Assume for me that this isn't a joke; I have enough money to start my own running club/company

Brett, before you do anything...ask yourself this "What would my parents think of this?"

After all, it is THEIR money. You owe them some sense of obligation.

silly old fossil wrote:

Brett, before you do anything...ask yourself this "What would my parents think of this?"

After all, it is THEIR money. You owe them some sense of obligation.

That's pretty much what spawned all this

Great insight, thanks.

Who's the Olympian the hansons has created?

Brian Sell is not an Olympian.

haa wrote:

Who's the Olympian the hansons has created?

Brian Sell is not an Olympian.

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He's on the Olympic team. What else would you call him?

haa wrote:

Who's the Olympian the hansons has created?

Brian Sell is not an Olympian.

HAVE.

have created. not has.

Brett,

You are in the Northeast? I am as well. Massachusetts to be exact. Assuming you think the indoor facility idea is a good idea then we are both in the right place.

With crappy Northeast weather I would think that you would want an indoor facility at your disposal for training purposes. We already have BU, Harvard, and Reggie (all in Boston) but you need to schmooze(?) your way in there if you want something to be consistent.

I am willing to discuss more. let me know.

All I need to know is where do I send the check?

serious offer wrote:

Brett,

You are in the Northeast? I am as well. Massachusetts to be exact. Assuming you think the indoor facility idea is a good idea then we are both in the right place.

With crappy Northeast weather I would think that you would want an indoor facility at your disposal for training purposes. We already have BU, Harvard, and Reggie (all in Boston) but you need to schmooze(?) your way in there if you want something to be consistent.

I am willing to discuss more. let me know.

I am sorry but that post above was not made by me. I am open to any and all suggestions.

You have get the word out on your new venture.

Coaches, writers, meet directors, athletic trainers, certified officials, massage therapists, pit rakers, timing crew, agents, lawyers, doctors, basket crews, parents, etc. all shoot their own video, take their own pictures, write features, press releases, bios, interviews, flash quotes, etc. Digital has made it cheap.

If your whole venture/team/delegation collectively brings a video camera, a voice recorder, a notebook computer, and a point and shoot with zoom, you have an adjunct team 'Press Bureau'.

You don't need newspaper reporters, PR agencies, Getty, Reuters, CNN, NBC, Fox, etc. to publicize your athletes, school, running club. You have the internet and email.

You can email all the wire services, A.P., newspapers, federations, etc. on your own. You can ask the meet director for a press pass, if one is available, you can video or photo your own athlete and not have to return any favors to the TV producer or photographer.

DIY is the key word.

Thanks for the correction but y is there a full stop between CREATED and NOT?

being on an Olympic team 8 months before the games doesn't make one an olympian, you have to participate.

Everyone understood your stupid cheap shot.

doing it in Italy an option?

If I were in your shoes, I would start small. Instead of providing all the infrastructure (training facilities, housing, coaches, doctors, etc.), why not simply offer a sponsorship to ease the financial burden of an Olympic hopeful? Let them pick the pre-established club that best fits their needs.

Look at the Black Hills in South Dakota for your project. Mild temperatures yeara round. Lots of dirt roads /trails to train on. 3k-7k altitude. Nice mondo track in rapid city open to the public- you'll find maybe 4 walkers on it max at any given time. Most importantly, an inexpensive place to live. away from distractions.

Why not sponsor a race for racers - and attempt to actually make money?

Or sponsor some kind of club races - for money or glam prizes. All of the Olympic hopefuls are taken care of ... there are simply no sustaining opportunities after college.

Give some money to some struggling film makers or graphics arts types to get some uber cool videos on the web to make track cool again. Way back when - track and distance running were cool!

Believe it or not - back in the day the NYC Marathon was covered live coast to coast - real men with mustaches wearing short shorts, who ran fast and hard and the race - not speckled by human interest stories - was covered from start to finish.

The reason that the Hansons have been successful is because they didn't listen to others. Ignore this board (including me) and do what seems right to you. I am thankful that the Hansons started before this message board.

interesting that you say this ...

but, sometimes and perhaps most times - there is a lot of truth spoken here, but it is not the truth that people want to hear. brutal honesty is a b1tch.