Eating Disorders Are Not A Rite Of Passage

Me running before, during, and after my eating disorder.

Mary Cain. Hannah Fields. Amelia Boone. Lauren Fleshman. Rachele Schulist. Molly Seidel. All incredible athletes. All suffered from disordered eating. And this list doesn’t even scratch the surface.

Eating disorders are common among runners of all ages, but as the pressure to perform increases, so does the pressure to lose weight, to “optimize performance,” or simply to “look like a…