The reason that Lindsey Flanagan does not have a sponsor

who is her agent? it is not listed on her IAAF profile

Is her agent Merhawi? I know he had a falling out with Nike but not heard anything with Brooks?

I agree that the post is a little juvenile but you are equally as ignorant to think that this board is unaware of both the athlete and her representative.

Pardon my ignorance, but just what exactly is a 2:29 marathoner with zero championship pedigree worth in 2019 in the USA??

Knowledge is King wrote:

I agree that the post is a little juvenile but you are equally as ignorant to think that this board is unaware of both the athlete and her representative.

I'm equally as ignorant? Ok. So you are talking to a handful of people- it's got to be like, well under 1% of the readers know the athlete or the agent- and you are persuading that one percent with such insightful use of adjectives like sloppy and fat?

You can post again and have the last word, I promise I'm done. And I am more favorable in my opinion of athlete and agent than I was before.

According to Wikipedia she’s with Nike. Is this wrong?

“ In Fall 2017, Flanagan left Washington, D.C., Mizuno and Riadha Elite Development Program to join Boulder Track Club and Nike.“

Went on a date with her a few years back. Cool girl, just lived far away and there wasn't much of a spark. Have nothing to add other than that. Definitely the fast girl I've ever gone on a date with.

She was with Nike and then they dropped her maybe a year or so ago. Like someone above said, not much value in a 2:29 marathoner without much social media charisma or other hook or whatever in 2019.

She could sign for $40k with Brooks as a Hanson runner or $35k with OTC but not with Josh hanging on. Maybe $40k with NAZ she has run better than Steph Bruce in the marathon.

Actually her name is spelled "Lindsay".

Besides running 2:29 twice in Frankfurt and 2:30 in Boston, she was on the US team for Pan-Ams (Silver medal) and World Champs. Has run pretty tough in every marathon she's competed in. Good finishes in Frankfurt twice, Boston twice, Houston, the US Trials, etc. After just finishing 9th last week in Boston she has an Olympic qualifying standard for 2020 (top 10 World Major) and with the trials being on a tough course (slow times) in Feb 2020 there will be a very small of women even eligible to make the Olympic team when the gun goes off that day.

Don't know anything about her agent, but she is someone in the hunt for the US team.

So funny the speculation of how much runners make, They say the 820th fastest Womens Marathoner (Has outside shot at making the team) is getting 35-40k a year offers, and about a week ago the 63rd fastest Womens 400 Runner Lynna Irby Age 20 ( A Medal contender in a glamor event the 400 and 4 x 400 relay for maybe the next 3-4 Olympics in 2032 She will be 33) got 20k Max, I don't know what the numbers are, but the guesses are way off. 40k is About right for the Marathoner, 20k is WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY LOW for the 400 runner.

douglas burke wrote:

So funny the speculation of how much runners make, They say the 820th fastest Womens Marathoner (Has outside shot at making the team) is getting 35-40k a year offers, and about a week ago the 63rd fastest Womens 400 Runner Lynna Irby Age 20 ( A Medal contender in a glamor event the 400 and 4 x 400 relay for maybe the next 3-4 Olympics in 2032 She will be 33) got 20k Max, I don't know what the numbers are, but the guesses are way off. 40k is About right for the Marathoner, 20k is WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY LOW for the 400 runner.

Lynna "sold low". She looked flat in indoor. Hopefully not injured.

Thanks for that, Lindsay or Kaylee. So 2:29 looks like her ceiling and she's never won a championship race as a pro? Dark, dark horse to make the team, at best. But good luck!

I'm not either person that you mentioned. I simply looked up her results on the IAAF profile out of curiosity from this thread (saw that her name was spelled wrong) and made the opinion that she's been pretty consistent. I've coached some folks that have competed in international championships and would say that she could hold her own.

Just curious are you female or male marathon runner? What axe do you have to grind? Why is the running world so negative and loves to cut down their own? I've never understood that.

YMMV wrote:

Lynna "sold low". She looked flat in indoor. Hopefully not injured.

She looked less than flat. She looked heavy as in carrying too much weight.

Creepy to come on her and talk about your date with her.

I am no Josh Cocks fan, but he had a moderately successful stable of athletes. He can get Lindsay a deal of some sort if he/she is realistic.

Steph Bruce had a strong following as a mom and as someone who done well at shorter distances and World XC.

On a strange day LF could make the team, but there is just too much talent ahead of her in this event, weird qualification rules notwithstanding.

Thanks, Rizzo. wrote:

Thanks for that, Lindsay or Kaylee. So 2:29 looks like her ceiling and she's never won a championship race as a pro? Dark, dark horse to make the team, at best. But good luck!

Posts like this are annoying. Can someone not be a fan and knowledgeable of the sport anymore without someone making an accusation like this? I'm also a fan and was going to write something similar to the poster above.

Never won a Championship race as a pro? Neither had Desi, who was once a 2:29 marathoner and had no big career wins until Boston, by chance, last year. Lindsay has consistently performed well in domestic and international marathons, including a silver at the '15 Pan American Games. The truth is if you're not hooked up with a major group, have a major social media presence, and depending on who your agent is it's hard to get individual sponsorship. There's a glut of 2:28-30 American women marathoners. However, Lindsay is now on a short list of runners who are qualified for the Olympics.

Someone started a thread on here to bash an agent, coach, or runner?! I'm shocked.

truth be told. wrote:

The truth is if you're not hooked up with a major group, have a major social media presence, and depending on who your agent is it's hard to get individual sponsorship. There's a glut of 2:28-30 American women marathoners.

Yep, and you have to wonder why not just LF but several women in that range who are on their own aren't getting offers to join a "major group." Sort of reminds me of Jason Hartmann and all the ado over his lack of sponsorship. This isn't a sport where running ability is the only valuable commodity. Otherwise, we'd all be fans of the East Africans and they'd be household names to any and all running fans. That said, she seems perfectly able to live in Boulder and pay her own way. No need to slum in Altras, Rabbit, or Oiselle simply for the status of having a sponsor to list/pimp in your Instagram profile.

And I don't know LF and have nothing against her, just calling the situation as I see it. Gripe all you want, I'm simply being honest. It would be a cool story if she made the team, sure, I just don't see being consistent at 2:29 as making the difference.