The Longest Race av Kara Goucher

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<b>INSTANT <i>NEW YORK TIMES</i> BESTSELLER</b><BR><BR><b>In “one of the most important athlete memoirs of its generation” (Kate Fagan, #1 <i>New York Times </i>bestselling author),</b><b> Olympian Kara Goucher reveals her experience of living through and speaking out about one of the biggest scandals in running.</b><BR><BR>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.<BR><BR>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 expe