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For the first time, Kara is revealing publicly that she was the unnamed victim of the sexual abuse that led to Salazar’s ban. Finding the courage to break free of his toxic grip and expose the truth about his take-no-prisoners coaching methods that she says Nike supported “was hard,” says Kara. “But keeping these secrets was like a cancer. I won’t be silent. I needed to heal.”
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She’s going public now, she says, because “I want to set the record straight.” These days Kara relishes time at the Boulder, Colo., home she shares with Adam and Colt, 12, who is a runner himself. Shuttling him to practice and helping him with homework “is a dream,” says Kara, an on-air analyst for NBC Sports. She wants to help others with her story: “I hope it lets them know they’re not alone.”
Kara Goucher’s memoir debuted March 14, 2023.
The Longest Race: Inside the Secret World of Abuse, Doping, and Deceptionon Nike’s Elite Running Teamis available at bookstores now.
source: people.com
