“We live in a society in which female weight is both fetishized and also under so…” — Mary Cain

I tied so much of my self-worth - and trust me, if you're a runner, you understand this - to my performance.

I'll do my core, I'll do my strength training, I'll do my occasional cross training if I need it.

I like that kind of weather. Constant drizzle. At the Olympic trials in 2012, my mom was, like, 'It's pouring rain out there, Mary. You shouldn't even notice it. You're Irish.'