Colleen Quigley launches new pro group (Team Meridia)

Aouita 84 wrote:

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So let me get this straight, a 32 year old former world class runner on the downside of her career (4:45 mile @ Hoka would've placed her 6th at the California State High School Meet), has put together a rag-tag group of semi-elite female runners to train in Boulder, CO that according to them, are going to re-shape the professional running club landscape with NO MONEY or title sponsor? If this isn't a Tinmen Elite knock-off I don't know what is. The only difference is that Meridia (which by the way is the name of a failed diet drug company)

"The diet drug Meridia is being withdrawn from the market because it can increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes".

has a colorful and woke business model of which has NO legitimate business mission or purpose aside from being all-women and inclusive. Hmmm...is elite running really part of their "mission"?, or is this the brain child of an attention starved has-been pro that was sitting in some Boulder, CO coffee shop with some other average national class women runners cackling about how they can make a few bucks by not really doing anything aside from showing up to track meets and running high school-collegiate level times and by hosting some Zoom chat meetings of which you'll pay out of your A$ for? I'm waiting on the "merch" drop anytime now, which I'm sure will allow CQ and company to maintain their pretty girl life styles while pretending to be a legitimate world class track club. The real winner aside from CQ's Pretty Girl Dream Team is Juli Benson (Henner), she's the club coach advisor who simply rented out her name and will cash checks by doing absolutely NOTHING besides talking with wannabe runners via Zoom and convincing them that L.A. 2028 can be a reality...if you click your heels 3 times and WISH real hard!!!

You gotta give CQ some credit for trying to make a few bucks off her downward spiraling runner career and good looks. You gotta do what you gotta do even if it's shameless.

You Go Girl!!!

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Shes going crazy wrote:

Dude, you won't believe what I just saw. This freakin' website is peddling a one-hour convo with Juli Benson for well over a hundred bucks! It’s as embarrassing as hell. Just when I was starting to believe that Colleen could exit the stage with a shred of dignity intact, she goes and pull this comedy act.

wow. yeah just saw that too. and for 216.00 you can pay for an hour long convo with athletes on the team.

What are they doing? I called this influencing, but this feels even weirder. Literally none of the focus is on running itself just finding ways to sell things. Perhaps pro coaches should be focusing their energy on coaching their athletes not doing 60 minute sessions with random strangers?

They seem so ready to sell that they don't even have a product. Colleen still hasn't articulated exactly what the program or what is "broken" in pro running that she's trying to fix.

Aouita 84 wrote:

Squigscel wrote:

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So let me get this straight, a 32 year old former world class runner on the downside of her career (4:45 mile @ Hoka would've placed her 6th at the California State High School Meet), has put together a rag-tag group of semi-elite female runners to train in Boulder, CO that according to them, are going to re-shape the professional running club landscape with NO MONEY or title sponsor? If this isn't a Tinmen Elite knock-off I don't know what is. The only difference is that Meridia (which by the way is the name of a failed diet drug company)

"The diet drug Meridia is being withdrawn from the market because it can increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes".

has a colorful and woke business model of which has NO legitimate business mission or purpose aside from being all-women and inclusive. Hmmm...is elite running really part of their "mission"?, or is this the brain child of an attention starved has-been pro that was sitting in some Boulder, CO coffee shop with some other average national class women runners cackling about how they can make a few bucks by not really doing anything aside from showing up to track meets and running high school-collegiate level times and by hosting some Zoom chat meetings of which you'll pay out of your A$ for? I'm waiting on the "merch" drop anytime now, which I'm sure will allow CQ and company to maintain their pretty girl life styles while pretending to be a legitimate world class track club. The real winner aside from CQ's Pretty Girl Dream Team is Juli Benson (Henner), she's the club coach advisor who simply rented out her name and will cash checks by doing absolutely NOTHING besides talking with wannabe runners via Zoom and convincing them that L.A. 2028 can be a reality...if you click your heels 3 times and WISH real hard!!!

You gotta give CQ some credit for trying to make a few bucks off her downward spiraling runner career and good looks. You gotta do what you gotta do even if it's shameless.

You Go Girl!!!

aceswd wrote:

Aouita 84 wrote:

So let me get this straight, a 32 year old former world class runner on the downside of her career (4:45 mile @ Hoka would've placed her 6th at the California State High School Meet), has put together a rag-tag group of semi-elite female runners to train in Boulder, CO that according to them, are going to re-shape the professional running club landscape with NO MONEY or title sponsor? If this isn't a Tinmen Elite knock-off I don't know what is. The only difference is that Meridia (which by the way is the name of a failed diet drug company)

"The diet drug Meridia is being withdrawn from the market because it can increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes".

has a colorful and woke business model of which has NO legitimate business mission or purpose aside from being all-women and inclusive. Hmmm...is elite running really part of their "mission"?, or is this the brain child of an attention starved has-been pro that was sitting in some Boulder, CO coffee shop with some other average national class women runners cackling about how they can make a few bucks by not really doing anything aside from showing up to track meets and running high school-collegiate level times and by hosting some Zoom chat meetings of which you'll pay out of your A$ for? I'm waiting on the "merch" drop anytime now, which I'm sure will allow CQ and company to maintain their pretty girl life styles while pretending to be a legitimate world class track club. The real winner aside from CQ's Pretty Girl Dream Team is Juli Benson (Henner), she's the club coach advisor who simply rented out her name and will cash checks by doing absolutely NOTHING besides talking with wannabe runners via Zoom and convincing them that L.A. 2028 can be a reality...if you click your heels 3 times and WISH real hard!!!

You gotta give CQ some credit for trying to make a few bucks off her downward spiraling runner career and good looks. You gotta do what you gotta do even if it's shameless.

You Go Girl!!!

I don't think this was harsh at all. I'm not a fan of money grabbing schemes and this feels like one.

Aouita 84 wrote:

Squigscel wrote:

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So let me get this straight, a 32 year old former world class runner on the downside of her career (4:45 mile @ Hoka would've placed her 6th at the California State High School Meet), has put together a rag-tag group of semi-elite female runners to train in Boulder, CO that according to them, are going to re-shape the professional running club landscape with NO MONEY or title sponsor? If this isn't a Tinmen Elite knock-off I don't know what is. The only difference is that Meridia (which by the way is the name of a failed diet drug company)

"The diet drug Meridia is being withdrawn from the market because it can increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes".

has a colorful and woke business model of which has NO legitimate business mission or purpose aside from being all-women and inclusive. Hmmm...is elite running really part of their "mission"?, or is this the brain child of an attention starved has-been pro that was sitting in some Boulder, CO coffee shop with some other average national class women runners cackling about how they can make a few bucks by not really doing anything aside from showing up to track meets and running high school-collegiate level times and by hosting some Zoom chat meetings of which you'll pay out of your A$ for? I'm waiting on the "merch" drop anytime now, which I'm sure will allow CQ and company to maintain their pretty girl life styles while pretending to be a legitimate world class track club. The real winner aside from CQ's Pretty Girl Dream Team is Juli Benson (Henner), she's the club coach advisor who simply rented out her name and will cash checks by doing absolutely NOTHING besides talking with wannabe runners via Zoom and convincing them that L.A. 2028 can be a reality...if you click your heels 3 times and WISH real hard!!!

You gotta give CQ some credit for trying to make a few bucks off her downward spiraling runner career and good looks. You gotta do what you gotta do even if it's shameless.

You Go Girl!!!