So is LRC going to sponsor Bobby Mack?

plurbius unomno wrote:

Enough with the "negative LRC message board association" baloney.

Letsrun is THE place for info and talk in the running world, you know it, I know it, we all know it. EVERYONE reads this board; all the pros, all the writers, from newspapers to web to Sports Illustarted; anytime an article talks about "the internet boards are buzzing blah blah blah" they are talking about Letsrun and no one else!

I totally agree with your assessment of the relevance of LRC.

But the thing is none of those pros and writers who read the boards seem to want to admit that they do. They don't want to be associated with LRC. It has a bad reputation.

So I really don't think Bobby Mack would want to be sponsored by LRC as long as that's not his only chance to go on as a pro.

it's true - if I mention lrc to any of my club teammates, they groan and shake their heads.

but i still come back, and they probably do too

I like the idea of guys like Mack 'auditioning' for cash support from lrc - that would be fun.

kertwang wrote:

it's true - if I mention lrc to any of my club teammates, they groan and shake their heads.

but i still come back, and they probably do too

I like the idea of guys like Mack 'auditioning' for cash support from lrc - that would be fun.

bump...

I like the sponsorship idea!

Maybe use LRC as the medium to promote a donation with LRC matching contribtions...LRC has to pony up something if they want Mack in a LRC singlet.

Honestly Mack has a huge following on the local running scene, something that most pro's are disconnected from. He still crushes local road races each year and the race directors love him for it. Still lives and trains in NC while other Pro's jump around from group to group/coach to coach. Someone or some company is missing out on an opportunity.

Keeping it on the front page.

RL. B. wrote:

I like the sponsorship idea!

Maybe use LRC as the medium to promote a donation with LRC matching contribtions...LRC has to pony up something if they want Mack in a LRC singlet.

I like this idea, too. What if LRC did something similar to how they did the Puma contest? People who wanted to be sponsored would write up a profile of themselves and why they deserve the money. Then, everyone who donates to the sponsorship fund votes on his favorite.

I will bump and keep this thread alive for as long as necessary until the brojos sponsor Mack.

sendreturn wrote:

I will bump and keep this thread alive for as long as necessary until the brojos sponsor Mack.

At this point it would just be good to hear them address it.

I just sent them a link to the thread - most likely the brojos never knew about the thread.

le bump

sponsor him! mainly becasue i would love too see the Letsrun singlet in a race!!

Also Brojos while you are at it you should sponsor dean karnazes or Kip Litton, heard both are great runners...

Bump

North Side wrote:

Bump

bump.....

Honestly, Mack is really good, not great, but definitely good enough for some sponsorship deal. Mack has won national titles in the USA 8K, USA Cross Country, World XC team member, and performed really well on international team USA events (Chiba Ekiden, Bupa). Also now a 27:53 10K guy.

Other sponsored athletes with contracts would at least be picking up 3K-5K in bonus structure for these national titles and world team trips. Mack is missing out on all of these and that probably hurts more than not having a contract.

How big of a joke is the runpro.com website! Supposedly designed to help post college runners get some form of assistance. What BS! Look they even picture Mack on their site under the tab runner support

http://www.runpro.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18&Itemid=3#grants

What these post collegiate kids need to do is get a real job because there doesn't seem to be much help out there if Mack can't even get something started, probably why Mack works full-time at a running store.

Mack once told me he had an Agent, one listed on RunPro's suggested agents list. He ended up paying that agent 15% for 5 months of his prize money and the agent never found anything. Great advice RunPro.

LetsRun time to step up!

I am sure that Hansons would be willing to help this guy if he was willing to relocate. I bet that Zap would be excited to have a guy like this if he was willing to relocate. I don't know if there is any sort of money available at Team Minnesota, but one again he must RELOCATE.

BS! wrote:Honestly, Mack is really good, not great, but definitely good enough for some sponsorship deal.

willing to relocate wrote:

I am sure that Hansons would be willing to help this guy if he was willing to relocate. I bet that Zap would be excited to have a guy like this if he was willing to relocate. I don't know if there is any sort of money available at Team Minnesota, but one again he must RELOCATE.

Why? We are talking about LRC sponsoring him. Why does he have to move to some shithole like Minnesota and work for some shoe peddler? Why can't he run fast and get sponsored by LRC since they said they would do it?

Money, meet Mouth.

Glover Parking Lot wrote:

Why? We are talking about LRC sponsoring him. Why does he have to move to some shithole like Minnesota and work for some shoe peddler? Why can't he run fast and get sponsored by LRC since they said they would do it?

Money, meet Mouth.

Minnesota a shithole? Bobby's in Raleigh, same as NC State, Minnesota would seem like Shangri-La. Of course, a skinny guy like him would turn into a MackCycle come December, but that would make him tough.

This is the problem with guys at this level. You can't work for Google or IBM or Coca Cola or any major corporation and choose where you are going to live. Move to the opportunity or stop crying about sponsorship.