Will Kara Goucher Medal in Berlin?

The IAAF World Championships will wrap up this weekend in Berlin with the women's marathon. The race promises to be intriguing: the field is wide open now that favorites Irina Mikitenko of Germany and British world record holder Paula Radcliffe have scratched.

Although no American women has ever won the World Championships Marathon, Duluth native Kara Goucher is considered one of the favorites and has the credentials and current fitness to back it up. Goucher earned a bronze medal in the 2007 World Championships 10,000 Meters. The distance has changed, but can Goucher do it again? Let us know what you think with the Yes/No question for this week:

Yes/No: Will Kara Goucher medal in the Marathon at the World Championships in Berlin?

Kara Goucher has run 2 marathons, placing third in her debut at NYC in 2008 running 2:25:53. She followed that with another third place finish in a tactical race at Boston running 2:32:25. Goucher recently won the Rock and Roll Half Marathon in Chicago in 1:08:05, which is only 31 seconds off the American record. The only medal won by an American woman in the World Championships Marathon was Marianne Dickerson, who won silver in the first World Championships in Helsinki in 1983.

The official startlist for the women's marathon should appear HERE shortly.

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My answer: No

Last week’s question was: Will Antonio Vega run faster at the NYC 1/2 Marathon this year than he did last year when he ran 1:04:26? The correct answer was “No.” Vega ran into a tough day to run weather-wise and still came through with 12th place in 1:05:32. Nearly all the contestants were on the Antonio Vega bandwagon last week as only 3 players successfully bet against him.

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