Will Goucher's injury ridden career effect Torres' sponshorship opportunities?

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  • ill

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    21 years ago 12/18/2002 2:49pm EST

    I honestly hope not...but Jorge will definitely attract some decent sponsorship opportunites once his outdoor season is complete, just as Goucher did 3 years ago.

    Let's just hope these sponsors do not look at Goucher's current status before they make a decision with Jorge. We definitely need guys like Jorge and Adam to do well under they're contracts so that other opportunites will open up for future top distance runners in the U.S. There's no question these are two of our most talents runner. I'm sure Adam will be back and rolling soon in preparation for the 2004 Trials.

    Does anyone now if he is still with Fila....and if he still works under Coach Wetmore?

  • Bub

    Anonymous Poster

    21 years ago 12/18/2002 3:15pm EST
    re: ill

    What a complete moron! What does Adam Goucher's injuries have to do with Jorge Torres? Does Torres run like Goucher? No. I hope that post was just to get a rise out of some people, which it surely will.

  • Yes, Someone Knows

    Anonymous Poster

    21 years ago 12/18/2002 3:55pm EST
    re: ill

    Surely you meant "affect", no?

    You clearly don't know.

  • registered

    Butler Fan

    Member since 12/02/2002.

    117 posts. Last post 10 months ago.
    21 years ago 12/19/2002 3:13am EST
    re: Bub

    I believe his thinking was that they both come from the same program and that Goucher got hurt after college so maybe this would scare sponsors away. No, Jorge and Adam are not the same runner, but they have the same coach and possibly do the same type of training. It is reasonable to ask this question.

    Bub wrote:

    What a complete moron! What does Adam Goucher's injuries have to do with Jorge Torres? Does Torres run like Goucher? No. I hope that post was just to get a rise out of some people, which it surely will.

  • Coxwill

    Anonymous Poster

    21 years ago 12/19/2002 3:24am EST
    re: Butler Fan

    Didn't Adam hurt his back lifting some rocks or something. Totally not running related. I could be wrong, I usually am.

  • a guest

    Anonymous Poster

    21 years ago 12/19/2002 9:16am EST
    re: ill

    Or the other side of the question: think sponsoring one or both Torres' today might get you Ritz tomorrow?

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    Arkansas

    Member since 07/02/2002.

    227 posts. Last post 6 months ago.
    21 years ago 12/19/2002 11:18am EST
    re: a guest

    Yeah, Goucher has been such a story of failure. He continues to grab all the headlines (even when he is hurt) and get tons of press. He runs a 3:54 mile and is one of the top 10 Americans ever at 5000m.

    Oh yeah, he also won the Olympic Trials and made the Olympic final.

    I hope sponsors overlook that, and that Torres doesn't continue down this type of dark path to failure that Goucher has taken.

    By the way, FILA bought out Goucher's contract.

  • lk

    Anonymous Poster

    21 years ago 12/20/2002 1:08am EST
    re: Arkansas

    Goucher hasn't done anything in years. He's done.

  • Been there lost that

    Anonymous Poster

    21 years ago 12/20/2002 1:20am EST
    re: lk

    NO, it will not make any difference. The better question is Will Jorge make the same mistakes as Adam? Will he remain in a college setting? Will he try to keep other college guys (on a complete different schedule) as training partners? Wetmore is a great coach, however there are too many other negatives that are out of his control. Jorge, Find the best damn training group you can find and train with them.

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    runkevincc

    Member since 11/23/2002.

    66 posts. Last post 14 years ago.
    21 years ago 12/20/2002 2:52am EST
    re: ill

    His career will speak for itself, as will ritz. It has nothing to do with goucher. the fact that they came from the same college will not impact this at all.

  • Portland Runner

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    21 years ago 12/20/2002 3:56am EST
    re: runkevincc

    I think that if Britney and Justin's breakup gets any nastier, that will hurt Jorge's long term prospects more. I hope Ritz doesn't get get discouraged by all this.

    Geez! Is this Let's Run or "Teen People"?

  • Fortune Teller

    Anonymous Poster

    21 years ago 12/20/2002 4:15am EST
    re: ill

    I see Ritz graduating into a corporate sponsorship with Nabisco.

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