boston dude wrote:
I'm sure Mahon will be able to take his elite athletes somewhere warm during those 6 weeks of terrible weather Massachusetts usually has.
As for the actual news, very exciting. Despite the Squires-era being long over, the runners here are incredibly passionate and Mahon will definitely settle well into the community.
Agree definately on the first part. Salazar travels a lot with his guys, but he and his athletes have big funds/big contracts.
That will be more difficult for Mahon's BAA-team unless Adidas will jump in big time (which I doubt). So far in recent years Nike is the only company that takes control of a program, invests in athletes, appoints a coach (actually some coaches), guides athletes to those coaches and facilities and don't let anyone hop in just as that.
Being part of the community wouldn't be a big problem if the BAA-pro's just be accessible for the 'average-competitive' runner. Also being recognisable as a team as is the OTC and NOP as a team with an Adidas/BAA unicorn kit would be helpfull.
Boston is a running-mad city, but I hope he will be able and have patience to really develop a program. Mahon left the UK distanceprogram within a year and after he took over the Mammoth TC, that program imo didn't brought fans what they could have expected.