Post by alum on Nov 7, 2019 15:20:08 GMT -5
All of us know that Nike is likely the most powerful sports company in the world. Most will recall the great American distance runner of the 1980's, Alberto Salazar who, you may not know, went on to manage Nike's uber elite track and field program in Oregon. Some may remember Mary Cain, the running prodigy from New York who was setting multiple records running independently as a high schooler. She didn't do the traditional scholarship thing but rather moved to Oregon to train with Salazar.
She crashed and burned. Salazar has been banned from the sport for running a doping program and a few heads have rolled at Nike.
Watch this seven minute video to hear from an obviously bright kid who got sucked into this system, was physically and emotionally injured, and has had her running career stalled, if not ended.
www.nytimes.com/2019/11/07/opinion/nike-running-mary-cain.html
She crashed and burned. Salazar has been banned from the sport for running a doping program and a few heads have rolled at Nike.
Watch this seven minute video to hear from an obviously bright kid who got sucked into this system, was physically and emotionally injured, and has had her running career stalled, if not ended.
www.nytimes.com/2019/11/07/opinion/nike-running-mary-cain.html