One of the fastest middle-distance runners in her generation, at the age of 16 Mary Cain qualified for the Olympic trials. At 17, she became the youngest American track and field athlete to make a world championship. Then she joined the Nike Oregon project run by infamous coach Alberto Salazar—and that’s when everything changed. Today Mary shares her story and the ways she's setting a new paradigm & rewriting the rule book on girl's sports. Read more & visit the show notes👉🏾https://bit.ly/richroll611 ✌🏼🌱 - Rich ATALANTA https://www.atalantanyc.org/ LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/rrpitunes Spotify: http://bit.ly/rrpspotify Google: http://bit.ly/rrpgooglepods Meal Planner: http://meals.richroll.com Voicing Change Book: http://richroll.com/vc Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/RichRollPodcastClips Newsletter: http://bit.ly/rollcallemail CONNECT WITH RICH ✩ Website - http://richroll.com​ ✩ Rich Roll Podcast - https://richroll.com/all-episodes/ ✩ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/richroll/ ✩ Twitter - https://twitter.com/richroll ✩ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/richrollfans ✩ Strava - https://www.strava.com/athletes/14443?oq=rich ✩ Memoir: Finding Ultra - https://www.richroll.com/shop/books/finding-ultra/ ✩ Meals - http://meals.richroll.com​ ✩ Cook - The Plantpower Way - https://www.richroll.com/shop/books/the-plantpower-way-signed/ ✩ Italian! - The Plantpower Way: Italia - https://www.richroll.com/shop/books/the-plantpower-way-italia-signed/ ✩ Support - https://www.patreon.com/richroll FILMED AND EDITED BY BLAKE CURTIS AND MARGO LUBIN https://www.blakecurtis.net/ * * * * * 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:03:18 - New York is coming back! Running in Central Park. 00:09:58 - Friendship with Alexi Pappas, Mental Health 00:16:38 - New York Times Viral Video About Mary Cain, Her Story 00:21:31 - "Early days with Alberto Salazar / Signing with Nike 00:24:06 - Body Weight Enters Conversation 00:27:34 - Communication Cut off from Her Parents 00:28:09 - Disordered Eating Begins 00:32:31 - Chris Chavez’ Sports Illustrated Piece / Darren Treasure 00:37:33 - Athlete Mentorship and Sponsorship 01:08:58 - Nike Running Project Part 2 01:11:03 - Women's Training Needs to Be Different from Men's 01:15:57 - Weight is a Factor in Sports - How Do We Approach in a Healthy Way? 01:18:57 - Abuse Within the Nike Oregon Project 01:20:54 - Response to Mary Telling the Nike Coaches She Was Self-Harming 01:26:19 - The Importance of Being Safe Sport Certified 01:30:41 - Doping Issues 01:34:11 - Always Saying No 01:40:06 - USADA Report About Alberto Comes Out 01:43:50 - The Scary Thing About Abuse 01:47:23 - Disordered Eating 01:50:12 - Coming Out and Sharing Her Story 02:01:45 - Video of Her Abuse Story Published and Goes Viral 02:05:52 - Allison Felix Pregnancy Scandal with Nike 02:08:21 - The Core of Mary's Efforts to Speak Out About Abuse 02:17:01 - Status Update on Nike and Their Responses to Her Story 02:20:50 - True Leadership NEW TO RICH? Hi I'm Rich Roll. I'm a vegan ultra-endurance athlete, author, podcaster, public speaker & wellness evangelist. But mainly I'm a dad of four. If you want to know more, visit my website or check out these two the NY Times articles: http://bit.ly/otillonyt http://bit.ly/vegansglam I LOVE MAIL! SEND IT HERE: 29617 Agoura Rd. Agoura Hills, CA 91301 #richroll #richrollpodcast