Mile News Tagged Mary Cain


Mary Cain sues former coach Alberto Salazar, Nike over alleged abuse

October 11, 2021

“Companies are responsible for the behavior of their managers, Nike’s job was to ensure that Salazar was not neglecting and abusing the athletes he coached.”

By Jeff Manning, The Oregonian / OregonLive

Mary Cain, the promising distance runner whose career fizzled after what she has described...

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I Was the Fastest Girl in America, until I Joined Nike

November 07, 2019

“When you have these kinds of good girls, girls who are good at following directions to the point of excelling, you’ll find a system that’s happy to take them. And it’s rife with abuse.”

By Lindsay Crouse, New York Times

At 17, Mary Cain was already a record-breaking phenom: the fastest girl...

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Former Teen Mile Star Mary Cain Finishes First Race in 2.5 Years—and Wins It

May 16, 2019

Healthy after persistent injuries, the 23-year-old broke the tape at the Japan Run 4 Mile road race in Central Park

By Hailey Middlebrook, Runner's World

On Sunday, May 12, a familiar face in the running scene came charging through Central Park: former high school phenom Mary Cain, who broke...

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America’s Next Great Running Hope?

June 09, 2018

Why do so many gifted teenage female distance runners fizzle out by their early 20s, unable to capture the speed of their youth?

By Matthew Futterman, New York Times

It’s not clear exactly when a high school sophomore named Katelyn Tuohy became the next great phenom in American distance...

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Q&A with Mary Cain & Katelyn Tuohy

February 09, 2018

"Yeah, I think just in that I learned what I should and shouldn’t expect as a runner and I learned what I can and can’t balance as an athlete in terms of training, expectations, and experiences and all that sort of stuff."

By Jonathan Gault, LetsRun.com

On Wednesday afternoon, Mary Cain...

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Katelyn Tuohy wins national Mile crown

June 20, 2017

North Rockland teen breaks Mary Cain's New York state freshman record: “Knowing I can hit her times gives me motivation.”

By Nancy Haggerty, Lohud

She had already broken two of Mary Cain's freshman records and had come very close to breaking others.

On Sunday, North Rockland’s Katelyn Tuohy...

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Kate Murphy on pace to become all-time high school great

October 27, 2016

“Kate is more focused and driven this season, I think there is a little less pressure now that she is committed to a college and she has had the chance to go to many different places.”

By Steven Dilsizian, USA TODAY Sports

Kate Murphy looks to cement herself as one of the all-time greats in...

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Behind the Renaissance of American Distance Running

September 12, 2016

“Somewhere along the way we hit this critical tipping point where it really clicked. Now, every time an American steps to the line at an international competition... you’re competing for a medal.”

By Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Magazine

Unless you spent the second week of the Olympics...

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Bronxville’s Mary Cain falls short in bid for 1500 meter Olympic spot

July 12, 2016

"At the end of the day, she's 20-years-old and going up against three medalists in the peak of their careers."

By Nancy Haggerty, The Journal News

Mary Cain, the former Bronxville High School runner who turned pro while still in high school, will have to wait another four years for a crack at...

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Lake Braddock’s Kate Murphy prepares for Olympic Trials

June 23, 2016

“I’m running as fast as I can, but I go faster with competition. I still don’t know what my limit is.”

By Charlie Ban, Run Washington

Kate Murphy knows she can run faster in the 1500 meters, she just needs competition.

She’ll finally get it July 7, when she races the first round of the U.S....

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