RUPP PAID 7 figures?

sabakana wrote:

I won't believe it unless someone has proof. When Alan Webb turned pro, his contract paid him 250k a year, and that was when he was the most recognizable American distance runner since the times of Salazar and Rodgers. Why would Nike pay 4 times as much to a guy nobody knows or cares about who specializes in an event that the general public has absolutely no interest in.

The proof is that Rupp became an almost surrogate son to the NIKE CEO, who attended his races, wore Go Rupp! tshirts, called Rupp like a son to him, probably was the prime driver in removing Martin Smith as head coach of Oregon in part to ensure Rupp would be able to run for Oregon and being coached by Salazar at the same time, etc, etc. It doesn't matter what the general public or even running community thinks, not when the CEO of Nike takes personal interest in you and wants you to ensure you go to his alma mater and continue the Oregon track dynasty which he himself was a part of.

He must give away a lot of what he makes to impoverished Asians who make his shoes and apparel. Salazar too. They are bland little boys who use deodorants in all the right places and are not troublemakers for their sponsor.

Boel wrote:

Of course Rupp's contract was seven figures. You guys realize that Ryan Hall is a millionaire, right? He recently bought a $1.3 million dollar home in Redding. Kara Goucher is a millionaire as well, with another $1 mil dollar property outside Portland. Even a guy like Teg has done well. Meb. Deena. Ritz. Shalane Flanagan. Desi Davila. All living comfortably.

Welcome to the world of professional running.

Have u heard of a mortgage? To buy a million dollar house, 250,000 a yr would be fine to carry it.

Hall's $1.3M house in Redding costs $20M next to Stanford Weenie U.

Stanford Indians wrote:

Hall's $1.3M house in Redding costs $20M next to Stanford Weenie U.

I actually have no idea what u mean.

Hayduke wrote:

Sorta agree with you. Although I don't see him as awkward and anti social. Perhaps because he is not masculine or good looking you perceive that as being awkward. Symmonds comes off as "light in the loafers" if you know what I mean. Tries to over compensate with marketing dates with the likes of Paris Hilton. He is well spoken in the same insincere way of an ARod. These things all hurt his marketability.

Salazar is the paycheck for Rupp. He has the charisma and the looks. Can't really think of any distance runner with Madison Ave potential. Maybe the awe shucks persona of Wheating could have paid off, but he has perform at the olympics first.

This is right on the money.

Symmonds is not as marketable as Rupp. His constant attempts to bring attention to himself come across as immature. Perhaps the reason there is debate here is because personality changes as you age. When I was younger I'd probably have thought what Symmonds was doing was badass and good for running. The reality is that most adults are not obsessed with being a badass and will equate Symmonds with some arrogant jerk they have to deal with at the office. When I see Symmonds I want to barf and change the channel. And don't get me wrong, I totally respect what he's done on the track and was happy to see him do well this summer. He just reminds me of a lot of people who I don't really like.

Rupp on the other hand is pretty boring. Especially when we are young, we have a natural tendency to want the guys who should be our heroes to be magnetic personalities. Bob Kennedy was similarly bland. But the reality for Nike is that Rupp, while boring, is very effective at being a factor in races, even more than Kennedy was. Rupp is the face of USA long distance running, and his association with Nike makes a strong subliminal statement. Even the haters here are obsessed with what Rupp will do next. There is a thread every other day wondering what would Rupp do at every imaginable distance. With Symmonds you don't see people wondering what he would do for a 10k.

Nike is one of the top brands in the world, and the absolute leader in athlete endorsement. I'm pretty sure they know better than any of us how to value an athlete.

Last thought: while I am aware of Symmonds and all of the antics he's been up to the last few years, at this moment I'm not actually sure what shoe company he runs for. I would have to look it up. If he had multiple sponsors all over his jersey, I'd be even more confused. With Rupp, I would not have to do this...because Rupp = Nike.

Kara Goucher is a millionaire as well, with another $1 mil dollar property outside Portland.

...which they tried to sell to move back to Boulder but are hostages with a neggy ;-)

Gcol wrote:

No, but he has a $500k pad near Mt. Tabor, an Alter-G, gets 5000 shares of NKE every quarter, and lives the dream.

Uh, I've been to his house and it's in Beaverton, not near Mt. Tabor. And, besides the training enhancements (underwater treadmill, etc), it isn't anything special, although I'm not saying that's any reflection of his income.

1234567890 wrote:Nike is one of the top brands in the world, and the absolute leader in athlete endorsement. I'm pretty sure they know better than any of us how to value an athlete.

Apparently, they had no clue on how valuable Meb was...

here is the list of the most runners have made in a year, rupp not on the list. http://arrs.net/PM_OneYr.htm

lifetime earnings. http://arrs.net/PM_Life.htm

22 runners have made over 1 million, including 2 americans khalid khanouchi and deena kastor.

kdo wrote:

No, he has convincingly demonstrated that the 1500 is his best time so far. 3:28 is way better than 12:53 or whatever his PR is. So, you're wrong on that 100%.

You're also wrong that he has demonstrated that he can outrun everyone in the 5/10. He has never done it so there's no way of knowing whether he could or couldn't. The pacing of those races lately is because no one wants to push the pace. The same as in the 1500m. Even the guys with no sprint speed are sitting and kicking. That tells you that it has nothing to do with Farah and everything to do with people just not wanting to push the pace. If Bekele or El G were around this wouldn't be happening. Or any of the true top tier Kenyans and Ethiopians (who are now in the marathon).

Just because the 1500 is Mo's best PR doesn't mean its his best event. He did NOT win when he ran 3:28 (given the pace, it was clear he was pushed to his limit there). He won with a convincing last lap in both his 12:53 and 26:46 races (53 and 55 respectively). I am not saying Mo is capable of sub 12:40, but if he is pushed to his limit I could easily see him running at the worst high 12:40s and 26:30s.

Mo and Bekele both had kicks of around 52 speed. When Bekele ran his 5000m WR, his last lap was 58-59ish on 60.5 second pace.

compared to the Wall Street guys Rupp should be making 10 times what he is making. He is an inspiration to all runners in the US and doesn't ruin the country by luring people into making wrong investments.

If it's true what elfie earns, it's good for everyone in and around the sport. And I'm no big fan of him or Sleazy Sal or Nike.

Keepin it Real wrote:

And why would you or anyone else have an issue with that? You have morons riding the bench in the NBA making $10mil a year and you're going to complain because the 10,000 AR holder might make a couple of mil a year? And don't forget, that bonehead from JAM that acts the fool is easily making $10mil/year. Jeez, get your priorities straight.

This.

Keepin it Real wrote:

And why would you or anyone else have an issue with that? You have morons riding the bench in the NBA making $10mil a year and you're going to complain because the 10,000 AR holder might make a couple of mil a year? And don't forget, that bonehead from JAM that acts the fool is easily making $10mil/year. Jeez, get your priorities straight.

Serious question? Who are the "morons riding the bench in the NBA making $10mil a year"? Would be very interested to see if you can come up with a list, because I think you are WAY off.

Ryan Hall has no "mortgage", he paid cash for the Redding home with his Nissan deal.

19jay63 wrote:

Don't be an ass. Just because Rupp came in 4th at the last Olympics does not nullify the silver medal he won at the preceding Olympics.

Its people like you who deserve nothing less than contempt. You claim to follow the sport, and somehow mix up the two major championships that there are- there are 2, its not difficult to remember!