Nick Willis is leaving Adidas per twitter - exciting news is coming Tuesday

AdiVector wrote:

EB stop around? Must be only in New Zealand and sold as a lifestyle shoe.

May as well mention the other Lydiard developed shoes, Converse ThunderBolt, and Equinox.

EB is a German company. They still make the Roadrunner but they are not a running shoe company now. They never really were except for when Lydiard had them making running shoes. And if you want to go with "Lydiard" shoes, you could mention Lydico, Arthur's brother's company.

Considering how much he loves basketball and the NBA, my guess is he's signed with Air Jordan. Wouldn't be the first T&F athlete to do so, either (Erik Kynard).

Seriously you guys don't know yet? It's Tracksmith. I can't believe this thread is 6 pages long and not one idiot here knew this?

Then again I can believe it.

He's going to ETI as they're making a late comeback - you heard it here first

Lulu lemon

Doesn't Lulu offer cash for their sponsored athletes?

Wow thx for info sounds like a good read I'll have to look up. I had some hand me downs Converse ThunderBolt and they were about 2oz lighter than my Roos

***It was mentioned there was another prominent TrackStar that was going to sign and that is (educated guess) Shannon Rowbury.

A lot of comments saying 2XU or that Lulu doesn't make shoes, that's actually the point kind of how Meb integrated a triathlon/NASCAR sponsorship Portfolio so Rowbury/Willis will be with multiple sponsors.

At one point (RW article) Meb had over 8 sponsors including UCan, Vitamin Co, Sony, Bluetooth, Skechers, NYAC, etc.

I heard that Gorilla Glue was gonna sign him.

hokey pokey shoes wrote:

Coconino Cowboy wrote:

Welcome to the shoe company associated with the best athlete in the world right now.

Thanks for the laugh. Hokas are best used for the Hokey Pokey and the waddlers at the back.

Yawn. Another Hoka Hater. We have heard it all before. If Big Jim is wearing Hoka's, then the world should follow. He's not the best athlete on the planet for no reason.

Welcome to the team Mr. Willis.

Maybe he’s accepted a job to be coach at a fancy college

Altra, clearly

Is he pursing a career in the adult film industry?

Fleshlight

Okay but seriously who is going to suck my d$ck when tomorrow I am proven right. I'm still stunned that nobody else has even heard a whisper of this - really shows how little anyone really knows on these boards.

I promise I will wash the tip. Promise.

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jhlkjhlkjhjlkhkl wrote:

ex Brooks wrote:

NO WAY

Brooks will have everyone leaving from the Beasts to Hansen’s after the Olympic Trials. They have a few athletes that are tied into long term contracts everyone else will leave.

ON is spending money. New Balance will be picking up others that are young enough to have a future.

ON only makes trash shoes, they also don't have spikes or clothes.

New Balance doesn't sponsor men (outside of couple British guys at all times)

I've seen On clothing reviewed on roadtrailrun.

rojo wrote:

Ok.I'm a HUGE Nick fan but pleast stop. How in the world would anyone even say he's arguably the greatest Kiwi runner of all time. I mean that's laughable.

Peter Snell won 3 Olympic golds. His 800 pb of 1:44.3 is still the Kiwi record isn't it? Plus he represented a style of training that totally changed the sport. Yes, Willis has a better 1500 pb. So what. SNell has 3 Olympic golds.

Agree. Also huge Willis fan and a Kiwi distance runner who's watched most of Nick's championship races live no matter where in the world his race was, or where I was living. He's not even close to the greatness of Snell who was competing as an amateur running on packed dirt/cinders in leather shoes!! Longevity / career / contribution to the sport, Willis FTW.

Willis and Rowbury Newton Running(one of many sponsors)

Have they sponsored an elite runner since Cabada?