- About this site | email Interview with Adam Goucher by Chris Lear Adam Goucher remains the man to beat as the U.S.'s top distance runner. He has captured national titles at every level, from high school cross country to his career at the University of Colorado to the 2000 Olympic Trials. Goucher won both the long- and short-course National Cross Country Championships in 2000 (he skipped Worlds ...www.mensracing.com/athletes/interviews/adamgoucher.html