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Goucher Kara - The Longest Race Inside The Secret World Of Abuse Doping And Deception On Nike's Elite Running Team - Paperback
Goucher Kara - The Longest Race Inside The Secret World Of Abuse Doping And Deception On Nike's Elite Running Team - Paperback
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Description: Instant NEW YORK Times Bestseller In one of the most important athlete memoirs of its generation (Kate Fagan #1 New York Times bestselling author) Olympian Kara Goucher reveals her experience of living through and speaking out about one of the biggest scandals in running. Kara Goucher grew up with Olympic dreams. She excelled at running from a young age and was offered a Nike sponsorship deal when she graduated from college. Then in 2004, she was invited to join a secretive lavishly funded new team dubbed the Nike Oregon Project. Coached by distance running legend Alberto Salazar it seemed like the opportunity of a lifetime. Kara was soon winning a World Championship medal going to the Olympics and standing on the podium at the New York and Boston marathons just like her coach had done. But behind the scenes Salazar was hiding dark secrets. He pushed the limits of anti - doping rules and created what Kara experienced as a culture of abuse the extent of which she reveals in her book for the first time. Meanwhile Nike stood by Alberto for years and proved itself capable of shockingly misogynistic corporate practices. The Longest Race is an unforgettable story that is as interesting as it is important (Molly Huddle two - time Olympian) and also a crucial call to action. Kara became a crusader for female athletes and a key witness helping to get Salazar banned from coaching at the Olympic level. The Longest Race will leave you motivated empowered and ready to take on the world (Allyson Felix Olympic gold medalist) as it reveals how Kara broke through the fear of losing everything bucked powerful forces to take control of her life and career and reclaimed her love of running.
Title: The Longest Race Inside The Secret World Of Abuse Doping And Deception On Nike's Elite Running Team
Author(s): Goucher Kara
Publisher: Gallery Books
Barcode: 9781982179151
Pages: 304 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 3/26/2024
Category: Autobiography: Sport
Description: Instant NEW YORK Times Bestseller In one of the most important athlete memoirs of its generation (Kate Fagan #1 New York Times bestselling author) Olympian Kara Goucher reveals her experience of living through and speaking out about one of the biggest scandals in running. Kara Goucher grew up with Olympic dreams. She excelled at running from a young age and was offered a Nike sponsorship deal when she graduated from college. Then in 2004, she was invited to join a secretive lavishly funded new team dubbed the Nike Oregon Project. Coached by distance running legend Alberto Salazar it seemed like the opportunity of a lifetime. Kara was soon winning a World Championship medal going to the Olympics and standing on the podium at the New York and Boston marathons just like her coach had done. But behind the scenes Salazar was hiding dark secrets. He pushed the limits of anti - doping rules and created what Kara experienced as a culture of abuse the extent of which she reveals in her book for the first time. Meanwhile Nike stood by Alberto for years and proved itself capable of shockingly misogynistic corporate practices. The Longest Race is an unforgettable story that is as interesting as it is important (Molly Huddle two - time Olympian) and also a crucial call to action. Kara became a crusader for female athletes and a key witness helping to get Salazar banned from coaching at the Olympic level. The Longest Race will leave you motivated empowered and ready to take on the world (Allyson Felix Olympic gold medalist) as it reveals how Kara broke through the fear of losing everything bucked powerful forces to take control of her life and career and reclaimed her love of running.
Title: The Longest Race Inside The Secret World Of Abuse Doping And Deception On Nike's Elite Running Team
Author(s): Goucher Kara
Publisher: Gallery Books
Barcode: 9781982179151
Pages: 304 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 3/26/2024
Category: Autobiography: Sport
