I had won
    LaShawn Merritt – LaShawn Merritt SOURCE: Runner's World 3 months ago
  2. I think that this time, for the first time, nothing has been hurried ... For Boston, I felt like we were trying to cram workouts in. I felt like she needed to do certain workouts; I had to hurry workouts in. This time, for this race, it’s been a certain thing there hasn’t been any hurry.
    – Alberto Salazar SOURCE: The Register Guard 3 months ago
  3. I can’t control with other people do
    – Alberto Salazar SOURCE: The Register Guard 3 months ago
  4. I’ve been super-competitive my whole life
    – Kara Goucher SOURCE: The Register Guard 3 months ago
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  1. United States' Kara Goucher, right, is seen after crossing the finish line in the Women's Marathon during the World Athletics Championships in Berlin on Sunday, Aug. 23, 2009.
  2. BOSTON, MA - APRIL 20: Kara Goucher of the United States reacts after finishing third in the women's division of the 113th running of the Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts on April 20, 2008 in Boston, Massachusetts.
  3. MONACO - NOVEMBER 22: World and Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt of Jamaica (L) winner of the male athlete of the year attends a press conference alongside IAAF President Lamine Diack ahead of the IAAF World Athletics Gala at the Sporting Club on November 22, 2009 in Monaco.
  4. MONACO - NOVEMBER 19: Sergei Bubka, the former Olympic pole vault champion and his wife arrive to attend the Opera Turandot Gala as part of Monaco's National Day celebrations on November on November 19, 2009 in Monaco, Monaco.
  5. Daniela Truffer, Head of Zwischengeschlecht. org, holds a placard during a demonstration in front of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) headquarters in Lausanne November 19, 2009.
  6. LONDON - OCTOBER 29: India's former decathlete and now Chairman of the Selection Committee of the Athletics Federation of India, Gurbachan Singh Randhawa, right, poses for photographs with the baton flanked by, from left to right, 1958 Commonwealth 400m gold medal winner Milka Singh, Indian nati...
  7. Japanese Olympic gold medalist in hammer throw Koji Murofushi presents Tokyo's bid for the 2016 Olympics, on October 2, 2009 in Copenhagen. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will vote on the destiny of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games after a final round battle.
  8. SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 20: Liu Xiang (2L) of China and Terrence Trammell (2R) of the United States compete in the Men's 110m Hurdles at the 2009 Shanghai Golden Grand Prix, an international field and track event at Shanghai Stadium on September 20, 2009 in Shanghai, China.
  9. SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 18: Russian pole vault queen Yelena Isinbayeva(L) and Chinese 110-meter hurdles Liu Xiang(R) attend the press conference of 2009 Shanghai Golden Grand Prix on September 18, 2009 in Shanghai of China.

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