Do you think that is going to change now that ultra running is getting more publicity? I super new to it, but one of the things I was so impressed by over the weekend was the community. I would not have finished without the people around me that day. So many people stopped and walked with me, or ran a half-mile with me and then moved on.
I will say that it felt less important how fast you were and more important to finish. I mean, the people who were up front were flying—and people were excited for them. But people were just as excited for the person who just barely made the cutoff. There are those who fear that the community element is being threatened by the continued professionalization of the sport, which might also incite doping. On the flipside, some fans have wondered if trail running could even become an Olympic sport.
How do you feel about this debate? People cheat the system for much smaller things than some credible race. I think making it an Olympic sport would be awesome. I was for cross-country in the Olympics and now, having seen this little part of running life, I think it could be a really cool event. I think it would be amazing if they could perform on a bigger stage. If you had asked me that on Saturday, I would have said no way.
Search Search. Matt Trappe for Oiselle. Twitter Icon. Read this next. On every level, people are inspired. For example, what an Olympic athlete does inspires everyone, though they can sometimes be additionally influential to those hoping to qualify. And to those that are trying to qualify, they may inspire the college athletes, from the college athletes to the high school athletes, and so on. In addition to doping violations, Nike coaches have been accused of body-shaming. This is another issue that Kara has been taking a stand on, and something that you can share with others as well.
Quite frankly, the scale has become too much of a focus in sports. Performance is what matters most to professional athletes and really, to everyone. How your body feels and what it is capable of doing for you is the best way to determine your physical betterment. Eating those things that make you happy and strong and bring about great recovery are what is most important, not the numbers. Your body is amazing. It will know when to lose or keep weight. Trust it, and be there for it in the long run—pun intended.
So, what happens for Kara now? Well, for the most part, we wait and see. She is at ease with her decisions, but there is still a long way to go for the running industry.
Kara is hopeful that as the running community works together, organizations will also do what they should. As we come together, changes are likely and powerful. We can vote with our feet, and in this case, with our wallets. Companies are forced to change when customers vote this way. What we say can be effective, but what we DO rings even louder.
Kara on Twitter. Their encouragement was like oxygen, each cheer delivering a desperate boost of energy that propelled Goucher forward—one slow and painful step at a time. By that point, there was no doubt in her mind: She had to finish.
And she did. With a time of There was her first half marathon in —the Great North Run in England—where she beat then-marathon world record holder Paula Radcliffe. As one of the most accomplished road athlete to make a competitive switch onto trails, Goucher was well aware of the attention and analysis that would follow.
But the fear of ridicule or criticism was not what pushed Goucher through those tough miles at Leadville. Instead, it was a simple-yet-poignant phrase penned on her left forearm in black marker: Brave Like Gabe. Like so many in the running community, Goucher had been deeply inspired for years by fellow professional runner Gabriele Grunewald , who was diagnosed with adenoid cystic carcinoma 10 years ago, and passed away just days before the race.
Who effing cares? So yes, she ran Leadville like a total rookie her words, not ours. But her head is not down in the slightest. I have never worked so hard to complete something in my life.
When women lift each other up, we are unstoppable. It was an incredibly warm February day in Los Angeles, the hottest in U. Amy Cragg won the U.
Olympic Marathon Trials in Des Linden followed 34 seconds behind. Shalane Flanagan collapsed at the finish line in third place. And just one minute behind Flanagan, just one spot outside of making her third Olympic team, Goucher finished fourth in That race was a tough one to swallow.
Goucher dove straight back into her training, determined to show the fitness she knew was there. But before long, she found herself in an unavailing grind that went something like this: Start building up to decent mileage. Start pushing to run the paces she ran back in — Get injured.
Heal up.
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