Mary Cain

I know she raced in Manchester a while ago. Wonder how she did?

She was a DNF in that race. Sited a knee issue I believe.

Brad Majors wrote:

I know she raced in Manchester a while ago. Wonder how she did?

RUNCH wrote:

Where is the world has she been? ?

Narrowing is down to the state of new York would be is good start.

So...who ruined her career? Wasn't she supposed to have been an Olympic/WC medalist by now? 🤔

Who?

say you are a good, promising age group runner

say your parents make good bank

say your parents pay for a high price coach

say your coach makes you eat baking soda, drink espresso & sleep in a tent

say your coach gives you special infusions and crème rubs

say the dope police come sniffing around

say you flee that coach

say you go back home

say the {B]FBI comes sniffing around

say you are fed up with people thinking you are a drugged up runner

what would you do?

praying with the jesuits now wrote:

say you are a good, promising age group runner

say your parents make good bank

say your parents pay for a high price coach

say your coach makes you eat baking soda, drink espresso & sleep in a tent

say your coach gives you special infusions and crème rubs

say the dope police come sniffing around

say you flee that coach

say you go back home

say the {B]FBI comes sniffing around

say you are fed up with people thinking you are a drugged up runner

what would you do?

enough with the body shaming, a-hole

notDane wrote:

enough with the body shaming, a-hole

You just say that because the runner in question is a female.

notDane wrote:

enough with the body shaming, a-hole

Pointing out someone's features is not shaming. You have been brainwashed by PC.

DaneRauschenberg wrote:

Last time I saw her she had added several layers of fat in preparation for the winter cold.

+1

Most of us eagerly follow the career of a teen who shows great promise. Most hope for the best. However, there are detractors who love to jump on the bandwagon that like-minded people construct. Some are just curious. It's not uncommon for teen stars to disappear from view. Anyone who has traveled the route from teen to adult knows of the adjustments that one has to make. Perhaps Mary's days of glory are behind her. Maybe it doesn't matter anymore to her. Many of us would love to see her return to the podium. I hope all is well with her and wish her the best.

DaneRauschenberg wrote:

Last time I saw her she had added several layers of fat in preparation for the winter cold.

You are a total a-hole. Shame on you

Coach J46 wrote:

Most of us eagerly follow the career of a teen who shows great promise. Most hope for the best. However, there are detractors who love to jump on the bandwagon that like-minded people construct. Some are just curious. It's not uncommon for teen stars to disappear from view. Anyone who has traveled the route from teen to adult knows of the adjustments that one has to make. Perhaps Mary's days of glory are behind her. Maybe it doesn't matter anymore to her. Many of us would love to see her return to the podium. I hope all is well with her and wish her the best.

Completely agree.

Vast majority of great teen runners vanish into thin air never to be heard of again.

Reasons:

1. Injury

2. Mental burnout

3. It's no longer fun

4. They are now old enough not to be under the thumbs of their parents who push them too hard

5. BAD COACHES who push them to hard when they are young (aka "Grace Ping Syndrome")

She's off the NOP drug program so right now she is nothing more than a very good regional runner.

Reminds me of Lynn Bjordland (No relation the Gary). Great 3K as a high schooler and then disappeared.

ck3237 wrote:

Reminds me of Lynn Bjordland (No relation the Gary). Great 3K as a high schooler and then disappeared.

Not surprising, if you're referring to Gary Bjorklund (unless you thought their shared Scandinavian heritage made them automatically potentially related).

DaneRauschenberg wrote:

Last time I saw her she had added several layers of fat in preparation for the winter cold.

Does that make you feel better about your fat, slow, sorry a$$?

Peace

SB wrote:

ck3237 wrote:

Reminds me of Lynn Bjordland (No relation the Gary). Great 3K as a high schooler and then disappeared.

Not surprising, if you're referring to Gary Bjorklund (unless you thought their shared Scandinavian heritage made them automatically potentially related).

They have the same last name -- "Bjorklund." I belive that Lynn still has the women's record for the Pikes Peak Marathon (and, until a few years ago, the Pikes Peak Ascent), set in 1981, when she was in her mid-twenties. She is now about sixty years old, and has continued to run -- quite well, I think -- in mountain and trail races.