1:09:03 hours. In April 2011, Goucher returned to marathoning at the 2011 Boston Marathon, where she placed fifth with a time of 2:24:52 hours, setting a new personal best by a minute. She was runner-up to Shalane Flanagan over 10,000 m at the 2011 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships and later ran in the event at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics, where she finished 13th overall. In December, she competed at the inaugural Miami Beach Half Marathon and was again second behind Flanagan. Goucher left Nike‘s Oregon Project in October 2011 after seven years. Goucher qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics by placing third at the U.S. Olympic marathon trials on January 14, 2012 in Houston, finishing with a time of 2:26:06. She came third at the New York Half Marathon that March, running a time of 1:09:12 hours. Goucher placed 11th in the 2012 Summer Olympics with a time of 2:26.07. She returned to the 2013 Boston Marathon on April 15, placing 6th with a time of 2:28:11. The event would later be disrupted by a pair of consecutive explosions near the finish line, killing three spectators and injuring over 180 others. At the time of the explosions, she was resting in her hotel room with her family, the blasts close enough to shake the windows to their room. Goucher competed in the Philadelphia Half Marathon on September 21, 2014. She was sixth with a time of 1:11:39. Kara placed 14th (4th among American women) in the TCS New York City Marathon on November 2, 2014 in 2:37:03. Goucher finished 18th in the 2015 USATF Championships with a time of 16:05.35. On 13 February 2016, Goucher placed fourth at the US Olympic Marathon Trials, finishing in 2:30:24. Achievements Personal records References External links Kara Goucher's Book: Strong Kara Goucher's official website USATF Athlete Bio of Kara Goucher 1978 births Living people American female long-distance runners American female marathon runners Colorado Buffaloes women's cross country runners Colorado Buffaloes women's track and field athletes Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic track and field athletes of the United States American people of Croatian descent Track and field athletes from Minnesota Track and field athletes from New York City Sportspeople from Duluth, Minnesota Track and field athletes from Portland, Oregon Sportspeople from Queens, New York World Athletics Championships