Jonathan Gault Q&A with hurdle star Trey Cunningham

I haven’t seen the F1 documentary but have noticed the hype. His idea about an athletics one might be a great idea. Would require some of the stars to open up to it. Who would we want to see?

“Agent and coach probably won’t let me.” Yeah, OK!

Great interview, kid sounds really motivated to be a star and to put in the work. I'm a new fan.

Why didn't he ask about adidas paying him to race in Nike? I mean, is this a new thing? "We'll give you an apparel-only contract. We don't care what shoes you wear. You can negotiate a different contract for that" I guess Oiselle started the trend.

I remember this struck me last year watching him on TV. There he was with an adidas outfit and Nike shoes. I noticed it, which means a bunch of people watching these events worldwide noticed it, too. The picture you put up on the front page reminded me of that: oh yeah, the guy paid by one shoe brand but wears another. At least Norris (and OAC) cut the swoosh off.

In the biggest meet of the year, he had a Nike (USATF) outfit and Nike shoes. No adidas representation visible on him at all. The picture (with the flag) in the article reminded me of that. If I hadn't seen him run other meets throughout the year, I'd have assumed he was paid by Nike. Don't some of you remember Moen getting caught wearing Nike and fired by asics? And this guy's doing it on TV.

If I'm the reporter, it's the first topic getting covered, especially with his agency (apparently the greatest ever to pull off a situation such as this) there to discuss it further.

I think you're blowing this way out of proportion. It is common for college athletes to sign pro contracts either right before or during USAs. If the deal came together late, I imagine adidas was okay letting him wear Nikes for that meet only rather than changing something up in one of the biggest meets of the year.

And half of what you're saying isn't even true. Cunningham was in adidas spikes at Worlds -- check the pictures. He wore adidas when he competed this season indoors.

I want to hear more about his masters thesis on athlete burnout. Some interesting stuff there on personality traits that lead to burnout.

When is his next race?

What happened to him after Eugene last year? Injuries? He seems to struggle to find his form?

At least he made the final in Silesia