Saturday, August 04, 2012

Yes/No: Goucher in Olympic Marathon Top 12?

If you thought the Olympics were interesting last week, it's time to take it up a notch - track and field events begin today and continue until Sunday, August 12th.  The women's marathon will be one of the early finals, taking place this Sunday morning.  World Record holder Paula Radcliffe may have dropped out, but the field remains outstanding.

The United States sends a strong marathon team featuring Desiree Davila, Shalene Flanagan and Duluth's own Kara Goucher.

Goucher's sixth career marathon will be in London at the Olympics.  Let us know how you think she will do...

Yes/No: Will Kara Goucher finish in the top 12 in the Olympics Marathon on Sunday?

Kara Goucher returned to her hometown in Duluth to win the USA Half Marathon Championships in June with a 1:09:46.  London will be her second Olympic competition.  Goucher earned a bronze medal in the 10,000 meters in the 2007 World Championships.

Here are some previews of the marathon by various sources:
 - IAAF
- Track and Field News
- Letsrun
- NBCOlympics
- Duluth News Tribune

To play our game, simply type "yes" or "no" into the subject line of an e-mail and send it to us at DtBFantasy [AT] gmail [DOT] com before 5:00 A.M. CDT, Sunday, August 5th.  Please put your answers in the subject line of the e-mail and make sure your full name appears somewhere in the e-mail.

My Answer:  Yes

The Yes/No question last week was:  Will Heather Kampf win the Ryan Shay Mile on Saturday?   The answer was  yes - Kampf won the race by almost two seconds in 4:31.83.  Twenty-two players answered correctly last week.  Mike Mason maintained his lead and now has twenty points.  Ryan Aylesworth and Gloria Jansen are next in line with nineteen points and then there are four players with eighteen points.

For all the results, please visit DtB Fantasy Corner, HERE.

1 comment:

Charlie said...

The correct answer is yes ... Goucher finished 11th in 2:26:07.