Mary Cain Says She "Was the Fastest Girl in America, Until I Joined Nike"

Mary Cain’s male coaches were convinced she had to get “thinner, and thinner, and thinner.” Then her body started breaking down. At 17,...

By Peter Pizagalli

Published 4 years ago in Feels

Mary Cain’s male coaches were convinced she had to get “thinner, and thinner, and thinner.” Then her body started breaking down.

At 17, Mary Cain was already a record-breaking phenom: the fastest girl in a generation and the youngest American runner to turn professional. In 2013, she was signed by the best track team in the world, Nike
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