Alberto Salazar: The Dark Side of the Nike Oregon Project
He was once the face of distance running, a marathon world record holder turned super-coach whose obsession with performance pushed the boundaries of human potential. Alberto Salazar built the Nike Oregon Project into a juggernaut, promising the future of American track and field. But behind the clinical precision and elite training protocols lay a shadow world of banned substances, ethical compromises, and a win-at-all-costs culture that would eventually tear his empire apart.
This investigation draws on 176 verified primary and secondary sources, ranging from court filings and whistleblower…
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