Is Nike's marketshare of running shoes/apparel going to take a hit?

The only thing nike shoes are good for is farting in them and immediately taking a hearty wiff.

For better or worse, Nike owns a hearty stake in the world of T&F so in my mind the recent onslaught of anti-Nike athlete performances could go one of two ways. Either Nike decides its not worth the hassle and their financial support of the sport dries up. I personally think it'll go the other way given their investment, especially since they're contracted to USATF through 2040. Perhaps the success of other athletes and smaller companies will light a fire under them to regain their leadership position (not really in jeopardy, but at least the perception) and spend more on sponsorship, innovation, etc.

Nike isn't going away, so its just a matter of how they choose to react.

Some "old time" NIKE people believe NIKE has become a running fashion company rather than a running performance company. Its profit before performance.

Only time will tell if they make decent line of running shoes again rather than the occasional good training shoe.

Dear Mr. Hingle McCringleberry:

Show me the money baby! That's what it's all about and NIKE has it all!!!! Your obviously a very jealous individual if you go out of your way to post such a ridiculous topic.

Now, please go eat your fruit loops and cry in your empty bowl.

Agree. This poster is one jealous wacko head case. He/she must be living in misery.

coachdan wrote:

I just bought $600 worth of sweet NOP gear for the HS Cross country team.

You have nothing better to do with yur money?

Hingle McCringleberry wrote:

I would imagine that the folks over in Portland Meadows aren't thrilled to see what has transpired as of late. We have non-Nike athletes kicking butt (Solomon running a fast 8 recently, Meb winning Boston, Leo winning US road mile championship), and a host of other great performances by non-Nike athletes I can't think of right now. Meanwhile, Nike athletes seem to be s****ing the bed left and right. We will probably see a few of the folks over there getting the pink slips in the next few weeks. Not to mention, the bad press from the Salazar-Hasay-Grunewald incident has left a bad taste in everyone's mouth. Something has got to change, or else I feel like the running division of their company is headed in the wrong direction? Some people are probably fretting. Just a hunch. It's karma I suppose. Can't say I hate it.

First, Nike is located in Beaverton. Portland Meadows is a horse track on the north side of Portland and is the location of NXN.

Second, there have always been very successful track athletes that don't run for Nike. I'm not sure anyone at Nike's headquarters is panicking. I'm sure they would have loved to have Meb wearing their shoes and kit on Monday, but hindsight is 20/20.

In terms of Nike athletes sh*tting the bed, again I don't think there any alarms going off in Beaverton. Bekele just won Paris in his marathon debut. The first 4 women or so at Boston were all wearing Nike. Mo Farah, one of the biggest and most popular track athletes in the world, wears Nike. Their stable of athletes is impressive and diverse.

Personally, I think it's great that more companies are getting into the mix. It just means more opportunities for elites to continue at the pro level whether they're running in Nike, Adidas, Brooks, Saucany, New Balance, Skechers, or Hoka.

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