208. Love on the Run Week with Kara & Adam Goucher

Ali on the Run Show

Ali Feller

Run, Health & Fitness, Women, Inspiration, Runner, Entrepreneur, Sports, Fitness, Health, Running

4.9 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 14 February 2020

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

"Change always takes time, and the battles that Adam and I have chosen to fight have just taken time. We’ve learned to be patient and to think less about ourselves and more about the future."

Happy Valentine’s Day! We're celebrating here on the Ali on the Run Show with the fifth and final episode of Love on the Run Week — and we're wrapping things up with the Gouchers! Kara and Adam Goucher have been married for 19 years. On this episode, we have an open and honest conversation about their struggles with infertility and how it affected their marriage, Kara's time as a Nike-sponsored athlete who was suspended without pay during her pregnancy and postpartum period, and why they've decided to be outspoken activists in the industry. They talk about developing thicker skin, how speaking out has impacted their relationship, and about why they're so passionate about clean sport.

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What you’ll get on this episode:

How Kara and Adam met (1:55)
Is marriage easy? (10:35)
How becoming parents has changed their relationship (16:15)
On struggling with infertility (23:40)
Reflecting on Kara’s time as a Nike-sponsored athlete, and why that time was “like being in a nightmare” for Kara and Adam (28:00)
Has speaking out publicly brought Kara and Adam closer or has it created marital stress? (41:20)
Kara and Adam share their 2020 goals, hopes, and dreams (48:00)

What we mention on this episode:

Kara on Episode 43 of the Ali on the Run Show

Kara on Episode 86 of the Ali on the Run Show

"It's Time For Me To Use My Voice" by Adam Goucher

Clean Sport Collective

Clean Sport Collective Podcast

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Love on the Run Week on the Alley on the Run Show is brought to you by Generation You Can.
0:05.0	Go to generationuchan.com and use code on the run for 20% off your order plus free shipping.
0:11.5	Happy Valentine's Day and welcome to Love on the Run Week on the Alley on the Run Show.
0:21.0	I'm your host Alley Feller and I have so enjoyed spending this week talking with some of my favorite running couples.
0:28.0	I hope you've loved these conversations as much as I have.
0:31.0	From the lears to the lindons to the bruises to Gwen Jorgensen and Pat Lemieux,
0:36.0	we've made it to our fifth and final episode in the series.
0:40.0	And it's the gouchers.
0:42.0	Cara and Adam Goucher probably don't need much introduction.
0:46.0	Cara and Adam have been married for 19 years.
0:49.0	Nine years after they got married, they had their son Colt.
0:53.0	And today, Cara and Adam are of course known for their impressive professional running careers,
0:58.0	but they're also known for being very vocal and standing up for clean sport,
1:02.0	for speaking out against Alberto Salazar and Nike,
1:05.0	and for sharing their stories about Cara's pregnancy and postpartum period when she was a Nike-sponsored athlete.
1:12.0	I knew I could count on Adam and Cara to be super open and honest and that's exactly what they were.
1:18.0	So let's see all this love-filled week with a kiss and let's hear from the gouchers.
1:30.0	All right, it is Valentine's Day and we are here with one of the running industries,
1:36.0	best known couples. Cara and Adam Goucher, welcome to the Allie on the Run Show.
1:42.0	Hi, Allie. Thanks for having us.
1:44.0	Yeah, thank you.
1:45.0	All right, this is an exciting opportunity to get to talk to the two of you together.
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