Why does Nike spend so much on Galen?

I agree. Plus he's your best LD runner by miles!

Actually this wrote:

the vast majority of people who actively follow US professional distance running look like and have a very similar background to Galen.

Whoa..... the vast majority; went to Catholic school, have a creepy coach who rubs ointment in their loins since they were 15-16, have a creepy coach who shares the same room with them every night before a race, dropped out of college with less than one year left, and look dorky.

... Oh wait .... the dorky part is indeed true.

Why Galen? wrote:

Could someone please enlighten me? I have been reading this forum for 3 years and I don't understand why Galen Rupp is so disliked. In all the interviews I have seen him give he has always seemed like a nice guy to me.

Not actually this wrote:

Actually this wrote:

the vast majority of people who actively follow US professional distance running look like and have a very similar background to Galen.

Whoa..... the vast majority; went to Catholic school, have a creepy coach who rubs ointment in their loins since they were 15-16, have a creepy coach who shares the same room with them every night before a race, dropped out of college with less than one year left, and look dorky.

... Oh wait .... the dorky part is indeed true.

Central Catholic is not a catholic school.

Rupp is our best runner. I have met him, run with him, he is not a douche.

Lenny Leonard wrote:

Central Catholic is not a catholic school.

Rupp is our best runner. I have met him, run with him, he is not a douche.

Bingo. He is a pretty cool person talking to him one on one. Same with Salazar.

Why Galen? wrote:

Could someone please enlighten me? I have been reading this forum for 3 years and I don't understand why Galen Rupp is so disliked. In all the interviews I have seen him give he has always seemed like a nice guy to me.[/quote]

elfie rupp is a goofy looking, mini-brained clown kollege dropout who has less than zero social skills and is a cheating punkassbitch doper. That is why he is so disliked.

Why Galen? wrote:

Could someone please enlighten me? I have been reading this forum for 3 years and I don't understand why Galen Rupp is so disliked. In all the interviews I have seen him give he has always seemed like a nice guy to me.

He is hated because he is white. MOst of you American whites self-loathe and thus hate other whites.

It makes me laugh.

Mohammed A wrote:

Why Galen? wrote:

Could someone please enlighten me? I have been reading this forum for 3 years and I don't understand why Galen Rupp is so disliked. In all the interviews I have seen him give he has always seemed like a nice guy to me.

He is hated because he is white. MOst of you American whites self-loathe and thus hate other whites.

It makes me laugh.

I hate negroes, jews and meskins just as much as I hate whites. I hate everybody equally. Hell, I shot my lawyer in the face. And you ask why I hate this sunken-in chicken chest Rupp?

Yours in Spite,

Dick Cheney

But on the plus side for Nike, I kind of want to buy that hat.

As a Nike shareholder I wonder why they spend even $1 on track and runners. Nike probably has a negative ROI. I have not heard many kids say I can't wait to get what Shalane or Galen are wearing. Face it the Nike target market is hobby joggers, as it should be and paying an athlete a mill a year or 500K just think how much they need to sell to make a return.

Sponsorship wrote:

I am a fan by default in the sense that I want an American to do well. That being said, I find it baffling that Nike would put all of their eggs in one basket with such an unlikeable dude. When you compare him to people like Meb (which Nike dumped) and other sports personalities, he must not get Nike a great return on capital, even if he is not making as much as the Lebron's of the world. Not showing up to the pre-trials press events is highly odd. Running is not like a mainstream sport where you have to speak to the press at least once a week. Does not make me want to buy Nike products.

Results. Biiig results. He has now won how many titles? NCAA? USA? He's had/has how many AJR and US senior records? What color is his Olympic 10000 medal? He could have made US 1500 teams, and just won the marathon trials. Put simply, as a distance runner he IS MONEY.

I don't know why so many of you are Galen Rupp bashers! He seems to interview just fine. The kids a stud and I hope he brings home another medal in Rio!

I don't know why so many of you are Galen Rupp bashers! He seems to interview just fine. The kids a stud and I hope he brings home another medal in Rio!

wonderingoutloud wrote:

Fvck nyke..a cancer to the sport. r_pp & AlSal barf

Without Nike dollars in this sport, you would see and hear running events at about the same frequency as fencing, squash, cricket. Maybe even at the same frequency as equestrian events.

Nike Shareholder wrote:

As a Nike shareholder I wonder why they spend even $1 on track and runners. Nike probably has a negative ROI. I have not heard many kids say I can't wait to get what Shalane or Galen are wearing. Face it the Nike target market is hobby joggers, as it should be and paying an athlete a mill a year or 500K just think how much they need to sell to make a return.

The target market may be hobby joggers, and that is a damn big market. Do you know how many hobby joggers out there? That's not including the folks who buy running shoes to walk on the tread mill or workout at the gym. The branding thing does work.

I wouldn't confuse the trolls on letsrun and build any meaningful percentage of those who hate him.

Same thing with all the DNS crap, he always comes ready to race when it matters, (US champs, worlds,olympics)

But it's all good, really enjoyed watching the trials today.

Exactly. You could see the black and white of these 2 personalities at the finish line - There was the Warrior Meb waving the flag, riling up the crowd, and supporting Ward while that prick Galen looked smug, above everything, and classless. What a disaster of a personality Nike has on their hands.

Go Meb!

Exactly. You could see the black and white of these 2 personalities at the finish line - There was the Warrior Meb waving the flag, riling up the crowd, and supporting Ward while that prick Galen looked smug, above everything, and classless. What a disaster of a personality Nike has on their hands.

Go Meb!

Spending money on branding to hobby joggers is one thing. Sponsoring professional athletes is quite another. I think the advertising money can be spent better, for example, using A-list celebs to promote Nike pegasuses. It is the Nike boards fiduciary responsibility to us shareholders to do what's in our best interest.

Again I ask, how many shoes do these pros sell? What is the ROI? Maybe it is Phils pet project.