Rough estimate...how much does Champion pay Alexi Pappas? Does she make a lot for taking a risk to use their gear?

"... Does she make a lot for taking a risk to use their gear?"

Really?

Neither the OP nor posters addressed this from the subject line. What I'd like to know is, to what "risk" are you referring? A "risk" in choice of apparel? That I'm certain she has already worn in training and competition? Do you think your Nike / Adidas / New Balance / UnderArmour are better / faster / more "popular?" This is actually one of the more stupid questions I've seen here... almost as worthless as the "My girlfriend did / didn't / thought / didn't think / asked / didn't ask , this or that" posts. Good Lord, get a life; He knows _I_ don't have one.

She’s Switzer 2.0

Jock S wrote:

She’s Switzer 2.0

Gotta milk that fame for decades.

Buster Mottram wrote:

mcvred wrote:

while her content is pretty bland/embraces a level of sociological role strain that is breaking society apart

We have a winner

So that makes her the AOC of running

From her Instagram seems she runs in Nike shoes. So I'm not sure she's taking a great risk in just using their apparel

Hahahaha wrote:

From her Instagram seems she runs in Nike shoes. So I'm not sure she's taking a great risk in just using their apparel

Wait, who owns Champion™?

Alexi is more of a social media influencer (who is a better runner than most fitness influencers) than a pro runner. Nothing wrong with that—lots of people are paid to promote stuff on Instagram if the companies think they’re marketable enough to profit off of them. Gotta pay the bills somehow. Whatever you think of Alexi, her running or her art/writing (which I think is godawful, but good on her for pursuing her dreams), you can’t deny that she has her market locked down. I can’t imagine Champion and Garmin are too bothered by her recent race results if she’s able to sell at the end of the day.

It’s not just “recent” results.

This was her best performance in 2 years.

Most Fortunate Son wrote:

It’s not just “recent” results.

This was her best performance in 2 years.

That's true, it's not just recent results, it's every result since Rio 2016. I agree with you, she has not performing up to the standard that would be required by most companies for most athletes. My point is that because she pretty much owns the (admittedly niche) market of high school and college female runners, her sponsors probably don't care as much that she hasn't been performing well enough for years. As long as she gets a certain amount of likes on whatever inspirational fluff she posts on Instagram or Twitter, Champion and Garmin are probably happy to have her aboard. There was a thread on here a few weeks ago about the worst Instagram runners--regardless of how you feel about those people, you can't deny that they command enough social media presence to sell their sponsors' products and make some sort of a living. Alexi is in the same category, obviously a more accomplished runner than them, but the principle still holds.

#Instagrammed wrote:

Alexi is more of a social media influencer (who is a better runner than most fitness influencers) than a pro runner.

Everything right with that, if you're not making millions from running and you're all/only about running on social media then you're shallow and pathetic.

Playtex/ Haynes

She has the high school and college female demo. And that's it right? Depending on the company or product, I wouldn't pay her half of what I'd pay shalane or goucher, and neither of those women are even in their marketable prime anymore. Any 30yo+ woman knows kara and shalane but has no clue who Pappas is. I guess I just dont get why anyone cares much.

mypredictor wrote:

She has the high school and college female demo. And that's it right? Depending on the company or product, I wouldn't pay her half of what I'd pay shalane or goucher, and neither of those women are even in their marketable prime anymore. Any 30yo+ woman knows kara and shalane but has no clue who Pappas is. I guess I just dont get why anyone cares much.

Yeah, unless she’s somehow getting a wave of indie mumblecore filmmakers to buy Champion gear and Garmin watches.

Um, have you set foot inside stores like Urban Outfitters lately? Kids are buying new Champion brand gear every couple of months.

Abebe Bikila won the Olympic Marathon running barefoot. Injury risk one brand to the other is fairly minimal.

tarckstar wrote:

I know a guy who was on a US Olympic team back a few decades, and he got a bit of attention in the local newspapers, and maybe a blurb on local TV.

Didn't do much once there, then opened a business back home called Olympic Whatevers (not whatevers, but you get the drift). IOC sued, and he fought them for some reason. The business is still open, called something else, but I'm not sure that was the best of moves.

Regardless, I think 17 NCAA titles and being an Olympian are maybe about equal. Consider basketball a second. 17 NCAA titles are FAR more valuable than being on an Olympic basketball team, right? Same deal.

Just saying.

This is like emails I get from High School athletes. Each individual sentence makes sense. But when you put it all together I’m just left wondering what you we’re actually trying to say.

Genuine Question...not trolling wrote:

I got thinking about this today after her performance. How much does everyone think she makes from Champion?

I honestly have no idea. Is this like a Cheserek thing with Skechers for stepping out and being one of the first to represent them so they get paid a lot?

I think she only gets a few free clothes and no $$.

Does anyone else run for Champion?

I was thinking that, too

She is paid approximately $7