dang you're right. someone said "contract status??" and he commented "free agent".
Surprised he didn't get renewed, being one of the faces of TME. No shot of him going elsewhere right? Can't imagine the whole team in adidas but him. Hope he can get back at it in 23 and get the bag again in 24
He has no upside. His ability to market and sell adidas gear via TME has hit a hard and low ceiling.
The answer to this whole thread is NONE. True elites get what they deserve. The rest get left out.
Nearly every unsponsored elite athlete comes with baggage. Eric complained about not being accepted into the elite field at the NYC 5k and then got beat in the community race. Bad form.
Ah yes, devastating baggage. 4th place finish at USAs eradicated by a subpar day in a distance he has virtually never competed in. Good point.
Nearly every unsponsored elite athlete comes with baggage. Eric complained about not being accepted into the elite field at the NYC 5k and then got beat in the community race. Bad form.
Ah yes, devastating baggage. 4th place finish at USAs eradicated by a subpar day in a distance he has virtually never competed in. Good point.
You're totally missing the point. It wasn't just his poor 5k performance, but his piss-poor whiny attitude on social media. Nobody wants to hear him cry nonstop about x, y, and z...and certainly no one wants to sponsor that.
Ah yes, devastating baggage. 4th place finish at USAs eradicated by a subpar day in a distance he has virtually never competed in. Good point.
You're totally missing the point. It wasn't just his poor 5k performance, but his piss-poor whiny attitude on social media. Nobody wants to hear him cry nonstop about x, y, and z...and certainly no one wants to sponsor that.
Do you actually have anything to support that this is what he does all the time, or…? Not sure him getting frustrated at being denied entry to a field where he had beaten the majority of the guys head to head has constituted a lifetime ban from getting signed lol. It’s also simply not the truth. I know for a fact he has been offered to join several “big” groups, but is unwilling to move from his hometown and leave his coach that he’s found success with. He’s holding out for a Colby Alexander type deal where he can land a sponsor without having to uproot his life, which is extremely hard to find in the current contract climate.
TL;DR - Companies want to sign him, but only if he joins one of their groups at their home base. He has turned those opportunities down.
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I just escaped from Topeka after the spider attack. All you ignorant taperers are arguing about the wrong elites. You're the real problem with our society. The spiders will win in the end if we don't work harder. Now get onto the LRC threads that really matter.
Liam Adams (2:10 marathoner, 24th at the Tokyo Olympic Marathon, 4th at Commonwealth Games Marathon) has been unsponsored for ages. He famously wears a hi-vis tradesman singlet and blacked-out vaporflys.
Sinead Diver - Not sure if she has some partial sponsorship with Nike, but definitely isn't a full-time deal. She has been told that she is too old for a full deal since she was 37. Since then she's gone on to finish 10th at the Olympic Games, place top 5 in a World Major and break the Australian record in the marathon.
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