Kara Goucher and her podium retreat

It’s Podium Retreats go time!! #kgpr2017 starts today! Huge thank you to this years partners @oiselle @skechersperformance @madeinnature @noosayoghurt! And thank you to the sponsors @nuunhydration @goodr @justins @eatbobos @celestialtea @safetyskinofficial @vega_team @rxbar @gooddaychocolate @eatnuttzo @sunwarriortribe @pickybars @crazyrichardspb @organicgemini @zingbars @purely_elizabeth @fastzachroutes @so_delicious @harmlessharvest
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Kara Goucher is one of my favorite people. I met her in 2007, when she won her medal at the 10,000 meters in Osaka. She ran the race of her life there, and track fans, and the media fell in love with her. Her move to the roads, and her subsequent marathon finishes impressed many.

But, for Kara Goucher, it was, and is, her ability to communicate to the running community, and her authenticity as an athlete that resonates with runners today.

This picture is from the Kara Goucher Podiusm Retreat. I believe that there are 72 women at this retreat, and it sure looks like a lot of fun. We hope to interview Kara afterwards to learn more about her event!

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Larry Eder
Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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