how much do pros make? all all the tinman elite guys sponsored? guesses on hocker and tear salary?

Alexi Santana wrote:

Joe+Mama wrote:

Being a pro runner to the extent these guys are where they do nothing else is a dream at a serious expense; you are not investing for your future. What's gonna happen to legit the entire tinman squad after they burn out after getting too old at age 34? Get a sub par job, smoke weed and hip around the Boulder joint? If that's what you want then by all means, but I think it's smarter to pursue running post college if you want while maintaining a part or even full time career, so you can become a decent runner while moving up in work so you can make 200k a year in your 50s as opposed to 50k a year. Without a plan like that, there is no chance they are able to retire later in life, and boy will that suck

This is a gross overgeneralization. It's possible that happens to someone on the team, but if it does it likely would have happened anyways. Some of the guys will have great options once they hang it up from running - for example Brogan worked a full-time corporate job for a long time, likely just stopped 1-2 years ago when he moved to Boulder. Connor Winter majored in mechanical engineering at CU and started his own company. Sam Parsons will be in a great position for a marketing job based on his work setting up TME's social media presence - as much as people hate on it, we're here talking about them and not about other groups of similar abilities.

Salary thoughts wrote:

That’s wild to me. On one hand I can see how a talent like hocker can command that much money. On the other hand I still see track as nowhere near as popular or profitable as major sports (football, bball). is Nike really benefiting financially from paying 500k a year? Or are they losing money on him? It just baffles me to think that hocker is somehow making Nike half a million dollars annually - sure maybe some kids buy Nike gear cus they see him, but I just am shocked to think Nike shells out 500k to him to run when they could easily pay him half of that or something. Not arguing at all but I just wonder how the financials and benefits really work for these companies and the athletes they sponsor. I’m sure I’m not looking at it all correctly or don’t know the full picture

curiousboutprosmoney wrote:

i wish there was more insight to what pros make. i watch the tinman elite videos and it seems like drew hunter secured like a minimum of a 100k/yr contract for 10 years rfom what ive read. but only a couple other members are actually signed to adidas? (sam parsons/reed fischer)? how much do those guys make, maybe 30k a year and gear? or do you think adidas has them on like 75k/yr? seems like the tinman guys dont work normal jobs at all so i just wonder how these guys are training full-time without jobs to support themselves? and then the other people on the team may not even be sponsored by adidas at all so they probably just get free gear and no salary - do those guys work part time jobs and we just dont realize it, or are they supported by their parents to fund their rent/food? what do you guys think

on the flipside, what is a cole hocker and cooper teare making? would nike have each of them at something like 100k/yr base contract? 200k? 50k?

i envy these 20 something year olds living the dream running pro and chasing fast times and not holding real world jobs lol. but i wonder how much the 'better' ones are making, and how the 'lesser' guys are getting by (have to assume they aren't saving any money for long term and future, but obviously they are choosing to make that choice by pursuing a dream/fun)