#184 Kara Goucher on Living with Dystonia, the Nike Oregon Project and Protecting Female Athletes

#184 Kara Goucher on Living with Dystonia, the Nike Oregon Project and Protecting Female Athletes

On this episode, Matt & Andrea have the privilege of interviewing Olympian Kara Goucher. Kara's just released her book, the Longest Race, Inside the Secret World of Abuse, Doping, and Deception on Nike's Elite Running Team. They cover many facets of Kara's story, from her current struggles with runner's dystonia to her integral part in exposing the Nike Oregon Project and Alberto Salazar. They also discuss how excel at any fitness level, finding joy in running by feel, and encouraging female runners of all ages.


Kara Goucher is a three-time NCAA champion, two-time Olympian, winner of the silver medal at the 2007 World Championships in the 10,000 meters, and a podium finisher at the Boston and New York Marathons. She is a running analyst for NBC Sports. She cohosts the hit running commentary podcast Nobody Asked Us with Des & Kara, as well as the Clean Sport Collective podcast, promoting fair play in sports. She lives in Boulder, Colorado, with her Olympic-runner husband, Adam, and their son, Colt. Her website is KaraGoucher.com.


Report at the links below if you have experienced abuse or misconduct, or if you have reasonable suspicion of abuse or misconduct inflicted on, or by, someone in the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement, which includes USATF. There are no associated costs, fees, or other financial barriers attached to submitting a report. The reporting form available when clicking the ‘Report Abuse or Misconduct’ button allows for reports to be made anonymously.
https://uscenterforsafesport.org/report-a-concern/
https://www.usatf.org/safe-sport/reporting-a-safe-sport-complaint
If you or someone you know needs help with disordered eating, please consult these resources:
https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/resource-center/
https://fastr.stanford.edu/resources/

Chapters

  • 0:00: - Intro
  • 2:16: - If you could change one thing about the sport of running, what would it be?
  • 16:09: - How to find your own excellence level
  • 20:34: - Kara's runners dystonia diagnosis
  • 32:02: - How shoe choice effects dystonia
  • 40:17: - Learning to live & train with dystonia
  • 44:50: - Kara's new book
  • 49:09: - The impacts of Kara's testimony about the Nike Oregon Project
  • 53:44: - The role of SafeSport in protecting athletes
  • 1:00:51: - Improving female athlete's health as they grow and age
  • 1:12:12: - Wrap-up

We’re offering a chance to win a $100 Running Warehouse Gift Card!

TO ENTER: Drop a comment in our Sunday YouTube episode for this podcast, and let us know what we should title this series!

About the Contest

We’re excited to share that we’re partnering with Running Warehouse for not one, not two, but eight giveaways in the coming weeks. All you have to do to enter this week is leave a comment about what shoe you’re excited for to enter for a chance to win a $100 dollar gift card to Running Warehouse. (If you left a comment in last week's video, we'll count it this time, but in the future it'll be the same podcast's Sunday drop!) The contest is open through Friday the 29nd at 9 PM EST. Only US residents are eligible to enter.

Please respond to our account only for winner announcements. We’ll reach out to you on how to get the $100 Gift Card.

Jaksot(302)

#257 This or That? Megablast vs. Superblast, Sonicblast vs. Novablast, Durable vs. Fast Racing Shoes, Annual vs. Biannual Updates to Shoes

#257 This or That? Megablast vs. Superblast, Sonicblast vs. Novablast, Durable vs. Fast Racing Shoes, Annual vs. Biannual Updates to Shoes

It's time for the gang to put themselves on the hot seat yet again with a round of "This or That?". ASICS new Megablast or Superblast? What about the Sonicblast vs. the Novablast? They argue about ann...

27 Elo 20251h 8min

#256 We Rank Our Favorite Race Distances and the Shoes We’d Use for Them

#256 We Rank Our Favorite Race Distances and the Shoes We’d Use for Them

Nathan and David team up to talk all things racing! They rank their favorite distances to race and what shoes they'd race them in. Also, with the elite track circuit in full-swing, they talk about the...

20 Elo 202553min

#255 Talking with ASICS about the New Sonicblast and Megablast!

#255 Talking with ASICS about the New Sonicblast and Megablast!

On this special episode, Nathan is joined by Paul Lang, ASICS's Senior Manager of Global Performance Footwear, to talk about two brand new models to their "Blast" line of shoes!. Coming September 1 ar...

13 Elo 202544min

#254 Buy or Sell? Doping Should Lead to Lifetime Ban? Shoes Need to Be Lower Stacked? 2024 Was a BETTER Shoe Year?

#254 Buy or Sell? Doping Should Lead to Lifetime Ban? Shoes Need to Be Lower Stacked? 2024 Was a BETTER Shoe Year?

Time for another round of Buy or Sell, where we force ourselves outside of our "it depends" comfort zone and make things black & white. David, Matt, and Nathan get together for hot takes only. They ar...

6 Elo 20251h 3min

#253 Between Two Feet: Hoka Rocket X 3 and What Happens When There's Too Much Stability

#253 Between Two Feet: Hoka Rocket X 3 and What Happens When There's Too Much Stability

Matt & Andrea are back with another installation of Between Two Feet, where they contrast their different experiences in a shoe. In this edition, they share another polar experience they had with the ...

30 Heinä 202558min

#252 We Share Our Running Injuries and How We Have Managed Them, Vol. II (Foot and Knee Pain)

#252 We Share Our Running Injuries and How We Have Managed Them, Vol. II (Foot and Knee Pain)

Foot pain and knee pain are all too common ailments for runners, but it can be hard to pin down the source or figure out how to treat it. Nathan and Matt team up to take a look at some common sources ...

23 Heinä 20251h 1min

#251 Mailbag! Can a Foam Cause Pain? The Shelf Life of Shoes? The Science Behind Shoe Rotations?

#251 Mailbag! Can a Foam Cause Pain? The Shelf Life of Shoes? The Science Behind Shoe Rotations?

Join Nathan, David, and Matt as they continue answering you the mailbag questions they started on our 250th episode! They explore how different foam compositions can affect injury pathologies, the sci...

16 Heinä 20251h 7min

#250 250th Episode Mailbag Special! What's the Impact of 40+mm Stack Height Shoes? All-time Best Shoe Rotation? Worst Shoe Color EVER?

#250 250th Episode Mailbag Special! What's the Impact of 40+mm Stack Height Shoes? All-time Best Shoe Rotation? Worst Shoe Color EVER?

We've got a special mailbag episode for our 250th episode! We've put together tons of questions from long times friends of the podcast (Drew from Weartesters, Tina & Evan from Brooks, and more!) and f...

9 Heinä 20251h 14min

Suosittua kategoriassa Urheilu

hockey-night-podcast
urheilun-varjoissa
eturivi
kimanttia
kaiken-takana
rss-piippuhylly
junnut-pelissa
runners-high-podcast
juoksumania
rss-henkisesti-vahva-urheilija-podcast
rss-liiga-fm
unelmia-onkimassa
suomen-f1-podcast
paakallon-podcastit
rss-gillacast
rss-235-podcast
rss-kaukaan-paaty
rss-padelpodi
rss-vuoroveto-podcast
rss-latkapodi