Where will Grant Fisher Go?

codaayyee wrote:

With Sean and other Stanford grads with Bowerman, there is a high likelihood of Grant Fisher will be with Bowerman after graduating.

The only other place I see him going is NOP. He did nominate Alberto Salazar for the ALS ice bucket challenge years back, but that could mean anything.

https://www.instagram.com/p/r8QfLxrLqJ/

I personally Alberto will give Grant the tools he needs to succeed at the higher level, as his coaching is much more personal and precise.

I get the vibe that Bowerman is a survival of the fittest with high mileage. Great team environment, but I don't think that is what Grant needs.

This is the dumbest speculative post I've ever seen in letsrun

I would love to see Grant go to NOP. I hope that he does not go to Bowerman. He’ll be injured within a few years. He’s a low mileage guy. I don’t see Jerry’s system meshing well with him.

I could see McDonald going to Bowerman, given the Wisconsin congestion, but he’s also lower mileage. I hope McDonald stays with his college coach at least through Tokyo. They found a system that works and keeps him healthy.

McDonald will go to Nic Bideau and become a National Hero. He would destroy all future endorsements if he stayed in the USA.

Grant will go to Brooks and they will make him a mainstay for the next decade with advertising and Marketting. He would just be another runner in the stable if he signed with Nike.

Is this really even a debate? If those 2 knew what was good for them they’d pack their bags and head to Boulder to keep that ball rolling with Tinman Elite. I could only see them going BTC/NOP if.... wait nvm I can’t think of any good reasons lol.

KTBR??? wrote:

keep that ball rolling with Tinman Elite

You sound familiar. Have we met before?

Is it Drew Hunter's dad?

Pretty sure he is going to quit running and get a real job.

yoyomama wrote:

Is it Drew Hunter's dad?

Nope. Drew's dad would never use 'lol' or 'nvm' in a post. Or in a text. Or in an email, his preferred method of communication.

KTBR??? wrote:

Is this really even a debate? If those 2 knew what was good for them they’d pack their bags and head to Boulder to keep that ball rolling with Tinman Elite. I could only see them going BTC/NOP if.... wait nvm I can’t think of any good reasons lol.

I know you are joking but it's not funny.

This is a career and you are asking a major talent to join the Junior Varsity.

Tinman Elite is a non funded group. They expect every athlete to come in with their own funding.

I assume/think, he’s going bowerman, but I feel NOP would be best for his success, followed by teaming with hunter, and Tinman.

Know more than you wrote:

McDonald will go to Nic Bideau and become a National Hero. He would destroy all future endorsements if he stayed in the USA.

Grant will go to Brooks and they will make him a mainstay for the next decade with advertising and Marketting. He would just be another runner in the stable if he signed with Nike.

GF can not go to Brooks without Des Linden giving her approval. Remember how upset she was that no one got her approval to bring Ritz into the fold. I still laugh at how ridiculous that was.

Know more than you wrote:

McDonald will go to Nic Bideau and become a National Hero. He would destroy all future endorsements if he stayed in the USA.

Grant will go to Brooks and they will make him a mainstay for the next decade with advertising and Marketting. He would just be another runner in the stable if he signed with Nike.

There is some sense in what you have posted.

It all depends on whop he signs with.

Adidas: Vigilante or Tinman

Nike: Any of the 3 groups, I personally think NOP>BTC>OTC for Fisher

Brooks: Beasts

Hoka: NJNY TC

Reebok: Reebok TC

Under Armor/Asics/Saucony: he could probably train with any non-affiliated coach he wanted.

smartest of all wrote:

Pretty sure he is going to quit running and get a real job.

+1

Maybe one shot at Tokyo then move on?

codaayyee wrote:

With Sean and other Stanford grads with Bowerman, there is a high likelihood of Grant Fisher will be with Bowerman after graduating.

The only other place I see him going is NOP. He did nominate Alberto Salazar for the ALS ice bucket challenge years back, but that could mean anything.

https://www.instagram.com/p/r8QfLxrLqJ/

I personally Alberto will give Grant the tools he needs to succeed at the higher level, as his coaching is much more personal and precise.

I get the vibe that Bowerman is a survival of the fittest with high mileage. Great team environment, but I don't think that is what Grant needs.

Would NOP take him? Besides Engels I don’t know if he is good enough and now Engels has become a national champ. Bowerman will obviously take him but not sure he’s good enough for NOP.

What? Of course NOP would sign him. He's one of the fastest collegians of all time.

He is going to BTC. It's already done from what I have been told.

Every sponsoring group is after Fisher.

Why wouldn’t they be?

There hasn’t been a US athlete with his consistency at the highest level since Ritz and Rupp.

Apart from that, he has a presence and a following that no other US distance runner through high school and college has had.

He just turned 22. All of the major sponsoring companies want him.

JL Seagull wrote:

smartest of all wrote:

Pretty sure he is going to quit running and get a real job.

+1

Maybe one shot at Tokyo then move on?

He has the potential for 3 Olympic cycles.

With the world championships in the US in 2021 and the Olympics in 2028 the marketability of a young US distance phenomenon like Grant is endless. Seems like he has been the top US distance kid since when he was in high school. Also seems like he hasn’t been trained too hard so his appeal and range potential to a coach at the next level is obvious.

Where the best fit is is the question.