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posted: 3/25/2008 at 7:22 PM |
| for my afternoon 10ish miler in my New Balance shoes, Adidas pants & gloves, Brooks tech shirt, some other kinda-brand race tech shirt, Smartwool socks, Garmin, Nike hat and Asics waterbottle and I wonder: why am I not being sponsored? I feel like a running promotion! |
Boston 2008
DWARP
Marathon Madness Mob |
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posted: 3/25/2008 at 8:45 PM |
| I hear you. I always feel like a Nike billboard ad. I spend so much money on Nike products that I finally bought Nike stock! Maybe I can make some of that money back in dividends. |
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posted: 3/25/2008 at 8:53 PM |
| Quote from sholtsman on 3/25/2008 at 8:45 PM: I hear you. I always feel like a Nike billboard ad. I spend so much money on Nike products that I finally bought Nike stock! Maybe I can make some of that money back in dividends.
Yeah, but if you sell your stock right before you stop buying Nike products, that may be insider trading.  |
Drew
Road to the Monkey
Just run, baby.
So much for my brilliance. |
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posted: 3/25/2008 at 8:55 PM |
| Cross branding is so wrong. |
all you touch and all you see, is all your life will ever be
Obesity is a disease. Yes, a disease where nothing tastes bad...except salads. |
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posted: 3/25/2008 at 8:59 PM |
Quote from DrewEOB on 3/25/2008 at 8:53 PM:Yeah, but if you sell your stock right before you stop buying Nike products, that may be insider trading.
touché |
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posted: 3/25/2008 at 10:34 PM |
| I hear ya. |
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12 Squared |
posted: 3/26/2008 at 4:31 AM |
| Quote from Marcus L S on 3/25/2008 at 8:55 PM: Cross branding is so wrong.
Cross branding is cheap (if you shop the bargain rack). And cheap is GOOD!
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| If you don't know where you're going, chances are you will end up somewhere else. - Yogi Berra |
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posted: 3/26/2008 at 4:41 AM |
| Cross branding is the way to go. Unless you are actually sponsored, wearing all one brand comes across as affected. |
| What was the secret, they wanted to know; in a thousand different ways they wanted to know The Secret. And not one of them was prepared, truly prepared to believe that it had not so much to do with chemicals and zippy mental tricks as with that most unprofound and sometimes heart-rending process of removing, molecule by molecule, the very tough rubber that comprised the bottoms of his training shoes. The Trial of Miles, Miles of Trials. How could they be expected to understand that? -John Parker |
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posted: 3/26/2008 at 6:19 AM |
| Nike Shorts, Asics shoes, Walmart socks and shirt. |
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posted: 3/26/2008 at 9:41 AM
modified: 3/26/2008 at 9:57 AM |
I'm cheap. I usually shop on clearance racks or near-brands for clothing. Right now I have two pairs of Head shorts and tech shirts from Sports Authority, a Hind tech shirt and and Adidas tank top from the clearance rack at Phidippidies. Most of my socks are Pearl Izumi or house brand cycling socks from the bargain bin at REI or Performance. I think the biggest genius in all this has to be Underarmor. Within the last 5 years they somehow convinced the world, across the board, that $50-$75 is a reasonable price for an undershirt. Glad to see Target carrying lower priced tech wear in Champion and Mossimo brands. My most-worn item is a freebie longsleeve tech shirt from the 2007 Radiant Systems Sprint for Cancer. (My sister pointed out - shouldn't it be the sprint against cancer?.)
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posted: 3/26/2008 at 1:25 PM |
| Quote from Mr R on 3/26/2008 at 4:41 AM: Cross branding is the way to go. Unless you are actually sponsored, wearing all one brand comes across as affected.
The best way to avoid coming across as affected is wearing RunningAHEAD shirts. They look great and you'll run faster in them. 
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Ed
Tuesday Good Times 5K series in Lowell, MA (So sad it's over)
2008: HTFU and BQ at BayState Marathon
Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy |
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posted: 3/26/2008 at 1:45 PM |
I was just joking. I have a lot of Reebok stuff I bought at the outlet store, mixed in with Nike stuff. But I always wear Asics shoes.
I do not own any UA gear. I think it's just really trendy right now and not worth the $. |
all you touch and all you see, is all your life will ever be
Obesity is a disease. Yes, a disease where nothing tastes bad...except salads. |
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posted: 3/26/2008 at 2:16 PM |
| Quote from Mr R on 3/26/2008 at 4:41 AM: Cross branding is the way to go. Unless you are actually sponsored, wearing all one brand comes across as affected.
Yeah, ask backroadrunner about the tool she used to date who refused to "mix brands." He wasn't athletic, either...but I witnessed the entire Adidas "ensemble" once and about choked trying to suppress my laughter.
I rarely wear less than 3 brands...I mostly just wear what's clean and is the right item for the weather. If what I wear matches it's a complete coincidence (though I may buy a special "outfit" for my first marathon...gotta look good for that race photo). |
Kirsten
• Ladies Locker Room •
.: 2008 Goals :.
• Run 1500 miles
• October 5 - 1st marathon - Milwaukee Lakefront - in my home state of WI
• PRs: 5k ~ 15k ~ 25k
• 1st trail race |
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posted: 3/26/2008 at 2:18 PM |
| Quote from Marcus L S on 3/26/2008 at 1:45 PM: I do not own any UA gear. I think it's just really trendy right now and not worth the $.
I have a UA shirt...it's nice, but I never wear it. Doesn't work on gals with an "hourglass" shape. The bottom wants to creep up to the narrowest part of my waist, leaving my lower belly exposed. Had I abs like Pam's I'd probably be OK with that, but I have abs more like...the Pillsbury dough boy (whoo hoo!). |
Kirsten
• Ladies Locker Room •
.: 2008 Goals :.
• Run 1500 miles
• October 5 - 1st marathon - Milwaukee Lakefront - in my home state of WI
• PRs: 5k ~ 15k ~ 25k
• 1st trail race |
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