He will announce both his running NY and his retirement to follow.(this is just my guess) It all started in NY and this will allow his career to go full circle.
I talked with Meb in June and his win at Boston was the ultimate. He is having a difficult time focusing on the daily grind that is necessary for success in the marathon.
He's making a LeBron press conference to tell us he's going back to Nike.
Political appointment having to do with Africa/ Eritrea?
Skechers GoMeb Strada, his training shoe, will be available soon!
Running for president.
Really... wrote:
Where do people on letsrun hear things like this? How do you know he's oing to make an announcement?
On Twitter. Yesterday he tweeted that he would be making a big announcement on Thursday.
Chi city
cggjc wrote:
Running for president.
I tried that a few years ago. The xenophobes won't let you run unless you were born in the U.S.
mitchellmac2 wrote:
I would guess Meb is retiring. I have a hard time believing he would return to maximum fitness after winning boston. Nothing wrong with ending on a good note! Either way is cool.
In true LetsRun fashion, I will agree with this with a twist. Unlike Lance Armstrong, Meb is smart enough to leave while he's on top.....before he's exposed.
Not Jordan wrote:
Hopefully retiring on top. Not many athletes do
I have a hard time putting into words how much I loathe this attitude.
Just saying that I believe wrote:
It all started in NY and this will allow his career to go full circle.
You must be pretty young.
this coming from a kid himself..... ;) I'll still never forget calling in the play by play for his 10K AR to rojo, then running a PR 5min later (zero warm up) just from the buzz of Meb's run.....
800 dude wrote:
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You must be pretty young.
800 dude wrote:
Just saying that I believe wrote:It all started in NY and this will allow his career to go full circle.
You must be pretty young.
Thank You.
62 years young.
That he will become a part owner of ElliptiGO?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42A1mCHLflg#t=165
He basically already answered the question to if he will retire after Boston in a interview right after the race.
joho wrote:
Really... wrote:Where do people on letsrun hear things like this? How do you know he's oing to make an announcement?
On Twitter. Yesterday he tweeted that he would be making a big announcement on Thursday.
AH, thank you. I'm not on Twitter, which would explain that.
Probably announcing NY marathon appearance. But, looking at his recent announcement of a VP position with Competitor, I think something may be in the works with Mammoth TC. I could see Meb joining the Kastors as a coach. It seems like he is wanted to set himself up for a positive role in US distance running when he retires after 2016.
He's going to run for Eritrea in the 2016 Olympics.
Meb is going to make some big money at New York and Boston to run the marathons in November and April, 2015 respectively. Then, he is going to become a MASTERS runner next May and he'll continue to make some good prize money competing in that division (as well as the overall).
Perhaps Meb does not need the prize money or appearance fees going forward thanks to the Boston win and the efforts by Hawi to secure sponsorships and other income-deriving possibilities. I could also see Meb having some difficulty re-focusing on the training after winning at Boston, but still, he has come back so many times in the past and it's easy to say he's 'reached all he could' - but we could have said that after NYC (and some in fact did).
No idea what the announcement is, but a retirement anytime soon would be a shock.
Where&When will this announcement be announced?
big return to Nike. He'll have to give up all other sponsorships and business ventures, but hey, it's the swoosh!