I'm surprised that nobody has noted in the lists of Kara's accomplishments that she finished 4th at the 2016 marathon trials not far behind Flanagan, who was wearing Vaporfly prototypes that may have made the difference. Since all three Americans finished in the top 10 at Rio, it seems at least plausible that Kara could've finished around 8th-10th as well had she been able to use the same shoes and had made the team.
I'm surprised that nobody has noted in the lists of Kara's accomplishments that she finished 4th at the 2016 marathon trials not far behind Flanagan, who was wearing Vaporfly prototypes that may have made the difference. Since all three Americans finished in the top 10 at Rio, it seems at least plausible that Kara could've finished around 8th-10th as well had she been able to use the same shoes and had made the team.
Anyone who has worn the shoes is lying if they claim Kara would not have made the Olympic Team in 2016 with the Vaporflys. She was in 4th with what, less than 90 seconds behind? Shalane would not have made the team.
How convenient is it to benefit professionally for 7 years and not say word and then make the accusations to distance oneself from doping once she cannot no longer compete at the top level in 2015.
I'd say she competed at a top level until at least 2016. That year, she finished 4th in the Olympic Trials behind the eventual 6th, 7th, and 9th place finishers at the Olympic Games (and you should probably make that 5th, 6th, and 8th if you remove Sumgong from the results). And if I recall correctly, 1st and 3rd at the Trials were benefitting from unreleased Nike shoe technology - Goucher probably would have beaten Flanagan for 3rd if she'd been wearing the same shoes.
I can't blame her for being a little deflated after that result, especially since she came so close to the last spot on the team.
Kara comes across as very negative on social media.
She was able to win an Olympic medal, compete in multiple Olympic Games, get pregnant and have a healthy child, and she made it to her 40s with both of her grandparents alive. So many professional female runners would love to have many of these things, and yet they stay quiet and count their blessings on social media, instead of focusing on what shoes other people wear, if other people are cheating, and forever searching outside of themselves to see if someone somewhere made the world a little more unfair
The only issue I have with Kara is that she acts like a victim and an angel but was on Thyroid meds and acts like she wasn't also doping. If NOP was(and they most probably were), then she was too. Adam also comes off as a pompous d0uche noodle.
Yeah, a silver medal from the Worlds is as prestigious as a finisher medal from the local turkey trot. Another LetsRun trifecta dude has chimed in.
lets just be fair to everyone.. if the top 3 are not from Africa, then it was a weak field. In fact every world or olympic medal handed out before the African domination began( I don't know lets say every medal won by a non african before 1988 is really just amateur hour, and any after is due to a weak field.
So when Centrowitz won in 2016, with Willis grabbing the bronze, against 4 of the top 10 men in history, it was a weak field? When Rupp got the silver in 2012, against the world record holder, and 8+ (someone else can count them all) sub-27:00 men, it was a weak field? When Jenny got the bronze in 2016, against the world record holder and three other 3:55 or better women, it was a weak field? When Leo got the silver in 2012, against almost the same field as Rio, it was a weak field? And this is just the past 10 years.
Kara stop whining. you are just bitter you weren't even good when you were doping.
I am neither a Kara fan nor a Kara detractor (though I try to love everybody), but unless you've completed the LetsRun.com trifecta (sub-14:00 minute for 5,000 meters, annual income over $250,000 and have a supermodel wife) or its equivalent, then I don't think you are as accomplished as Kara. This is from the Kara Goucher entry on Wikipedia:
World finals
2007 10,000 m, Silver
2009 marathon (10th place)
2011 10,000 m, (13th place)
Olympic finals
2008 5,000 m 8th
2008 10,000 m, 9th;
2012 marathon 10th
Personal best(s)
1500 meters: 4:05.14
3000 meters: 8:34.99
5000 meters: 14:55.02
10,000 meters: 30:55.16
Half marathon: 1:06:57
Marathon: 2:24:52
Kara made three finals at Worlds and three finals at the Olympic Games. And she got a silver medal at Worlds. That's better than "good" according to me. Why according to you it is not "even good" is something you should either explain or retract.
I recently looked at her PRs and was wondering where would you put her in the top female American distance runners of all time?
I find Kara to have been a solid distance runner and is a solid TV broadcaster. What I can't stand is she is an ambulance chaser for clicks. She would be the one in a meeting with complete strangers that everyone would want to slap across the face when the meeting was done. She certainly knows how to alienate people.
I find Kara to have been a solid distance runner and is a solid TV broadcaster. What I can't stand is she is an ambulance chaser for clicks. She would be the one in a meeting with complete strangers that everyone would want to slap across the face when the meeting was done. She certainly knows how to alienate people.
Lol, have you met her? People love her. She’s nice. You don’t have to like her but she is great in groups. Very positive and kind. Im always fascinated by how people want to hate on her. She living happy and rent free in your minds.