Podcasts about podium retreat

About Kara: Kara is a Midwest girl at heart, with the grit of New York City roots. Kara is a professional runner, mentor, proud mother, and loving wife. She graduated from the University of Colorado with three Division I NCAA championships in cross-country, the 3,000 meters, and 5,000 meters. She is a two-time Olympian, an American record holder, World Championships medalist, and one of the most accomplished female distance runners of all time. In addition to her professional resume, Kara is an inspiration to runners everywhere. She was named the “Most Recognizable Female Running Personality” by Run USA in 2015, and has been on the cover of Runner’s World Magazine seven times—more than any other athlete. Kara leads her Podium Retreat each year, forming connections with other female runners. She is a passionate advocate for clean sport, healthy eating, fitness, and life balance. Kara's website: www.karagoucher.com Order Kara's book: STRONG   About eMeals: eMeals is America’s leading online meal planning solution. With 15 meal plan food styles, from Quick & Healthy and Vegan to Low Carb and Paleo, eMeals is the way that smart families do dinner. eMeals meal plans simplify the process for getting healthy and delicious meals on the table. eMeals provides simple-to-follow recipes and 1-click shopping lists. Subscribers can choose to either pick-up items on the shopping lists themselves or utilize the newly integrated grocery delivery option through AmazonFresh and Instacart or curbside pickup with Walmart Grocery or Kroger ClickList. Start your FREE 2-week trial today. Please send us comments, feedback or requests for future guests to community@emeals.com OR you may send via Twitter @eMeals using the hashtag #AskEmeals.

I first met Kara Goucher a few years ago on the RallySport pool deck standing around in bikinis while our kids were swimming. Kara had just moved to Boulder and was back in the groove of professional racing after having a baby a few years prior. She is a highly decorated distance runner, and has been one of the best runners in America for over a decade. Kara started running in grade school but she really began to tap into her potential after college moving up in distance, running the 5000m and 10000m finals in the 2008 Olympics and then making her way to the Marathon earning 10th place in the 2012 Olympics. She just barely missed the Olympic team in 2016 and since then has begun to see her career in a different light. Her goals today are very different than even three years ago. She is more focused on living a happy life fully present in the moment. My biggest regret as I reflected on this interview is that I didn’t get to know Kara sooner. I love this woman. She is fun, real, insightful, compassionate, and deeply truthful. She lives by her values and when she feels that something is amiss, she fights hard until she resolves the issue and can find that peace again. But it wasn’t always that way for her. Today we talk about: Relationships: Marriage to another running superstar How you redefine yourself through the seasons of your life Becoming less scared of what happens when she isn't a fast runner anymore Kara's purpose today: Being in the moment Fertility challenges Motherhood & how it immediately changed her How Kara stopped searching for happiness through results & then found happiness Confidence - Why that word is so important. Check out Kara's upcoming book Strong: A Runner's Guide to Increasing Confidence and Becoming the Best Version of You - you can preorder now on Amazon for $20 Courage especially as it relates to doing the right thing even if you feel as if you are betraying others like when she exposed her former coach in regards to performance-enhancing methods in training Staying young even as your age grows older I know you will find yourself wanting more Kara after you listen to this one. You’ll be happy to know that you CAN get more Kara as she is offering her Podium Retreat in September in Boulder, so we’ll keep you posted on that too. Let me leave you with Kara's final nugget something that I think you will feel and embrace through this entire episode, “Be kind; not just to other people. Be kind to yourself.” Today's episode is sponsored by Health IQ - they help healthy individuals find better rates on life insurance. The process is smooth, and they really deliver, so if you're interested in life insurance (or if you're like me and realized it's time to get serious after you had a kid!), check them out. Be sure to tell them I sent you and use this link healthiq.com/RTW All right then you know what time it is. it's time to get out there and Run This World. Have a great workout and I'll see you next week!

Kara Goucher is a professional distance runner with loads of podiums, medals, and titles under her Oiselle-sponsored belt. She lives in Boulder, CO, with her husband, Adam, and their 7-year-old son, Colt (plus their cat, Ellie, and their rescue pup, Freya), and we chatted as she was fresh off her annual Podium Retreat, which sold out in just 36 hours! On this episode, Kara talks about why the Podium Retreat is her proudest accomplishment, and opens up about the most defining—and most discouraging—moments of her running career. She talks about her decision to leave a 12-year Nike contract and sign with Oiselle, and very openly discusses what made her decide to become an outspoken advocate for clean sport. She shares how she feels about being called an “anti-doping whistle blower” and what it was like getting backlash and hate mail after coming forward with her allegations about her former team and coach. Plus, Kara talks about coming in fourth place at last year’s Olympic Trials, how she finally forgave herself for not making the Olympic team, and what she regrets about running after pregnancy. Stuff We Mention on this Episode: Oiselle: https://www.oiselle.com/ Kara Goucher’s Podium Retreat: http://www.karagoucher.com/ Oprah Winfrey interviews Lance Armstrong: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jtDH-10m2s U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA): https://www.usada.org/ Nike Oregon Project: https://nikeoregonproject.com/ BBC: Alberto Salazar and the Nike Oregon Project: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-32883946 Clean Sport Collective: http://cleansport.org/ Sally Bergesen: http://www.oiselle.com/blog/author/sally-bergesen The Oiselle Kara Collection: http://www.oiselle.com/shop/kara-goucher-collection New York City Marathon: https://www.tcsnycmarathon.org/ University of Colorado: http://www.cu.edu/ Running with the Buffaloes: https://www.amazon.com/Running-Buffaloes-Wetmore-University-Colorado/dp/0762773987 Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon: http://grandmasmarathon.com/our-races/garry-bjorklund-half-marathon/ Suzy Favor Hamilton: https://twitter.com/favorhamilton Paula Radcliffe: https://twitter.com/paulajradcliffe Joan Benoit Samuelson: https://www.runnersworld.com/masters/joan-benoit-samuelson-is-60-today-and-she-has-an-audacious-goal Follow Kara: Instagram @karagoucher: https://www.instagram.com/karagoucher/ Twitter @karagoucher: https://twitter.com/karagoucher Blog: http://www.karagoucher.com/blog/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KaraGoucher/ Follow Ali: Instagram @aliontherun1: https://www.instagram.com/aliontherun1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aliontherun/ Twitter @aliontherun1: https://twitter.com/aliontherun1 Blog: http://www.aliontherunblog.com/ Strava: https://www.strava.com/athletes/13333410 Thank you for listening to and supporting the Ali on the Run Show! If you’re enjoying the show, please subscribe and leave a rating and review on iTunes. Spread the run love!