as you all know, nike spent BILLIONS (almost trillions) setting up a structured attempt at helping eliud kipchoge accomlish his sub-2 hour marathon time. Jakob Ingebritson needs to be given the same type of set-up for a world record in the mile. here is what i am proposing.
1. the race will be held in death valley california in january or february when its not too hot. it will be held here because of its low altitude makes it the PERFECT place to set a world record on the track.
2. there will be billboards put up all over las vegas and los angelos advertising the attempt and getting plenty of people to come up. advertising will also be all over the radio stations in las vegas and LA and phoenix.
3. there will be lots of bleachers/seating built around the death valley track, and a large sound system with encouraging rock music will be playing over the speakers.
4. if jakob is going to break the wr in the mile, he will have to lose a few ounces and pounds. the best way for him to do this is by shaving his head, waxing his legs and armpits, and most importantly........getting his tattoos removed as ink is adding weight to his overall body mass.
there is really NO reason at all why Nike shouldnt set Jakob up with this attempt in death valley CA. he deserves it and is capable of doing it under the right conditions. he just needs a lil help from the crowd and a good low altitude environment to do it in. to further encourage him, Nike needs to offer him his own signature shoe that we can all buy if he breaks the WR.
-the430miler
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