Colleen Quigley launches new pro group (Team Meridia)

Can't wait for their dual meet with Atalanta.

Had no idea Colleen was such a fan of Super Metroid! But I believe the spelling is Maridia. Draygon is going to freak when he finds out!

Is it a team of one?

Everyone wants their own run club now. This is a merch play.

"Be the change" and doesn't articulate what it is they are even changing. smh. Has Atalanta vibes written all over it.

Team Buy Our Merch

Let me guess they are looking to grow the sport

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Colleen Quigley Launches Athlete-Owned Track & Field Club Based in Boulder - Fast Women

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Founded by Olympian Colleen Quigley, Meridia establishes athlete-owned model with Boulder, Colorado, base.

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it's all marketing and fluff. Only thing is you don't have to have a shoe brand. Juli Benson coaching

lol.

Touhy and Doris Lemngole will be great additions to the team.

Men/ boys buy 99% of the merch so they are out of luck. Most high school girls could care less

"rooted in empowerment and inclusivity"

Hi, can I join your group?

No

Why not?

You're a man

Start a men only brand and you're misogynist. Start woman only and you're inclusive and empowering. The wokies have deluded people's brains.

Everyone hates L.A. chics.

People wonder why there are accusations of misogyny, and then it takes only 7 posts in LRC thread for an idiot to post hiding behind a tag line of “i hate her”.

You are sick.

And so what if there is marketing in this group. Those who criticize are such purists, I’m sure, and so they’ve never bought a thing due to marketing.

It’s not about hating her

i think this group is misguided because it’s clear that the focus is less on performance and more on selling, branding and influencing. even their group launch was a sales pitch.

at the end of the day being a pro runner might not be for everyone. If you want to be an influencer go be one.

Yes, a lot of branding and “creative direction.” Could be just a bunch of girls who couldn’t get real shoe deals.

Interesting she chose Boulder and not Flag or LA, where she already has home bases (or did).

Don’t hate Colleen, just wish she raced more and let her running do the talking. I know she’s not top level anymore, but she can still join professional fields.

Let's look at money in pro sports: Football, basketball, futbol, baseball, hockey, boxing, mma... even in golf and tennis the men earn more than the women. And in most of those sports, any 'groups' or teams already are divided into all men or all women. So what if some track women want to have a group for themselves. And any men would be training at different paces anyway. And racing in different races.