Nike to launch investigation after runner Mary Cain describes 'emotionally and physically abusive system'

Mary Cain.
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Mary Cain joined Nike and their running group, the Oregon Project, because she wanted to be the best female athlete ever. Instead, she says, she was emotionally and physically abused by a system designed by Nike and coach Alberto Salazar.

On Friday, Nike launched an "immediate investigation" to hear from former athletes of the Oregon Project, which was shut down last month after a doping scandal that resulted in Salazar being banned from the sport for four years.

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Taylor Watson

Taylor Watson is audience engagement editor for TheWeek.com and a former editorial assistant. She graduated from Syracuse University, with a major in magazine journalism and minors in food studies and nutrition. Taylor has previously written for Runner's World, Vice, and more.