If it is Lance level it won't be any runner. Everyone knew who Lance was even if you didn't watch a single bike race in your life. The only active athletes in the country close to his size, but still not as big, would be Lebron or Brady.
In the entire history of athletes the only ones bigger than Lance would have been Babe Ruth, Tiger Woods, and Michael Jordan.
Lance was possibly the biggest celebrity on the planet in the world of sports since Tiger.
Correct. EVERYbody knew Lance Armstrong, not so much from cycling but as, "That guy with, like, the yellow wrist bands, who, like, died of cancer then came back to life and won the Olympics, then cured cancer, and stuff." He was (and still is) a worldwide household name.
I just don't think running has anyone like that with the possible exception of Usain Bolt, who legitimately is a worldwide household name, at least for anyone a certain age and up. Kiphchoge? He's a demi-God to runners, and borders on being a household name having won the Olympics twice with movies made about him. But not quite.
If it is Lance level it won't be any runner. Everyone knew who Lance was even if you didn't watch a single bike race in your life. The only active athletes in the country close to his size, but still not as big, would be Lebron or Brady.
In the entire history of athletes the only ones bigger than Lance would have been Babe Ruth, Tiger Woods, and Michael Jordan.
Lance was possibly the biggest celebrity on the planet in the world of sports since Tiger.
Correct. EVERYbody knew Lance Armstrong, not so much from cycling but as, "That guy with, like, the yellow wrist bands, who, like, died of cancer then came back to life and won the Olympics, then cured cancer, and stuff." He was (and still is) a worldwide household name.
I just don't think running has anyone like that with the possible exception of Usain Bolt, who legitimately is a worldwide household name, at least for anyone a certain age and up. Kiphchoge? He's a demi-God to runners, and borders on being a household name having won the Olympics twice with movies made about him. But not quite.
Boy, he ain’t even on the fringe of being a household name!
what percent of Americans would know who kipchoge was if you told them the name?