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Kara Goucher Peaking at Right Time For Boston Marathon, Impending Conception

By Joseph A. Balls

Kara Goucher confirmed the fantasies of many male track fans Friday afternoon, announcing that she and husband Adam plan to conceive their first child in their hotel room immediately following Monday’s Boston Marathon. Goucher's running and fertility coach Alberto Salazar has reportedly fused her training and birthing plans so that she will be peaking... »

Goucher Racing at US Indoors; USATF CEO Sullenberger in Washington; John Cook’s “Cook Book” Sales Up

By Joseph A. Balls

Picked up by the Two Angry Runners News Service Wednesday, the following articles are a collection of the day’s top news stories in the running world. Read more... »

Husband of Bronze Medalist Kara Goucher Proud to Rake Leaves off Track, Perform Other Degrading Tasks at Nike Campus

By Joseph A. Balls

As Kara Goucher, 2007 World Championship bronze medalist in the 10,000m, warmed up for a workout last Tuesday afternoon, her husband Adam was already halfway through his own workout. Groaning and sweating with exertion, Adam struggled to complete the task at hand: raking all the fallen leaves from the lanes 1 and 2... »