Thoughts? Don't know anyone else who runs for them.
Thoughts? Don't know anyone else who runs for them.
I think two guys top 8ish at Berlin wore them.
Possibly but I think Tadu Abate (3rd @ Berlin '22) is Li-Ning sponsored
He's doped up to his eyeballs, as is Kipchoge.
Christ. I hope he isn't wearing their shoes, it'll be the end of a promising career
Hmm yeah I don't know much about their shoes but looked into them a bit and it seems like the pair Kiptum is holding are some prototype. Only athlete I found so far who wore this company shoes was Yousheng Guan (China) when he was 2nd at 2022 Shanghai marathon in 2:16. Solid athlete who additionally won Chengdu, Macao and Danzhou Marathons last year. Seems like Kiptum might be the first non-Chinese athlete they've signed.
They'll probably just stick their upper on a Vaporfly midsole
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yes he is the first foreign runner that qiaodan signed. The proto named Feiying PB Plaid.
Qiaodan's "Feiying PB2" is one of the most famous running shoe in China and it's not well-known in other countries. Qiaodan is aiming to international market, so they signed Kiptum and they will release better shoe like the one that kiptum hold in hand☺️
What happened?
Qiaodan is a ripoff sheeit company from China, that's what.
Tweet in Japanese with story in Spanish about the situation, not sure what will happen but kind of unusual
Hmmm..from the story:
"Weeks after that first trip and with the aim of accompanying their new athlete to the London Marathon, Quiaodan's representatives traveled to Kenya again. They shared time with Kiptum, but two days before traveling to London the athlete disappeared. He did not pick up the phone and no one knew his whereabouts."
So he skips out on them just before the marathon and then reappears in Nike gear. After signing a $100,000 contract with the Chinese company.
They (Chinese company) probably didn't disclose any details to Nike and if Kiptum was affiliated with Nike the swoosh has 3months to match existing offer.
After Valencia Kiptums stock went up so he could have voided any existing offers by not disclosing to Nike.
fwiw he's running in next%2 which is odd because this is the current campaign for next%3, alphafly3 proto
He didn't wear them in London and that's causing some problems
Anyone else hear a rumor about a physical altercation in London as a result?
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