INTERVIEWER: Well, I have to start with something Duluth focused. And we are lucky to have Kara on the line right now. Goucher is known as much for her elite athleticism as she is for holding powerful people to account in the sports world. Her new book The Longest Race details her rise from her first race at six years old to becoming a decorated runner. Kara Goucher is a two time Olympian and medal winning marathoner. INTERVIEWER: Our next guest has come a long way from running up and down the hills of Duluth as a teenager. We attempt to make transcripts for Minnesota Now available the next business day after a broadcast. Subscribe to the Minnesota Now podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. Use the audio player above to listen to the full conversation.
“If no one else is doing it, then it becomes your responsibility.” “My grandfather and my mom … raised me to do the right thing, even when it was hard,” Goucher said. Last year, he was barred from the sport for life. She had also previously spoken up about Salazar’s alleged drug doping and cheating. Salazar was, at the time, the most powerful coach in the running world. In her book, she reveals it was she who accused former coach, Alberto Salazar of sexual assault.
She returned to Duluth in 2012 to run - and win - the Grandma’s half marathon, setting a record at 1:09:46.īut Goucher is known as much for her elite athleticism as she is for holding powerful people to account in the sports world. Goucher graduated from Duluth East High School in 1996, and went on to a hugely successful college and professional career- including two appearances at the Olympics. “I got to grow up seeing how running could bring a community together,” she told MPR News host Emily Bright.
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