Most people don't care about runners Kipchoge would be just another dude in line at Walmart

So you are saying the NFL is more popular than distance running?

tycobb wrote:

So you are saying the NFL is more popular than distance running?

Exactly!

Lawrence Taylor in his prime, 6'3" 240lbs. with sub=7.5% body fat.

Men want to be him and the women want to be with him.

Am. football, baseball, basketball and some hockey stars tend to be larger than the average U.S. men. U.S. sport fans tend to like larger men. You do know fan is short for fanatic.

tycobb wrote:

So you are saying the NFL is more popular than distance running?

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Some folks might think he is starving and offer him some change or their leftover cheese fries or something.

There's not a single walmart in kenya.

runners aren't famous like NFL players wrote:

Drew Breese goes into Walmart in New Orleans and most people are all over him, " can l have an autograph Drew" " can you take a picture with me and my wife Drew", but the only people that will approach Kipchoge at the same Walmart will be the person at the door asking, " can l see your receipt". To most folks at that store he is just a skinny black dude.

The irony is that in Kenya and in Ethiopia most kids and most people prefer watching Premier league soccer from great Britain than athletics or track and field.

It is true that distance runners do not possess the kind of physiques that most men rave about, so they would be considered under nourished

How many people in Nairobi would recognize Drew Brees? Of course people on New Orleans recognize him. But what about London? Would more people recognize Kichoge or Brees?

runners aren't famous like NFL players wrote:

Drew Breese goes into Walmart in New Orleans and most people are all over him, " can l have an autograph Drew" " can you take a picture with me and my wife Drew", but the only people that will approach Kipchoge at the same Walmart will be the person at the door asking, " can l see your receipt". To most folks at that store he is just a skinny black dude.

There are 1760 active players in the NFL during a season. The average person would recognize possibly 5 of them if they were standing next to them in line at Walmart. And that's a BIG maybe! That leaves the other 99% that no one knows or cares who they are.

And I'd recognize Kipchoge in street clothing before I recognized Drew I look like every other white dude Breeze.

"drew breese brees breeze,there's more thn one drew breese brees breeze" ....would make a good soccer footie chant that ....

kinell...self p'wned by my mispelling of 'than' ...goes home devastated ...

The are always more people uninterested in something you find interesting than those that are.

There are 1760 active players in the NFL during a season. The average person would recognize possibly 5 of them if they were standing next to them in line at Walmart. And that's a BIG maybe! That leaves the other 99% that no one knows or cares who they are.

IDK. I used to live in Edmonton and I guarantee half of the Edmonton Oilers cannot go out in public in Edmonton without getting a ton of unwanted attention. And that’s just the NHL.

runners aren't famous like NFL players wrote:

To most folks at that store he is just a skinny black dude.

Fame and physical aesthetics are not the pursuit of a True distance runner(Maybe for hobby joggers it is ) .. it's all about the transcendental experience of the soul .

No. Why would anyone want the London Marathon’s 8th place finisher‘s autograph?

Although for the most part you're right. However, after the sub 2 I saw a lot of people that I know who were not part of the running community talking about Kipchoge. Plus he has over 1 million followers on Instagram, so he must be kinda famous.

I think they would clue in when they see a little wizened old man bouncing around on pogo shoes like a kangaroo.

Drew Breese might be very recognisable in North America, but American Football is not a global sport. Most people outside the US wouldn't have a clue who he is, never mind what he looks like and what he has done. I've watched a reasonable amount of American Football and Ice Hockey (can't watch Baseball, can't understand any attraction to it), but wouldn't recognise a single player in the store. I could recognise more NBA stars than NHL or NFL stars, despite having watched far less games. Running is more global, but is more niche when it comes to stardom. Usain Bolt is probably one of the most recognisable sportsman around the world (as were Flo-Jo and Carl Lewis in the 80's) - but distance runners less so (Mo Farah very recognisable here in the UK, but I don't know how famous outside these isles).

Proper football (association) is the global sport with many recognisable stars, and probably has the biggest stars (Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi would be recognised around most of the world). Tiger Woods is sports star who transcends his sport. There have been many boxers (heavyweight usually) who've been globally recognisable - Muhammed Ali, Mike Tyson.

briswiss wrote:

No. Why would anyone want the London Marathon’s 8th place finisher‘s autograph?

Ha!! Well done on this one. Very subtle and simple.