Mary Cain
Mary Cain is a well known name in the world of running. She was the 2014 World Junior Champion in the 3,000 meter race, and is the youngest athlete to ever represent the United States at a World Championship meet when she competed in the 2013 World Championships. While she was still attending Bronxville High School, she competed in the U.S. Olympics trials in the 800 meter where she placed 18th. Mary Cain's is Alberto Salazar who is also the coach of gold and silver medalist in the 10,000 meter at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Mo Farah and Galen Rupp. Mary Cain made the decision to skip running collegiate and she went pro at age 17. She now runs professionally for the Nike Oregon Project, and is a freshman at the University of Portland.
Mary Cain holds many national records in high school running. In outdoor track, she has the U.S. National high school record in the 800, 1500, 3000, and 5000 meter races. She also holds the National and Junior record in the 1500 meter for indoor and outdoor track. She shares the same record with the mile and 2 mile races.
Mary Cain's Personal Bests:
Outdoor: Indoor:
800 meter- 1:59.51 1000 meter- 2:35.8
1500 meter- 4:04.62 1500 meter- 4:06.63
3000 meter- 8:58.48 Mile- 4:24.11
5000 meter- 15:45.46 2 Mile- 9:38.68
So far this year, Mary Cain has taken home many national titles. She won the Indoor Track and Field Championships in the 1,500 meter. Mary also won the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Sacramento, California with a time of 4:06.34 in the 1500 meter race. Mary Cain got awarded the U.S. Junior Outdoor title when she ran the 3,000 meter in Eugene, Oregon. That race qualified her for the World Junior Championships that she also got first in.
I got to talk to Mary Cain at the CVS 5k after she placed 6th in the USATF 5K championships. This was her debut at running a 5,000 meter road race. She described the race as, "It was a great learning experience. But it is kind of disappointing because I am in the best shape of my life and I know that I could run a 4 minutes like right now, today, on the track. The problem is, I just haven't shown that yet." Mary Cain said that her attitude is, "I don't care what other people see. I know what I know and that is all that matters." Mary Cain has been such an inspiration to young runners, and it will be fun to see where her running career takes her.
Mary Cain holds many national records in high school running. In outdoor track, she has the U.S. National high school record in the 800, 1500, 3000, and 5000 meter races. She also holds the National and Junior record in the 1500 meter for indoor and outdoor track. She shares the same record with the mile and 2 mile races.
Mary Cain's Personal Bests:
Outdoor: Indoor:
800 meter- 1:59.51 1000 meter- 2:35.8
1500 meter- 4:04.62 1500 meter- 4:06.63
3000 meter- 8:58.48 Mile- 4:24.11
5000 meter- 15:45.46 2 Mile- 9:38.68
So far this year, Mary Cain has taken home many national titles. She won the Indoor Track and Field Championships in the 1,500 meter. Mary also won the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Sacramento, California with a time of 4:06.34 in the 1500 meter race. Mary Cain got awarded the U.S. Junior Outdoor title when she ran the 3,000 meter in Eugene, Oregon. That race qualified her for the World Junior Championships that she also got first in.
I got to talk to Mary Cain at the CVS 5k after she placed 6th in the USATF 5K championships. This was her debut at running a 5,000 meter road race. She described the race as, "It was a great learning experience. But it is kind of disappointing because I am in the best shape of my life and I know that I could run a 4 minutes like right now, today, on the track. The problem is, I just haven't shown that yet." Mary Cain said that her attitude is, "I don't care what other people see. I know what I know and that is all that matters." Mary Cain has been such an inspiration to young runners, and it will be fun to see where her running career takes her.
