idjogger wrote:
dhey273hdjfh wrote:
I agree. I don't want to see any athlete schilling on social media. Not runners, not F1 drivers, not EPL players.
Pit your head down, win, and the money will come. Does anyone think Lewis Hamilton, LeBron James, or Tom Brady would be poor if they didn't post garbage all over social media.
Ben True was unsponsored and begging people to come train with him.
What’s Galen’s sponsorship look like? Nike and ???
To say the money will come is foolish.
True elected to live and train in a place that has next to no elite athletes. That was his choice. He just as easily could have moved to Boulder or Flagstaff and had unlimited options for training partners.
Rupp has a 7-figure Nike contract so why would he need anything else? Even if he wanted something else, the sponsorship rules don't allow anyone else on his kit (just 1 company).
Track is such a niche sport outside of a Bolt. I agree that thinking money magically will come is beyond naive.
With all that being said, don't most of the people on Letsrun enjoy watching this car wreck-like races by her? Would you rather watch an unknown sub elite with a full-time job grind out a 1:15 or a prima donna who goes to bed at 8pm, won't eat any food unless it is prepared by her spouse or a rice cooker, and who pimps products on social media that she clearly has no interest in?