Stinson leaves Ritz

late to the party wrote:

I find it amazing that Saucony would keep Stinson on the payroll, but drop/let go of Droddy, Seidel and True over the past year. That’s the part that makes the least sense to me

Saucony was never going to match Puma’s offer for Seidel. She got a ridiculous contract from Puma.

SayWut? wrote:

pot belly wrote:

This is BS. He's on video running 4:3x for the last mile of a 5 mile "tempo" less than 2 weeks out from Boston. He wasn't injured then and if he somehow got injured in the last ten days before a major marathon that's on him.

Dropping a 4:3x mile on a tempo run is not going to fry a 2:10 marathoner. Not saying you are not wrong that he burned out before the race, but that one workout shouldn't take the legs out of someone like that.

At that point he was a 2:22 marathoner. You should train from your ability not your pb.

JBaller33 wrote:

late to the party wrote:

I find it amazing that Saucony would keep Stinson on the payroll, but drop/let go of Droddy, Seidel and True over the past year. That’s the part that makes the least sense to me

Saucony was never going to match Puma’s offer for Seidel. She got a ridiculous contract from Puma.

Exactly

this news is a big nothing-burger. He was a distance running prodigy, supposed to be the next Rupp by going to Oregon, did well enough and had some promise out of college, has been okay around the US Road circuit overall. On one hand he seems to be all in on his running career and be a big dreamer but on the other it looks like he needs to accept reality and go after something else or start thinking about what he's going to do after he can't justify being aprofessional runner for a living. Time for him to brush up his resume and flexhis degree in **googling** Philosophy and Social Science!?

I was surprised they kept Stinson over True until I Thought about it and realized Stinson is pretty good at marketing himself and his brand and that's what seems to be important to Saucony right now. There are a lot of almost top tier pro runners in the US but as far as who I am paying attention to in that almost top tier cohort....it's Stinson. I don't follow the guy on IG but I still always seem to stumble upon his workout videos and his podcast interviews and post race interviews because he usually says something insightful or bold or interesting and when he's feeling good, he can make a race very entertaining to watch.

palaed wrote:

late to the party wrote:

I find it amazing that Saucony would keep Stinson on the payroll, but drop/let go of Droddy, Seidel and True over the past year. That’s the part that makes the least sense to me

Pretty simple. Seidel and True make a more more than Parker’s 20k contract so they couldn’t afford them. Saucony has a small budget. Droddy on the flip side isn’t worth sponsoring.

Exactly right, Seidel negotiated from a position of power with a better offer in-hand that would've taken more of their marketing budget than they could allot while still keeping Huddle and others. True knew that if he waited until after Tokyo he could get a better offer from someone else. Stinson would've been desperate enough to not counter-offer while Droddy was delusional enough to counter-offer.

you lost credibility wrote:

McKirdy. 😂

You obviously are not a follower of the sport.

Actually, you aren't. Either that or you're an abject idiot if you'd think Futsum Zeinasellassie couldn't keep up with Stinson for most any training session.

If Stinson is indeed getting paid peanuts by Saucony then how does he get by? Wealthy family?

fanagan wrote:

If Stinson is indeed getting paid peanuts by Saucony then how does he get by? Wealthy family?

Roommates in an apartment @ 30 y/o. Old Jeep. Break even, don't save.

He does indeed yes have wealthy parentals.

Just look at who Saucony has retained/re-signed, they're all solid performers, show ponies, corporate shills, sycophants with mainstream appeal who come at a bargain: Jared Ward, Molly Huddle, Parky Stinson, and Laura Thweatt.