Weini Kelati leaves Under Armour and MissionRun Darksky - Update: Signs with Nike

Brojos are scared of Elizabeth Clor · 2026-02-03T23:09:27-05:00

She just posted on her IG a thank you for the past 5 years. She was non-committal in addressing her future.Missionrun_Darksky then thanked her and said "All the best for what's next."Wonder where she will land?

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Jonathan Gault's story on Kelati's move to Nike is here: https://www.letsrun.com/news/2...

3 months ago 02/06/2026 9:48am EST

re: gr8edcheese

Smith is unproven in the marathon. I think we can all agree Rupp under Smith has been mostly a horrible fit.

Haas has proven to be a good marathon coach. Lokedi has progressed nicely over the years and has been a consistent podium in the Majors. Coaching has something to do with that.

If presumably Kelati is going to stay with Haas, then this where things get wacky and borderline unethical. Is Haas an agent that fairly represents all his athletes, is he coach now for all brands, or is he the director and coach for the UA team? Which is it? Any athlete represented by him has to question this now. Where is his focus and loyalty?

3 months ago 02/06/2026 9:51am EST

re: this is just a bridge too far

this is just a bridge too far wrote:
Smith is unproven in the marathon. I think we can all agree Rupp under Smith has been mostly a horrible fit.
Haas has proven to be a good marathon coach. Lokedi has progressed nicely over the years and has been a consistent podium in the Majors. Coaching has something to do with that.
If presumably Kelati is going to stay with Haas, then this where things get wacky and borderline unethical. Is Haas an agent that fairly represents all his athletes, is he coach now for all brands, or is he the director and coach for the UA team? Which is it? Any athlete represented by him has to question this now. Where is his focus and loyalty?

Rupp got 8th in the Olympics under Smith…

3 months ago 02/06/2026 10:58am EST

re: Track Fan 1979

Not anymore, the shakedown elite MD 3 and LD 3 are great spikes, arguably better than most spikes from Nike/NB/Adidas/etc. And their new Velociti line looks top notch as well, with superfoam in almost all of the models including a daily trainer, max cushion trainer, speed/super trainer, and a supershoe/race shoe.

3 months ago 02/06/2026 11:32am EST

re: Is 8th good?

Rupp got 8th in the Olympics under Smith…

Are you suggesting this was a performance Rupp was likely pleased with? That was his “best” performance with Smith and it was way off the mark. Understood he’s in the twilight of his career, but just call a spade a spade. The Rupp/Smith partnership has been an abject failure.

But that’s not this discussion. It’s about Kelati and some regard to her new setup. If she remains with Haas as her coach, I can’t see how the UA HQ or the UA DarkSky athletes are cool with this. The lines have been crossed.

3 months ago 02/06/2026 11:45am EST

re: Is 8th good?

Is 8th good? wrote:
this is just a bridge too far wrote:
Smith is unproven in the marathon. I think we can all agree Rupp under Smith has been mostly a horrible fit.
Haas has proven to be a good marathon coach. Lokedi has progressed nicely over the years and has been a consistent podium in the Majors. Coaching has something to do with that.
If presumably Kelati is going to stay with Haas, then this where things get wacky and borderline unethical. Is Haas an agent that fairly represents all his athletes, is he coach now for all brands, or is he the director and coach for the UA team? Which is it? Any athlete represented by him has to question this now. Where is his focus and loyalty?
Rupp got 8th in the Olympics under Smith…

And then 16th at the OT just 3 years later. 2021 was just early in the downward slide.

3 months ago 02/06/2026 12:12pm EST

re: Morman Mafia

Seems like a massive loss for Under Armour. Between Lokedi and Koech though, maybe that took up a chunk of their money.

3 months ago 02/09/2026 1:10pm EST

re: gr8edcheese

gr8edcheese wrote:
If I had to guess, she's joining Mike Smith's Flagstaff group. Excited for her!

She's not joining Smith's group. Jonathan Gault has the details:

https://www.letsrun.com/news/2026/02/american-half-marathon-record-holder-weini-kelati-leaves-under-armour-for-nike/

3 months ago 02/09/2026 2:07pm EST

re: TheShoez

TheShoez wrote:
All kinds of athletes have moved and had success especially women. In the marathon we have women running into their 40s! She has a long career ahead of her as she moves up in distance
Shalane moved to Jerry mid career. Worked.

She was better with JC ( Olympic Medal) not Jerry

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