< View All News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Kristine Smith Marketing and Public Relations Manager (763) 287-3888 x 113 September 8, 2008 2008 OLYMPIAN KARA GOUCHER RETURNS TO MINNESOTA IN SEARCH OF THE USA WOMEN'S 10 MILE CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE October 5 USA Women's 10 Mile Championship is part of 10th Anniversary Medtronic TC 10 Mile (Minneapolis) - Duluth-native, Kara Goucher, will return to Minnesota in pursuit of the USA Women's 10 Mile Championship, Sunday, October 5, to compete against the top professional women for $25,000. Goucher, a Duluth East graduate, ran as Kara Grgas-Wheeler in high school. The 2007 World Championship bronze medalist at 10,000m in Osaka, Japan also represented the United States at the 2008 Beijing Olympics in both the 5000m and 10,000m, placing 9th and 10th, respectively. Now she sets her sights on her first national championship on the roads. While this will be her inaugural ten-mile race, last year she ran 50:59 during her 1:06:57 half marathon victory over Paula Radcliffe at the BUPA Great North Run. Goucher will be joined by her husband, Adam Goucher, and her coach, Olympic marathon great Alberto Salazar, who will both also run the Medtronic TC 10 Mile. "We are pleased to welcome Kara to a highly competitive field on October 5," said executive director of Twin Cities Marathon, Inc. Virginia Brophy Achman. "The opportunity for us to host the championship this year furthers our efforts to support long distance running throughout the United States, including our silver level support of Team USA Minnesota and the USATF Distance Project." Goucher's stiffest competition is likely to come from a couple of other Minnesotan's, Team USA Minnesota's Katie McGregor and Emily Brown. McGregor is a four-time winner of the event and owns the course record of 53:51. Brown's best time for the distance is 56:40. Other top competitors include: Early USA Women's 10 Mile Championship Top Ten Seeding List (P.R.’s related to 10 Mile or closest distance) First Name Last Name Age Residence P.R. Event Kara Goucher 30 Portland, OR 1:06:5 2007 BUPA Great North Half Marathon Katie McGregor 31 St. Louis Park, MN 53:51 2006 Medtronic TC 10 Mile Emily Brown 24 Minneapolis, MN 56:40 2007 Women Run the Cities 10 Mile Melissa White 27 Royal Oaks, MI 51:48 2006 Utica Boilermaker 15K Nicole Kulikov-Hagobian 33 Hadley, MA 56:48 2006 Cherry Blossom 10 Mile Sopagna Eap 27 Eugene, OR 58:40 2006 Pear Blossom 10 Mile Alissa McKaig 22 Fort Wayne, IN 34:10 2008 Standford 10K Kara Roy 28 Fort Collins, CO 1:15:49 2008 Shamrock Half Marathon McKale Davis 24 Stillwater, OK 54:47 2007 Tulsa Run 15K Melissa Todd 33 Kansas City, MO 58:54 2006 Medtronic TC 10 Mile The USA Women's 10 Mile Championship prize purse is $25,000. The Women's event starts ahead of the rest of the Medtronic TC 10 Mile field with a 7:05 a.m. start, Sunday, October 5. Also known as "The Shortcut to the Capitol" the race starts near the HHH Metrodome, returning to its original course, after the I-35W Bridge collapse last year forced a temporary route-change. The course follows the last seven miles of the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon route before finishing in front of the State Capitol. About the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon The Most Beautiful Urban Marathon in America is recognized as one of the top marathons and great road races of our time. Join us as the tradition continues October 3-5, 2008. The three-day weekend celebration of fitness includes a 5K run/walk, children's fun runs, pasta dinner, health and fitness expo and Medtronic TC 10 Mile, in addition to the marathon. Medtronic is the title sponsor of marathon events and other major sponsors include C9 for Target, KARE 11, the Pioneer Press and CBS Radio-Minneapolis. Twin Cities Marathon, Inc. is the non-profit organization that directs race weekend as a community service for the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. Visit www.mtcmarathon.org for more information. (763) 287-3888 x 113 Posted by Mackenzie Lobby < View All News |
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