Erik Sowinski Needs To Up The Drip. Update Sowinski gets huge NY Times profile!!

Some people may think your idea is crazy, but it's actually intelligent. These all-world talkers are too afraid to be different, and only pretend to be a rebel and go against the grain if others lead the way. They'll follow the trends, but only after they're set and they're way late to the party.

Yellow Letsrun shirt and neon tights. Mullet, mustache, sunglasses, arm sleeves, calf high striped socks.

Best post of the weekend. Brojos, can you help make this happen ???

I want to see Sowinski rock some ski goggles at indoor meets. Someone needs to make him a Sowinski Perfect Pacing Company shirt to race in. Get him some post race interviews too.

I wanted to hate this post, but by the end I was laughing out loud. Sowinski is a baller and it's time he gets paid

He should come out to the track holding a metronome.

Some Tats2. Metronome, stop watch, digital & analog, pace car, lap counter.

He can make a big show of winding up an old ass alarm clock and setting it down by the starting line so it goes off when he comes through in exactly 2:00 or whatever. Then he jogs off to the side and puts hand around his ear and looks around at the crowd smirking while the clock is sitting there ringing obnoxiously loud.

Given this is letsrun, I immediately assumed by the thread title that the OP was accusing him of doping, and was suggesting that he increase his dose.

But yes, I really enjoy seeing him do such a damn good job of pacing fast races. And I'd love it if he got an intro song! hahaha

Love this concept. Here’s an idea:

Athletic Brewing (or some other drink company) pays him to false start early in a 1500. While the race directors are all confused about whether or not they should DQ the pacer, Erik goes straight to a bag near the track, grabs the sponsor’s beverage, and pours it all over his face and head like those old Gatorade commercials. Camera’s still on him since he was the one who false started.

He might get DQed, he might get a warning, so what? He runs the race under protest, hits his splits perfectly, and steps off the track anyway. Job done.

While I agree with the Op I am surprised that ES has not been able to land some sponsorship I also wonder if he was tied to 1 certain company would it limit at times where he would be able to rabbit?

Lets say he is a Nike athlete, would a meet like the New Balance GP want a Nike athlete out front for 2/3 of a race on TV with your rival company blasted all over TV. Or if he was a New Balance athlete would he not be allowed to rabbit at Millrose (word around is NB athletes were told they could not compete at the Armory). In other words to get as many rabbit jobs as possible does he have to be as neutral as possible

I like the idea. His alter ego: "The Winsky" - right before he steps off the track, he makes his finger do a metronome sign. Or he runs with a helium Chinese balloon over his head to guide the pack behind him.

Some other ideas

-Full body rabbit outfit

-Rips off spikes and sprays them with fire extinguisher, Mo Greene style

-Descends to the start line from a platform, dressed like president Comacho or Apollo Creed, firing at AK47 into the air.

Sowinski is a professional and not a hobby jogger. End of thread.

Mounir Akbache (another good pacer) seems to have something worked out with Nike through Golazo? It's possible he adds value by pacing workouts as well for one of their groups. Or he's just wearing the Nike kit, I'm not sure. It does really seem like someone should pay Sowinski as he is about as visible as anyone.

This is where you lost me

Okay, I have an idea that Sowinski can get into character and pay tribute to past runners.

Easy Example: Sowinski grows a mustache and long hair, puts on Oregon Ducks jersey and tries to be prefontaine.

Next he does Ryun (custom Wichita East jersey), Mills and Lindgren, etc. I think paying tributes to the greats and making their race kit his rabbit kit would be not only meaningful but also symbolic.

Wouldn't be a LetsRun thread without some dour poster criticizing the OP while offering nothing beneficial to the conversation.

Thanks for establishing that you hate lighthearted fun. Shouldn't you be at a conference meet somewhere DQing someone for fist pumping as they cross the line?

Ah, I spoke too soon, this is a legitimately good idea so thanks for contributing.

This would be fun and add an element of entertainment to the sport overall, it seems to run counter to Erik's brand, both personally and what he offers professionally as a pacer.

Yeah, it'd be an easy way to get a DotCom start-up to throw some gimmicky money his way, but he's got a legitimate brand: fast, reliable, sought after by the elite. Seems like a great fit for something like Lexus, some high-end Swiss watch manufacturer, or another institution whose values match what he brings to the oval.

With his prominence in the DL/major WA meets, I almost feel like a European company could get pretty solid bang for their buck.