Let's say you were ranked around the 20th fastest runner in the 5K , what level of salary could you expect from professional running.
Let's say you were ranked around the 20th fastest runner in the 5K , what level of salary could you expect from professional running.
Depends on if he is white or black.
Depends if he is white wrote:
Depends on if he is white or black.
White?
Career options wrote:
Depends if he is white wrote:
Depends on if he is white or black.
White?
Probably between 60-100 k a year.
For reference here are the top white guys(by white I mean from white countries. Someone like Mo Ahmed has more name recognition than another random east African running sub 13.):
7 12:58.16 Mohammed AHMED 05 JAN 1991 CAN CAN 6 Roma (ITA) 06 JUN 2019 1216
14 13:09.33 Andrew BUTCHART 14 OCT 1991 GBR GBR 8 Roma (ITA) 06 JUN 2019 1176
15 13:09.52 Yemaneberhan CRIPPA 15 OCT 1996 ITA ITA 9 Roma (ITA) 06 JUN 2019 1175
16 13:09.76 Justyn KNIGHT 19 JUL 1996 CAN CAN 10 Roma (ITA) 06 JUN 2019 1174
17 13:09.81 Ben TRUE 29 DEC 1985 USA USA 11 Roma (ITA) 06 JUN 2019 1174
19 13:11.75 Filip INGEBRIGTSEN 20 APR 1993 NOR NOR 14 Roma (ITA) 06 JUN 2019 1167
26 13:13.94 Paul CHELIMO 27 OCT 1990 USA USA 12 Shanghai (CHN) 31 13:17.23 Kirubel ERASSA 17 JUN 1993 USA USA 2f1 Palo Alto, CA (USA) 02 MAY 2019 1147
33 13:18.19 Isaac KIMELI 09 MAR 1994 BEL BEL 4f1 Palo Alto, CA (USA) 02 MAY 2019 1144
34 13:19.50 Robin HENDRIX 1995 BEL BEL 5f1 Palo Alto, CA (USA) 02 MAY 2019 1139
35 13:19.79 Julien WANDERS 18 MAR 1996 SUI SUI 8 Hengelo (NED) 09 JUN 2019 1138
39 13:21.18 Andrew HUNTER 05 SEP 1997 USA USA 7f1 Palo Alto, CA (USA) 02 MAY 2019 1133
40 13:21.31 Gerald Nicolas GIRALDO VILLA 21 MAR 1989 COL COL 8f1 Palo Alto, CA (USA) 02 MAY 2019 1133
41 13:21.35 Jordan GUSMAN 30 JAN 1994 AUS AUS 9f1 Palo Alto, CA (USA) 02 MAY 2019 1133
42 13:21.71 Eric JENKINS 24 NOV 1991 USA USA 10f1 Palo Alto, CA (USA) 02 MAY 2019 1131
44 13:22.28 Josef TESSEMA 11 APR 1989 USA USA 11f1 Palo Alto, CA (USA) 02 MAY 2019 1129
45 13:22.32 Sam PARSONS 18 JUN 1994 GER GER 12f1 Palo Alto, CA (USA) 02 MAY 2019 1129
06 JUN 2019 1126
48 13:23.15 Hassan MEAD 28 AUG 1989 USA USA 16 Shanghai (CHN) 18 MAY 2019 1126
51 13:25.06 Tyler DAY USA USA 13f1 Palo Alto, CA (USA) 02 MAY 2019 1119
52 13:25.14 Lawi LALANG 15 JUN 1991 USA USA 1 Los Angeles, CA (USA) 16 MAY 2019 1119
Here's the top 52 (currently) in 2019 for 5000m. How much do you think they are getting paid?
https://www.iaaf.org/records/toplists/middle-long/5000-metres/outdoor/men/senior/2019?regionType=world&page=1&bestResultsOnly=true