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The Other Coach Behind Mary Cain

BI-COASTAL COACHING TEAM HELPS CAIN BE HER BEST By David Monti (c) 2013 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved. Used with permission.   NEW YORK (27-Jan) -- When Alberto Salazar took over coaching high schooler Mary Cain last October, he knew that he would only be able to see the 16 year-old star from Bronxville, N.Y., intermittently; Salazar lives 2900 miles away in Portland, Ore., and already has a full plate coaching superstars Mo Farah and Galen Rupp.   So, the three-time ING New York City Marathon champion enlisted the help of another Olympian, New Zealander John Henwood, who works as a coach and massage therapist in New York City, to work with Cain.  Henwood acts as Cain's coach-in-residence, supervising her workouts and reporting back to Salazar.  Cain said that the set-up has worked very well for her.

Jan 27, 2013

Cain, Rupp, and Five Minutes of History

In a span of five minutes, everything we knew about the mile changed. Mary Cain went for the national prep indoor mile record at the New Balance Games in New York, New York while Galen Rupp attempted to break the American indoor mile record at the Boston Terrier Invitational.   The rabbits had their schedule and the challengers were prepared. The only factor we didn’t consider was the time.   No, not the time of the race clock. The time when the two races would go off. It just so happened that both record attempts occurred simultaneously in what was one of the most historic few minutes in American middle-distance running history.   Cain once again toed the line against the professionals to try and break the the girls’ indoor mile record of 4:38.5 set by Debbie Heald. The mark had stood since 1972 and was the oldest standing record in girls’ track and field.   The past tense is used to describe the situation because just like we saw at the UW Indoor Preview, Cain would once again rise to the occasion. Ashley Higginson doubled back from the her one mile steeplechase victory to rabbit the field through 400m in 67-seconds.   Cain smartly tucked herself into the pack as she passed 800m in 2:17, which was two-seconds under national record pace.

Jan 26, 2013

NB Games: Watch LIVE Now!

Watch the New Balance Games LIVE

Jan 26, 2013

Must Watch Races of the Weekend

We know that indoor track meets take an eternity. If you don't want to spend all day watching quality action LIVE from Boston or New York, check the quick hits page for when you should boot up, sit down, and tune in to some of the best races from this weekend.

Jan 25, 2013

Stars of Today, Tomorrow Set For New Balance Games

      Stars of Today, Tomorrow Set For New Balance Games 

Jan 25, 2013

BU Terrier: Watch LIVE Now!

Flotrack will be live streaming the BU Terrier Invitational and the New Balance Games this weekend and the action has begun!

Jan 24, 2013

SCHEDULE & ENTRIES: 2013 New Balance Games (Elite/Invite Events)

2013 New Balance Games Entries

Jan 24, 2013

SCHEDULE: 2013 New Balance Games

2013 New Balance Games - Meet Schedule

Jan 24, 2013

Mary Cain Goes for HS Mile Record at New Balance Games

Watch Mary Cain go for the high school indoor mile record LIVE on Flotrack Pro.

Jan 21, 2013