Olympian Jenny Simpson to Share Special Announcement at Launch of Rising New York Road Runners on September 12

grumpyoldman wrote:

tn2032 wrote:

She's joining NOP. Salazar is going to work with her and improve her form.

And get her faster due to a Texas doctor and treatment for a "thyroid problem" that's holding her back.

And insufficient L-carnitine and vit-d levels.

Watched, heard nothing wrote:

So, did anyone catch her big announcement?

You didn't see it?

They had a segment on it during the race, which was on NBC.

Is Jenny Simpson coached by Mark Wetmore?

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Beginning in 2017, New Balance becomes the full-time licensee of NYRR-branded shoes and apparel, and will produce more than 300,000 sport-tek race participant T-shirts each year. New Balance also will manage the back end of NYRR’s e-commerce site, and in some cases, President and CEO Rob DeMartini said, run the front end, too.

“We believe we can play a major role in commercializing their brand and their events all over the world,” DeMartini said. The NYC Marathon will become New Balance’s largest sponsored property by far, and will remain so through the life of the deal, DeMartini pledged. It’s New Balance’s first deal within the World Marathon Majors series. Adidas has Boston, London and Berlin, while Nike has Chicago and Asics remains with Tokyo.

Just weeks before CEO Mary Wittenberg left to launch Virgin Sport in May, the nonprofit hit the market in the footwear/apparel category. Every major shoemaker showed interest, and several, including Adidas, Asics and New Balance, pursued the business late into the summer. Exclusive talks with New Balance began between “half to three-quarters of the way” through the process, said NYRR Chief Executive Michael Capiraso.

NYRR hopes to sell at least one more foundation-level DEAL. Capiraso indicated buyers would likely emerge from the club’s roster of one-off event sponsors, just as New Balance expanded on its title sponsorship of the Brooklyn Half’s pre-race party. Financial services, telecommunications, consumer electronics and autos are the target categories, he said.

“This is our third one,” Capiraso said, “and we do think there’s a fourth one out there.”

Related Topics:

Marketing and Sponsorship (= Follow the Money.)

http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2015/12/14/Marketing-and-Sponsorship/NYRR-New-Balance.aspx

Well?

rojo wrote:

We just got an email with the following title.

Immediately, a staffer said, "I wonder if she's pregnant." My reply was, "I bet she announces she's going to take off 2018 to hopefully have a baby."

Any other predictions?

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Rojo what's the word homeboy?

Was the announcement what she posted on Instagram earlier? That she is The Rising NYRR Ambassador and Special Advisor? WHOMP EFFING WHOMP if that was it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNk1eUfJzx8

I hope this doesn't rule out a beer mile world record attempt.

Well, if she comes out as a Trump supporter she can never get a college coaching job, or a gig at ESPN, or any network. You must be a dedicated leftist to work in academia or the media.

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I'm not sure what the "special announcement" was. Talk about anti-climatic. I"m pretty sure this is it as I got emailed this on the 12th.

http://www.nyrr.org/media-center/press-releases/olympian-jenny-simpson-to-partner-with-new-york-road-runners-and-serve-as-ambassador-special-advisor-to-newly-launched-free-youth-fitness-program

"New York Road Runners (NYRR) today announced that three-time Olympian and Team New Balance Athlete Jenny Simpson has partnered with the world’s premier running organization and will serve as Ambassador & Special Advisor to its new youth fitness program, Rising New York Road Runners. In her new role, Simpson will act as a mentor to program participants, a guide and resource to coaches across the country, and an advocate for the critical role running, fitness, and physical education plays in the lives of youth."

I don't see how that qualifies as a special announcement.

What am I missing? I thought there would something in addition to something related to the charity program.

Rojo, quit falling for these phony announcements. Ryan Hall and Nick Symmonds used to do this to you guys all the time. "Look for a big announcement this Thursday!..."Four days of Letsrun giddy hype followed by"I'm working with a charity.""I'm endorsing a new brand of gum."Repeat.as said earlier in thread:

Lolzy wrote:

Have any of these announcements ever not turned out to be completely uninteresting?

Seems like it's always some dumb thing they have to do for a sponsor and the whole thing orchestrated is by that company's PR dept.

I don't know why anyone would have thought her sponsor would have been involved in some big pregnancy announcement. Like "yey we're so excited one of our most high profile runners is going to be MIA for a year and likely never come back to her current form."

Is this another Cheater-Liar-Charity-Fraudâ„¢?

Does it really help the children?

Rule # 1: Follow the money.

Is there any transparency for financial data on this NYRR "charity"???

Answer:

1) Yes.

In conclusion:

1) Go Jenny Simpson!!!

Why does NYRR only care about the black kids? What about diversity?