What is Mary Cain doing with her life?

She's living it.

who knows. it's too bad... even if she doesn't hit the elite level again, she could run with a strong club team or something. all that talent and it just hasn't worked out. Plenty of college kids don't do well moving across the country - clearly she was one of them so I was glad she got back to her roots, but its sad she hasn't been able to return to where she was form wise.

HCSS? wrote:

Eating.

crow?

Life is more than running. Doesn't sound like most of the people on this forum are doing much with their lives.

Who would have guessed she might not qualify for the Olympic Trials after turning pro.

Trolling the message boards

It is her life. I hope she is having fun.

Not bad today: she went 4 x 600m in 1:29, 1:30, 1:28, 1:22 (jog 2 min)

She is commenting on Sheila Reid's attractiveness on anonymous message boards

Running in Ohio wrote:

Who would have guessed she might not qualify for the Olympic Trials after turning pro.

nah - she's in the trials

2015 4:09.08 Liège (Naimette-Xhovémont) 15 JUL

that's in the window and under the qualifying mark

but unless something dramatic happens, she's not gonna make the final, sadly

Mary Cain is still a kid. I ran faster as a 14 year old than I did my sophmore and Jr year in college. Yeah, the female body changes during this time. It is disheartening and I did want to quit. But thank goodness I had great family, team-mates and coach and came back my senior year running times I only dreamed of. Anything can happen in a year. I know Mary will come back even better than before if she just doesn't lose faith that things will start to click again. The hardest part is hanging in there because you don't know exactly when that will happen. I hope she does. She is an an exceptionally talented runner.

My mistake, I did not realize the qualifying period went back that far. I do agree, she will need luck to make the final.

What is actually doing something with your life mean. If you are enjoying what you are doing, not breaking the law or living off the government with no attempts to better yourself, then WTF, what concern is this of yours?

Salazar broke her, when was the last time she ran under 4: 10? Couple years ago? Obviously she has the physical talent, but when people put so much pressure on you, especially as a young kid, its easy to stop enjoying what you\'re doing and fall out of love with it.

Had she stayed on her high school team, with more challenging races at the end of each season, and then went to Villanova, she would be doing fine.

That's the way great male high schoolers do it and girls should follow their lead. Example: Craig Virgin. High school star. NCAA star at U. Illinois. International star. Natural progression. Wrong to take a kid off her high school team, turn her pro, and then she is ineligible for NCAA.

Slow down kids, enjoy the ride.

Mr. Mann wrote:

Mary Cain is still a kid. I ran faster as a 14 year old than I did my sophmore and Jr year in college. Yeah, the female body changes during this time. It is disheartening and I did want to quit. But thank goodness I had great family, team-mates and coach and came back my senior year running times I only dreamed of. Anything can happen in a year. I know Mary will come back even better than before if she just doesn't lose faith that things will start to click again. The hardest part is hanging in there because you don't know exactly when that will happen. I hope she does. She is an an exceptionally talented runner.

Totally agree - she needs a bit of time to work through the body changes. It happens a lot to girls her age (though not all - Efraimson is a good example of someone who hasn't seen much change in her body type). Cain's talent won't go away, but there is a risk her motivation will, especially if she keeps getting beaten down by the press and the critics (and probably by herself). She also has other options - she is a very smart young woman, with a great brain on her shoulders. She may well decide it 'isn't worth it' and pursue a fulfilling professional career instead. Not like she is going to end up working part time in a shoe shop if her running doesn't work out.

Either way, I hope she continues to train and work through it. She will be back on top in a few years if she can work through it. The body issues will be overcome if she is allowed the time to work through it. Her talent is still there.

I was in Mexico City earlier this week, stayed at a hotel in the Centro Historico. Across the street was a Nike store, they had a big Mary Cain photo in the window. Found it interesting that she was being promoted there.

With her nice big ears and marble eyes, she has sort of a classic "ragtime" look, like the time of our great grandparents in their funny old time coats and stuff. Like those old black and white photographs with the silver plates or the chemicals and the long exposure times.

Mr. Mann wrote:

Yeah, the female body changes during this time. It is disheartening and I did want to quit.

That's 100% BS. Simply a lie that's repeated because it's a good excuse for bad behavior. Mary Cain's body changed because she started wolfing down food. For most females the body will not change after 15-16 if they stay on the same diet and exercise level. Puberty starts earlier and ends earlier for girls. Yes, hip structure will increase slightly for decades, but that of the order 1/32 inch a year and will not have any impact whatsoever on running ability.

Stop lying.