Sports Authority Ad

It is an ad for the new Nike Air Pegasus 25+. It says run like Alan Webb, only slower. Shouldn't it be faster? I don't know why he gets into all these ads when he hasn't done anything lately. And he still is getting recognition for his 3:46 mile.

where is the add @?

moved to GR.

it should definetly be lagat at this point. alan webb can start to have his own ads and stuff like that after the olympics are over.

WTF are you guys talking about?

Perhaps the rangiest American runner ever who holds the American record in the Mile isn't worth being in advertisements?

ProtestTheZero wrote:WTF are you guys talking about?

Perhaps the rangiest American runner ever who holds the American record in the Mile isn't worth being in advertisements?

Not after a year after the record.

ProtestTheZero wrote:WTF are you guys talking about?

Perhaps the rangiest American runner ever who holds the American record in the Mile isn't worth being in advertisements?

not during the olympics he isn't in. i'm all for webb, but right now the spotlight should be on the distance track athletes that made it there.

AudienceOfOne wrote:

ProtestTheZero wrote:WTF are you guys talking about?

Perhaps the rangiest American runner ever who holds the American record in the Mile isn't worth being in advertisements?

not during the olympics he isn't in. i'm all for webb, but right now the spotlight should be on the distance track athletes that made it there.

Ya, I'm sure Lagat has time to sign with every sports company that wants to put an ad out.

They have the right to use whoever they can to promote their stuff. Personally, I like Webb more than Lagat as far as representing my country goes, since I, you know, remember when Lagat was running for Kenya.

The company can do what they damn well please. Half the people who run track know more about Webb than any of the other olympians anyway.

ProtestTheZero wrote:

AudienceOfOne wrote:

ProtestTheZero wrote:WTF are you guys talking about?

Perhaps the rangiest American runner ever who holds the American record in the Mile isn't worth being in advertisements?

not during the olympics he isn't in. i'm all for webb, but right now the spotlight should be on the distance track athletes that made it there.

Ya, I'm sure Lagat has time to sign with every sports company that wants to put an ad out.

They have the right to use whoever they can to promote their stuff. Personally, I like Webb more than Lagat as far as representing my country goes, since I, you know, remember when Lagat was running for Kenya.

The company can do what they damn well please. Half the people who run track know more about Webb than any of the other olympians anyway.

lagat's a pretty popular name, most people who've heard of webb have heard of lagat.

I think Webb is still a more know name and advertisers like big names. Webb is still a great runner and still has the record. I don't see why everyone thinks he sucks.

Who cares? Lagat can't shoot for an ad right before the olympics anyway.

Fail.

The obvious answer is that it would have been easy to tell which legs belonged to Lagat in that pic...JK srsly Lagat has run 1500's that equate to a 3:43 mile but he hasn't run 3:46 in a mile because he doesn't race the mile. and since nobody is familiar with the 1500, Webb's mile pr is more impressive. Also, white runners make for better marketing, which is sad but true.

Yea it's all about marketability. Webb is more marketable and who really cares in the first place. Less than 1% of America follows running in depth and I'm sure more runners know Webb than Lagat. Again, who cares and what's the big deal.

T B K wrote:It is an ad for the new Nike Air Pegasus 25+. It says run like Alan Webb, only slower. Shouldn't it be faster? I don't know why he gets into all these ads when he hasn't done anything lately. And he still is getting recognition for his 3:46 mile.

You're absolutely right. We should all go out there and run 85 mpw during our taper for the OTs. It also must be composed largely of sub-3:50y paced intervals and repeats.

The guy didn't run a 4:20 or something (coughbigtenindoorcough), he just set himself up to peak at the wrong time.

funrunner wrote:

T B K wrote:It is an ad for the new Nike Air Pegasus 25+. It says run like Alan Webb, only slower. Shouldn't it be faster? I don't know why he gets into all these ads when he hasn't done anything lately. And he still is getting recognition for his 3:46 mile.

You're absolutely right. We should all go out there and run 85 mpw during our taper for the OTs. It also must be composed largely of sub-3:50y paced intervals and repeats.

The guy didn't run a 4:20 or something (coughbigtenindoorcough), he just set himself up to peak at the wrong time.

I think he was saying that better advertising for the shoes would be "If you buy these shoes, you'll run faster!" rather than a blunt reminder that the shoes won't make you run like the elites. He wasn't questioning Webb's speed.

I was making a joke. They also used Kara Goucher for the ad which is good because she is actually going to the olympics.

kara goucher is my hero (:

and hot.