50 WOMEN’S RUNNING SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2019
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he's a two-time Olympian and World Cham-
pionships silver medalist. She placed fi rst
at the 2008 US Olympic Trials in the 5,000
meters (15:01.02), third in the New York
City Marathon in 2008 (2:25.53), third in the
2009 Boston Marathon (2:32.25), and won
the U.S. Half Marathon Championships in
2012 (1:09.26). And that's only naming a few
of her accomplishments.
PHOTOGRAPHY BY JULIA VANDENOEVEROne of the most celebrated elite runners of her
generation, Kara Goucher faces her toughest
challenge yet: being a beginner. BY JEN ATOR