Kara Goucher on Living with Dystonia, Exposing Nike's Oregon Project and Protecting Female Athletes

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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.
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
About Kara
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.
Her book The Longest Race is out now on paperback! Find it here: www.simonandschuster.com/book...
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@DoctorsofRunning

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@patrickmason4828

Having worked with a few patients with dystopia I can only imagine how much it would get into your head as a runner. Kara’s mental strength and character is inspiring!

@theodorebutryn8832

One of my favorite episodes. As others have said, reading Kara's book is an emotional journey that makes you rethink what you support, and how you think about the structure of the sport. As much as I absolutely love in-depth shoe analyses, I'd love to see more of these long-form interview-based episodes!

@GerardDypiangco

Congratulations on a great episode. I've heard Kara speak on several other podcasts, including her own, but you brought up questions that I've never heard before. Thanks!

@dariorivas1419

Love this podcast I listen to it while working nights at the hospital

@danjohnson9821

Great point on running without worrying about time. That's why I rarely look at my watch while running. We do our best when relaxed, and being obsessed with time doesn't help.

@krisa.1263

If I could change one thing about the sport of running? Kara's answer is on point! Running is hard, especially if you compare yourself with other (faster) people. It would be great to just enjoy the run sometimes.

@MarisaSutera-tp7vu

This is so great hearing Kara normalizing training.. meaning it’s okay for your body to change - my case getting older and still have goals and be 😊

@arturofernandez9714

Great guest! Thank you for sharing.

@heatherwinchell7816

Long time listener and one one of my favorite episodes!!

@Sharkster_J

Really loved this week’s episode. It’s tragic that abuse of top athletes is so widespread, but I’m glad systems like Safe Sport are working on it, even if there’s still a lot of work to be done on improving the system.

@Chief-

Kara is a good person and inspiring.

@themightytherapist

PT ❤ thanks for sharing your story Kara

@colinmclellan4683

I forgot my watch and phone at a recent race. I exceeded expectations and ran shockingly good splits. I'm considering using it for training only in future, I loved the freedom from mental math while running.

@tysonstewart1877

Great episode! Kara is great for the sport

@debsullivan3014

In talking about all the high tech watches etc people use today, it reminds me of an interview Greg Meyer did where he talked about the first time Rob DeCastella showed him the heart monitor he used. Rob told him he only used it on his easy days. He already knew what "Hard" was so he used it only to make sure his easy days stayed "Easy". Dan

@davidmourad667

Great episode and super awesome podcast/website. DoR is my go-to source for shoe/running knowledge. Keep it up y’all!

@increasingrain

I loved the comments about getting the watch out of running. I think we definitely should try to get back to pure running and not consistently looking at our watches/data