Kara Goucher blames Nike for not having a shot at Tokyo 2020

Does she actually blame Nike or her child?

It's easy to look back on one's career and woulda/coulda/shoulda things. human nature

Way back she said Nike and Salazar were the only ones to give her a chance to compete professionally and that was only because she married Adam Goucher.

What kind of job gives 8 months maternity?

Unlike many of you, I like Kara Goucher. But, you know, she's pretty much aged out of elite marathoning in any case, has she not?

sounds like the truth to me

Kara Goucher blames Nike for not having a shot at Tokyo 2020

Damn you Nike. Apparently it was also Nike, specifically their shoes, that caused her to be in 4th place in 2016 and miss a spot for Rio.

I was pretty upset when I heard about it. It’s very sensitive because I know people that I care about involved in the development of those shoes, the research of the shoe. So it’s a very complicated and sensitive issue for me. I just think if technology determined our Olympic team, then that’s a problem.

Cry baby narcissist for sure.

She got pregnant, her decision.

Kara Fan wrote:

sounds like the truth to me

My behind! She is a big girl and made CHOICES. It's about CHOICE right?

She CHOSE to sign the contract and if you read the interview, when pregnancy came up, she didn't want to talk about it because she didn't want to give them the wrong impression. That makes her a shitty business person and when SHE CHOSE to get pregnant, she knew exactly what the consequences would be. Nike didn't make her run 120 miles a week while nursing, SHE CHOSE to do that. On the day she gave birth, Nike didn't call her up and say; hey Kara, go run 50 miles and lift weights. SHE CHOSE to do that, if in fact that happened because that sounds like major bullshit to me. If she actually did that, then she's a complete wackadoodle.

This is an athlete who is 42 years old, who peaked relatively late in ‘07-‘08, who was running 15:28 for 5k way back in 2000, and who hasn’t broken 2:30:00 or 71:00 since Boston 2013. Some runners can age like Benoit-Samuelson or Lagat, but most simply cannot.

She has proven time and time again that she’s a narcissistic...wackadoodle.

John Wesley Harding wrote:

It reads “50 minutes.”

Still bullshit

I respect and admire Kara. Most of the other elite American girls will age like milk and week old sandwiches left on the kitchen shelf before reaching Kara's age. She still looks as amazing as ever over 40 and she looks like she has the body to keep young.

If not for the chance Alberto and Nike gave her and her husband, no one would have any idea who she is.

And by the way, whatever happened to that bombshell she said she was going to drop on Alberto about the doping she alleged?

There's a bunch of weak minded crybabies in this thread. No actual interview but a regurgitation of things previously said. What lousy reading this POS is.

This is taken from NYT article and it's lack of understanding shows.

The first words are

>Three track-and-field stars

Then it goes on to restate stolen content about 2 people. Absolute garbage editing.

Who the duck reads "Marie Claire" anyways? OP are you a 12 yr girl? Sorry but you're a bit young to be posting online...

She signed the contract and knew the terms. Being unhappy later is not their problem.

And I don't believe for a second she ran the day she gave birth. Not a step.

coachcommentsnicely wrote:

What kind of job gives 8 months maternity?

Giving, or at least claiming to give its elite, non-competing female athletes 8 months paid leave (on a case by case basis) could be a huge win for Nike. I read a study somewhere that females buy a significantly higher percentage of baby and childrens clothing. So, giving the impression that a company cares about its female sponsored athletes could be a winning decision in the marketplace.

Nike sucks but so does she.