The Jordan Hasay Facade

So, only Olympians should be sponsored? We should celebrate all sponsorship of athletes in T&F.

Your post is extremely petty and short-sighted imo.

Nike has proven long ago that they don’t care who we think they should sponsor.

She's a cute blond with all-American looks. Maybe not as alluring as SFH, but she gets a lot of everyday American women paying attention and buying Nike. They don't care much at all if they never see her compete at the Olympics, they've bought-in to the image she projects day in and day out.

Last I checked her marathon PR was solid enough to justify a sponsorship.

gonna say it wrote:

She trains like an Olympian.

She trains with Olympians.

She is paid like an Olympian.

She lives an Olympian lifestyle.

Except she isnt an Olympian and wont ever be. That's the facade that she and everyone else continues to live.

I dont understand why NIKE is too scared to pull the plug on her. She is a waste of resources and there are many more deserving elites who should be awarded a carefree lifestyle that allows them to focus on training. The only thing she offers is an instagram account.

Your opinion doesn't matter. Live with it.

LRC VIP BFD wrote:

She's a cute blond with all-American looks. Maybe not as alluring as SFH, but she gets a lot of everyday American women paying attention and buying Nike. They don't care much at all if they never see her compete at the Olympics, they've bought-in to the image she projects day in and day out.

End thread.

LRC VIP BFD wrote:

She's a cute blond with all-American looks. Maybe not as alluring as SFH, but she gets a lot of everyday American women paying attention and buying Nike. They don't care much at all if they never see her compete at the Olympics, they've bought-in to the image she projects day in and day out.

In other words, marketing is about more than PRs. Nike knows this. Some LetsRun posters don't.

She’s the 3rd fastest American ever in the marathon and has 3 bronzes at World Marathon Majors. She’s only 29 (turns 30 in September).

So what if she’s been in an injury and performance rut. Plenty of others have experienced the same thing and come back to succeed.

lwood wrote:

LRC VIP BFD wrote:

Maybe not as alluring as SFH,.

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There is nothing alluring about SFH. She's allowed her body to be treated like a stadium toilet. Ewwwwww....

She ran 2:20 in her debut marathon and has name recognition.

She may not return to that form. But do you drop her with the thought someone else will run sub 2:30 or she will run sub 2:30 again and when she does will it generate more positive noise for a sponsor.

Wholesome image, loves her family, always smiling and posting positive content on her social media. What's not to like?

her 8th grade mile time was faster than either alan webb or goucher at that age. her 7th grade mile time was among the best age group times for the distance in the world. her first marathon beat lydiard and snell with ease and most of american female history. on the path to everest there are dead bodies all around. she has been to an equivalent place. in distance running. where it is littered with people crippled by the attempt to get there. she might never get there again. or she might very well get there again. but the simple fact is she's playing a near impossible game and has much better odds at doing well there than most. including most olympians. there are people above her but, to say it is easier to get 3rd in boston than most olympic marathons , is that true? go dig up her time in the 2 mile from 9th or 10th grade and tell me how it could be that she doesnt have serious potential. look at what she did in chicago her first time there, and who was with her during that run. look at the splits jordan finished with and compare them to what brigid did the same race. and explain to me how much less than being an olympian what she did in that race was.

Not unreasonable to think Hassay still has a shot at the American record.

Nike has been loyal to Salazar’s roster.

Her career could have eight years left if she wants it. Sort of like Sara Hall, except the 2028 Marathon Trails get run on a flat easy course.

She's good looking, seems pleasant, and doesn't go out of her way to create controversy.

This is an interesting point though - there are a lot of athletes who do this but haven’t quite “made it” (Olympics, world championships). All those athletes ranked 4th and 5th and 6th in their country. At what point do you stop “training like an Olympian’. How do you know when you’re not going to get there? It seems a lot of athletes are allowed a full time athlete lifestyle now without making it to the top. When do they know it’s over?

Think About It wrote:

This is an interesting point though - there are a lot of athletes who do this but haven’t quite “made it” (Olympics, world championships). All those athletes ranked 4th and 5th and 6th in their country. At what point do you stop “training like an Olympian’. How do you know when you’re not going to get there? It seems a lot of athletes are allowed a full time athlete lifestyle now without making it to the top. When do they know it’s over?

Do you follow other sports? Albert Pujols should have known it was over 10 years ago but he's getting paid $30M this year.