I'm a post coligiate runner. I'm good enough that I can win just about any of the road races in my area. There's no prize money in any of these races either though. There are races just about every weekend though, so it is a runner friendly town. I'm no where good enough to get Nike/Saucany/Adidas to sponsor me. I thought that I might be able to get a local busincess to sponsor me though to just run all the local races and promote their business. I'm not looking for much $$$, just enough to cover my running expences would be nice. Has anyone had any luck with this in their area? My goal would be to get a some running gear and shoes paid for along with race fees covered by the sponser. I would probably settle for just race fees to start out, but I think a business that is health related (hospital, health food store, ect.) might be interested.
Thanks for any input.