Kara Goucher runs with Strava

I only know of a couple pros on strava - this is good. really curious to see what she does.

OPPORTUNIST. Anything for a buck. Will bomb out at NYC and then make excuse after excuse. Wait for it.

Yeah, you are right.

Most people complain "our" sport has few sponsors and few opportunities to to make a buck. Pretty certain you want to hold it back. Go ahead Bucko.

More likely is YOU don't like Kara. Probably Adam too. Go ahead and feel that way. it is constructive and good for you.

So what if she runs poorly and makes an excuse. Does that ruin your day. No. You just need to tell us first. Well done.

I'm an opportunist too. WELCOME TO AMERICA, you communist PoS.

Good for Kara.

I like that's she starting to look like an ultrarunner with all those sponsors... gotta dig it.

Letsrun always praised transparency in training with the likes of McDougal, Sell, Ryan Vail, etc. Why not here? ...regardless I can't see this be anything but good for the sport.

Couple observations:

1. she's going to put down a decent time in NYC. 2:25-2:27 would be my guess, but STRAVA isn't totally transparent with running as I think it splits everything off moving time instead of elapsed.

2. She runs quite a bit with Joe Bosshard and Aric VanHalen (and a few others)

3. It looks like she's only posting about half her workouts, but that may be an artifact of Wetmore's coaching (notable omissions appear to be track workouts, but she puts up here warm-ups and cool downs)

4. Wetmore has this 'old school' mystique about him, but even his athletes are on the alter-g occasionally.

InWyo wrote:

Letsrun always praised transparency in training with the likes of McDougal, Sell, Ryan Vail, etc. Why not here? ...regardless I can't see this be anything but good for the sport.

Couple observations:

1. she's going to put down a decent time in NYC. 2:25-2:27 would be my guess, but STRAVA isn't totally transparent with running as I think it splits everything off moving time instead of elapsed.

2. She runs quite a bit with Joe Bosshard and Aric VanHalen (and a few others)

3. It looks like she's only posting about half her workouts, but that may be an artifact of Wetmore's coaching (notable omissions appear to be track workouts, but she puts up here warm-ups and cool downs)

4. Wetmore has this 'old school' mystique about him, but even his athletes are on the alter-g occasionally.

for pete's sake, if she runs 2:30 it will be a good day - she was hurt for months - tamp it down buddy

I'm good with the other stuff

I didn't realize Mags had 3100ft of elevation gain... that is a mountain run, not a long run!!! Goucher must've been a beast in his prime.

need a good argument wrote:

for pete's sake, if she runs 2:30 it will be a good day - she was hurt for months - tamp it down buddy

I'm good with the other stuff

SHIT! You're right. I didn't calculate that right at all. 2:33-2:28 (I throw the 2:28 in there based on her 1:11 goal at Philly...2:33 based on what I can see of her training right now on STRAVA (with giving her some fluff for elevation and some nasty hilly courses).

InWyo wrote:

need a good argument wrote:

for pete's sake, if she runs 2:30 it will be a good day - she was hurt for months - tamp it down buddy

I'm good with the other stuff

SHT! You're right. I didn't calculate that right at all. 2:33-2:28 (I throw the 2:28 in there based on her 1:11 goal at Philly...2:33 based on what I can see of her training right now on STRAVA (with giving her some fluff for elevation and some nasty hilly courses).

sorry, there is no backtracking or agreeing on LRC. you new around here?

I like STRAVA other than the fact that all the times I upload are wrong.

need a good argument wrote:

sorry, there is no backtracking or agreeing on LRC. you new around here?

Refreshing isn't it?

Not a noob. My username changed around 6 years ago (don't recall my last user name), but I've been regularly reading, and occasionally posting for 10ish years, and have contemplated voluntarily giving up my anonymity...Let's just say no to that contemplation for now, but will always admit my own errors and do what I can to purdy up the cesspool that is the "World Famous Forums."

You sound like one. It's all about the dollar right, no morals or true integrity.

smoke dem trees wrote:

I'm an opportunist too. WELCOME TO AMERICA, you communist PoS.

Good for Kara.

the fierce little flock of angry birds loves her and wants to be her friend

wants to be her friend? what are you talking about?

asfounder wrote:

wants to be her friend? what are you talking about?

now we know who is new here!

a question that needs answer wrote:

asfounder wrote:

wants to be her friend? what are you talking about?

now we know who is new here!

yes I admit it. but what does that mean? someone said they want to be her friend and she said no? me confused?

asfounder wrote:

wants to be her friend? what are you talking about?

When kara couldn't find a sponsor, and then Oiselle stepped up, kara wrote that they had to woo her before she would consider them. She wrote, "They love me and want to be my friends."

HannerEnglandah wrote:

asfounder wrote:

wants to be her friend? what are you talking about?

When kara couldn't find a sponsor, and then Oiselle stepped up, kara wrote that they had to woo her before she would consider them. She wrote, "They love me and want to be my friends."

for real? she actually said that? slightly narcissistic, at least she appears to be if you're telling the truth:)