Swifter, higher, stronger – and poorer

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Caitlin Compton won the 5-kilometer-freestyle title at the U.S. Cross Country Championships last year in Anchorage, Alaska, then flew home to Minneapolis.
The next day she was back at work. Cleaning toilets.
“I’m not too proud to admit it,” she says.
To get a break on rent, Compton cut a deal with her apartment complex [...]