Why is the picture of Kara worthy of being on the front page?
Nike is looking to sell cold weather gear, so they put Kara in a uniform (that they make so I am sure they have them laying around), they put her in cold weather gear, and the took a photo.
They arent selling bun huggers and sports bra's, so why would they want a picture of it in winter??
why is it worthy? because it's their site. and it's mildly interesting and amusing. i would have thought someone would have more of a problem with linking to threads about how to become a morning person, as opposed to something obviously running related, but whatever. next question.
is it me, or are those guys' legs?
Re: legs, it's you.
Aren't most ads photo shopped? Its acceptable in the advertising and business world. It is done openly. Wejo, you should know that.
if you check out adam goucher's photo in the same displays it is him running in the cold weather with a bib from the US National Indoor Championships... even more obvious than Kara's mistake.
It is fun to make fun of Nike for being sloppy. How long would it have taken them to photoshop the bib to something more generic, or at least not for track? They were lazy and they should be ridiculed. Where else to ridicule than here? AND it's running related. Perfect.
I just think it's funny Nike put Kara running a Championship race in her training shoes.
I was just going to point out the shoes as well.
Count that thrice... pulling a fast one with the bib number is hardly noticeable, but racing XC in trainers? Come on, Joe Jogger could spot that.
90% of the people in Dicks, TSA, or any place else this add shoes up do not know: #1 who kara goucher is #2 anything about championship racing/races #3 the proper items to wear when training/racing.
Nike is trying to sell running shoes and cold weather gear, not spikes and bun huggers.
I think the expect most of the hardcore runners to be in specialty stores and not buying at the mall.
I think they know a little bit more about marketing than Wejo does.
paigiemo21 wrote:
I just think it's funny Nike put Kara running a Championship race in her training shoes.
What's so damn funny about it?
Westside wrote:
I think they know a little bit more about marketing than Wejo does.
Blasphemy!
She's wearing waffle XCs...
These:
They're not trainers. Nike's marketing is not that dumb.
Jana Star Waffle II's, not "waffle XCs".
I know they're the jana stars, you clown.
But that's not the point is it really.
70% of all running shoes are sold to non-runners.
You're right J Rexing, it's a totally serious issue as all professional runners should obviously run races in training shoes as opposed to lighter spikes or flats. What was I thinking!?...Lighten up dude.
Get a clue, putz.
I think it is even more funny that J. Rexing has a very small one.
Only according to your wore-out mom.