Olympic Trials marathon
When: Feb. 13
Where: Los Angeles
At stake: First three finishers in the men's and women's race will represent the U.S. in the Olympic marathon in Rio de Janeiro in August.
Four years ago, at the 2012 Olympic Trials marathon in Houston, Kara Goucher engaged in a 26.2-mile "chess match," somehow digging deep enough after just three months of training to place third, qualifying for her second U.S. Olympic team.
It was another milestone in a stellar career that began as a prep star in Duluth, Minn.