At age seventeen, Mary Cain became the youngest American athlete to represent the US at the track and field World Championships. In conversation with bestselling author and medical storyteller Laurel Braitman, Cain shares her experience in the world of elite youth sports. From emerging as a running phenom and straight-A student at age twelve, to enduring weight loss and the pain of injuries while training for the Olympics, Cain excelled, until she left the famed Nike Oregon project. In her memoir This Is Not About Running, she dives into the consequences of prioritizing competition over young people’s mental health.
Tue, May 5 6:30pm, $12-$41
Kepler’s Books, Menlo Park
