Title. Anyone know? I feel like he isn't...
Title. Anyone know? I feel like he isn't...
We would have heard about it if he'd been dropped. Because he would have come out with an interview blaming someone else for it.
For what it's worth, I saw him running in Minneapolis a couple weekends ago in Nike gear.
Clearly still with them, but he has been posting ominous things and blurring out the logos on his shoes for a couple weeks on instagram
He just posted about Hoka, so I would say no he is not!
Nike use to do a major purge about every 3 years, there were no announcements, you would simply hear that several athletes got dropped. There are performance and development based contracts, you only get a couple of years to perform or show development.
he obviously has a year (ok, 9mos) remaining on his contract, but for damn sure is NOT going to be resigning, for whatever reason. I don't care one way or another, but for whatever reason he's obviously done w/ nike. if it's standing up for how Cap/AS/Etc treat other athletes, then more power to him.
Will Leer is in a tough spot in life.
Rowlands said hit the road, but he still has a contract with Nike. Nike doesn't pay him (just equipment) and he is probably embarrassed that his parents pay for his hobby of being close but never making team?
Time to leave the evil empire
truth to psot wrote:
Will Leer is in a tough spot in life.
Rowlands said hit the road, but he still has a contract with Nike. Nike doesn't pay him (just equipment) and he is probably embarrassed that his parents pay for his hobby of being close but never making team?
I'd say getting as far away from Rowland and OTC, the better off he'll be. People fall off the map there at an alarmingly high rate.
Unsure wrote:
Title. Anyone know? I feel like he isn't...
The L.A. runners are freaky hippies them all.
Please tell me they FINALLY dropped Wheating's A$$? Dude is a straight up clown who can't put down the booze.
TrackCoach wrote:
Nike use to do a major purge about every 3 years, there were no announcements, you would simply hear that several athletes got dropped. There are performance and development based contracts, you only get a couple of years to perform or show development.
As they should as all shoe companies should. Its pretty easy for the promo department to evaluate their initial investment.
Exposure and value back to a shoe company with a Leer type of athlete is debatable.He races well but really doesn't win. He has a unique look but the contract doesn't specify has to look cool. Leer types become a lets hope for something big type opportunity , journeyman type runners that make the final at nationals every year. The question becomes whats that worth in a contract. The athlete values the hard work far higher than the shoe companies ROI.
Does having lots of athletes in the final really sell lots of shoes for a mature brand like Nike?
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RENATO can you talk about the preparation of Emile Cairess 2:06
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Running for Bowerman Track Club used to be cool now its embarrassing
Hats off to my dad. He just ran a 1:42 Half Marathon and turns 75 in 2 months!
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