Alberto Salazar coaching high school kids? My thoughts are this is an unfair advantage. If he is offering his knowledge to one kid he should have a whole slew being coached by him. Good for Mary Cain for her success but it is unequal treatment. When I was in high school I had to make do with a coach that did not know anything about running I still managed a sub 9:20 3200m off of the 15 miles a week he allowed me to run. He micromanaged the crap out of our team to make sure we were not sliding in extra miles. Had I been coached by Alberto Salazar in high school I am sure I would have been a sub 9:00 guy. My thoughts are every other female that Mary Cain is running against in high school should have the same opportunity. I am sure there are a few outside the ball park that are running in the 4:40's that are capable of the times she is running if the coaching is available. Not too mention is Salazar coaching her entire team? If not how is this fair to the girls and guys on her high school team? If I was a 4:20 something high school Miler and some girl on my team was showing me up because she was being coached by the coach of Nike I would be a little upset over it.
This is not a ripping on her success post this is just a post about what is right!!!