The Portland, Oregon runner and college standout had the ninth-fastest personal-best time of the women toeing the line August 25 in Osaka, Japan--a group that included American marathon record holder Deena Kastor--but she ran a tactically brilliant replica A Lange & Sohne 315.032 Men's watch race and surged away from the pack with seven laps to go, finishing third in 32:02. The weather was balmy, so the pack took it easy through the first 5,000 meters (16:29).
The pack thinned and regrouped, then thinned again, while Goucher pushed into second with seven laps to go. She was passed, and fell into fourth with just two laps remaining, but surged ahead with a powerful last lap to stay ahead of Britains Joanna Pavey, who finished on a second behind her.Weve been training so hard in the heat. replica A Lange & Sohne 115.021 Men's watch With the pace so slow, I was thinking to myself that this is good for me, Goucher said after the race, in comments distributed by U.S. Track and Field. With two laps to go, I was thinking that fifth or sixth would be good, but then I thought about running in the sauna suit [during training], and the 90-mile weeks, and the aqua jogging, and I said to myself, sprint.After her finish, Goucher toured the track with an American flag, something that hasnt been seen after a distance event in some time.
Kastor finished a disappointing sixth in 32:24, and fellow American Katie McGregor, of St. Louis Park, Minnesota, finished 13th. Goucher, a University of Colorado graduate, was NCAA champ and was her first appearance at the World replica A Lange & Sohne 110.030 Men's watch Championships.Previously, the highest ever finish for an American in the event was Lynn Jennings, who finished fifth twice, according to U.S. Track and Field. Jennings was the last American to medal in a distance event, with a bronze in the 1992 Olympics.For some fantastic photos of the race and Kara, go to the Osaka website.
