"After watching Keflezighi, himself a former Nike athlete, win Boston, Goucher said, “I was like, ‘Yeah, let’s do [the deal]. Clearly, [Skechers is] onto something.’”
Anyone have any info on when she is even going to run again after this latest injury?
supercuts wrote:
not cute, not hot, stupid as stone, way old
but the little flock of fierce angry birds loves her and wants to be her friend
The article mentioned a fall marathon. It will be interesting to see if she can mirror Meb's performances in Skechers.
kybaws wrote:
"After watching Keflezighi, himself a former Nike athlete, win Boston, Goucher said, “I was like, ‘Yeah, let’s do [the deal]. Clearly, [Skechers is] onto something.’”
Anyone have any info on when she is even going to run again after this latest injury?
it's not the shoes
A friend of mine left his position with another company and is with Skechers now. They've been working on this deal for a while, so good for them and Kara to make it happen.
I was real skeptical about their shoes when he told me he took the job, but I recently picked up a pair (not given a free one, full disclosure). I was pleasantly surprised with them. I put up a thread yesterday or Saturday about them.
Interesting that she attributes Meb's win to the shoes. She's probably right.
What happened to Oiselle?
Attractive. HUGELY popular. Olympian. World Championship medalist. Far, far more accomplished than you as a professional runner. So...there's really no reason for your nastiness.
supercuts wrote:
not cute, not hot, stupid as stone, way old
Positive Contribution wrote:
What happened to Oiselle?
She's be dual-branded, sporting Oiselle clothing and SkechersGO shoes. She's got a bunch of other sponsors, so she definitely has her basis covered. It's just a shame she CANNOT even run right now. Didn't she last really injure herself trying to get back into shape after Colt? And now this latest injury..Hopefully she takes this recovery slow and doesn't rush the process. Would love to see her running again soon
Did she ever get a new coach or team?
this is great news for the sport - expanding the sponsorship base is huge for the athletes and the sport.
but to be lrc critical - did anyone else note the difference in tone between kara's oiselle announcement and this one? KG talking about Oiselle was full of love and awe...this one...you could almost taste the embarassment.
agip wrote:
but to be lrc critical - did anyone else note the difference in tone between kara's oiselle announcement and this one? KG talking about Oiselle was full of love and awe...this one...you could almost taste the embarassment.
Maybe Skechers doesn't love her and want to be her friend as much as the fierce little flock of angry birds.
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kybaws wrote:
She's be dual-branded
QFE
kybaws wrote:
Positive Contribution wrote:What happened to Oiselle?
She's be dual-branded, sporting Oiselle clothing and SkechersGO shoes. She's got a bunch of other sponsors, so she definitely has her basis covered. It's just a shame she CANNOT even run right now. Didn't she last really injure herself trying to get back into shape after Colt? And now this latest injury..Hopefully she takes this recovery slow and doesn't rush the process. Would love to see her running again soon
Got it.
But how can you want her to take the recovery process slow but hope to see her racing again soon?
Getting pretty tired of kara and shalane constantly yakking out their butts. Just shut it and train, or shut it and retire. Either way, just shut it.
But, she has been on so many magazine covers! And she won so many races - oh, wait, she talked about how she was going to win a lot of races.
The important thing is to always, always show buns and navels. Winning? Not so important.
shut it wrote:
Getting pretty tired of kara and shalane constantly yakking out their butts. Just shut it and train, or shut it and retire. Either way, just shut it.
You guys are all pretty funny. This is her career in which she needs to make money. She only gets paid if she offers something to her sponsors.
In her case, she is all over social media, she generates buzz in general, and she is a recognisable, all american "girl" with whom many woman identify.
It really doesn't matter if she is fast or not.
As for why she signed with Skechers - they are one of the few shoe makers that don't have apparal. Therefore, they don't compete with Oiselle and it works fine.
She isn't embarraed to sign with them - she is very happy as it provides a diversity to her income streams that is a great hedge against someone pulling her sponsorship in the future.
But hate on guys if it makes you feel better.