Kara Goucher

Athletics: Derrick named USATF Athlete of the Week

INDIANAPOLIS - Stanford's Chris Derrick has been named USA Track & Field's Athlete of the Week after winning the NCAA West Regional Cross Country Championship on Saturday in Eugene, Ore. The American junior record holder over...

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New “About” Page

Hi, just wanted to let you know that I rewrote my “About Fit Mom” page. As I’ve learned through writing this blog for over two years now, things change. I change. My feelings about things change…and I’d like to represent myself...

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Athletics: King named USATF Athlete of the Week

INDIANAPOLIS - Max King has been named USA Track & Field's Athlete of the Week after winning the USA Marathon Trail Championships on Saturday in Ashland, Ore. Only six days after finishing 18th in the ING NYC Marathon, King won...

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(RWire) Athletics: "Marathoners of the Decades" Saluted in Celebration of the 40th New York City...

Nine-time winner Grete Waitz is one of eight past champions to be honored NEW YORK - Nine-time New York City Marathon winner Grete Waitz of Norway leads a roster of legends and champions honored as the "Marathoners of the...

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Pushing Past the Pain of Exertion

LAST November, Kara Goucher ran the ING New York City Marathon, her first 26.2-mile race. Even though she was an Olympian who had placed 10th in the 10,000 meter race in 2008 in Beijing -- running the equivalent of 6.2 miles --...

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Athletics: Quigley named USATF Athlete of the Week

INDIANAPOLIS - Sean Quigley has been named USA Track & Field's Athlete of the Week after winning the 20th Mayor's Cup Cross Country 8 km Championship Sunday at Franklin Park in Boston. A Braintree, Mass. native, Quigley won the...

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Prickly opinion: On Stroller Workouts

In this month’s Women’s Running magazine (November/December 2009), there is a big article about getting fit with your kids. The article focuses on Stroller Strides with an interview with the founder, Lisa Druxman, how it works...

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When You're a Pro, What Does Time Off Mean?

Runner Kara Goucher made her marathon debut a year ago in the Big Apple, but she's skipping the New York Marathon this year. At the Nike Running Summit , she explained she wasn't planning on racing again until Boston because...

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Athletics: Palmiero-Winters named USATF Athlete of the Week

INDIANAPOLIS - Amy Palmiero-Winters (Hicksville, N.Y.) has been named USA Track & Field's Athlete of the Week after winning the 10th Annual Heartland "Spirit of the Prairie" 100 Mile Endurance Run on October 11, in Cassoday,...

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5 Things About the NYC Marathon

On Nov. 1, the New York City Marathon celebrates not only the fastest endurance runners in the world but its 40th anniversary as well. Runner's World was chock-full of information about the race, and it got me all fired up....

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