Yup. People need to realize Mary Cain's family is rich and have the white privilege to go to Standford.
Mary has a ton of privilege. She's rich, she's white, she has connections. But she was also a straight A student, who has said it was a goal of hers to be a doctor.
Becoming a doctor is no picnic, but I actually think it's less difficult than becoming a globally competitive successful athlete.
This will last as along as Mary Cain's triathlon career. She doesn't have the work ethic for medicine (or for elite sports) and will quickly get bored once she sees that she isn't the best.
Agreed. Nothing she has done past her high school days shows that she can stick to what she says she wants to do.
AtalantaNYC was one of her pet projects, quickly forgotten after the intial publicity.
Triathalon a dismal failure, just a token effort.
Takes a lot of effort, commitment, and patience to be a doctor. Cain has none of those traits.
It's true that she was floundering and all over the place for a while. I think the structure of medical school might help her.
in terms of her athletic career, she's spoken about how her body can't really handle the load anymore.
“Mr. Salazar, your tests show some elevated enzymes but no heart attack. I recommend that you follow up with your cardiologist in the coming days. In my professional opinion, you should consider some healthier eating habits and you could stand to lose a few pounds. The nurse will be along shortly with your discharge paperwork. Nice to see you again.”
"We'll be mailing you your meds in a hollowed out book."
This will last as along as Mary Cain's triathlon career. She doesn't have the work ethic for medicine (or for elite sports) and will quickly get bored once she sees that she isn't the best.
Yep, another scream of look at me. Will not see it through.
She is bright and I don't see any reason she won't just finish but do well.
She is from a background where she was trained to go to school and prepare for an analytic career. She is simply following through on that course and there is no reason to be anything but happy for her.
This will last as along as Mary Cain's triathlon career. She doesn't have the work ethic for medicine (or for elite sports) and will quickly get bored once she sees that she isn't the best.
Agreed. Nothing she has done past her high school days shows that she can stick to what she says she wants to do.
AtalantaNYC was one of her pet projects, quickly forgotten after the intial publicity.
Triathalon a dismal failure, just a token effort.
Takes a lot of effort, commitment, and patience to be a doctor. Cain has none of those traits.
Wow. I’ve seen a lot of mean-spirited comments here, but these might be the worst. Cain was a young woman trying to find herself after going through a traumatic experience, losing her ability to continue in track, and dealing with that aftermath in a public light. It’s understandable that she might give different things a try as part of her path to discovering what she ultimately wants to do.
I can only imagine that such mean-spiritedness is rooted in your own personal disappointments. I wish both of you well in healing your wounds and clearing the negativity from your hearts.
Agreed. Nothing she has done past her high school days shows that she can stick to what she says she wants to do.
AtalantaNYC was one of her pet projects, quickly forgotten after the intial publicity.
Triathalon a dismal failure, just a token effort.
Takes a lot of effort, commitment, and patience to be a doctor. Cain has none of those traits.
Exactly right. It takes a LONG time to become a full fledged MD. I don’t see her sticking it out. Historically she’s been inconsistent in all her endeavors beyond HS. My bet is that she goes for two years and then gets some kind of healthcare job in sports medicine without MD. No way will she last 6-7 yrs through residency. Hopefully she won’t sue any professor or Dr along the way and weite another book about it. 😅
Wow. I’ve seen a lot of mean-spirited comments here, but these might be the worst. Cain was a young woman trying to find herself after going through a traumatic experience, losing her ability to continue in track, and dealing with that aftermath in a public light. It’s understandable that she might give different things a try as part of her path to discovering what she ultimately wants to do.
I commend her too for finding this path outside of running. Being in the limelight at 16 isn't easy. Neither is getting into Stanford med school. Congrats to her.
Honestly, this will likely be a good fit for her. She’s got MD DNA coming from both sides, she’ll have a ton of support in place, she can gain 30 pounds and her body type will still fit in seamlessly, and she’s presumably matured enough to be annoying and whiny at worst and commendable, brave, and strong at best, depending on who is describing her. This will fit her natural tendencies well and much better than pro running. Stanford will likely embrace her and she will have a chance to flourish. Mary will be to med school what Kenyans are to 10ks. Will she practice? I don’t know, but for now — go, Mary. I wasn’t super into the whole Alberto thing (there are always two sides), and yes, there’s a lot of privilege in the mix, but it’s hard to do everything right at that age, and she’s definitely got a good thing going with this.
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