So running warehouse is now selling ON running shoes (swiss design, apparently)
Price is between 120 and 140
I cant understand why these new companies sponsor triathletes only, I mean, why not paying a few bucks to an african 2:09 marathoner? It would generate trust among buyers to know a decent runner trains and races with the shoes
http://www.on-running.com/index.php
Anyone tried them?
Like Vibram, if they made good shoes good runners on the verge would wear them to perform better.
2:09 africans without a contract wear anything they can get, for 15k per year (or even less) they could sponsor some guys to win some small marathons, which I think is a much better marketing strategy than sponsoring semi pro triathletes
A better question is why Running Warehouse stopped carrying Puma's and started carrying On shoes?
The guy from France, David Hauss, who finished fourth in the Olympic Triathlon was wearing a pair of these shoes. The only sponsored runner seems to be Tegla Loroupe.
That price tag is pretty steep, and when you look at the surveys that say your average triathlete makes around 100k a year. They are probably more willing to pay that kind of money on running shoes and racers than your average runner. Newton and Ecco do the same deal. Expensive shit you don't really need, produced for a sport of people who are more willing to spend money on 2000 dollar wheel sets then just ride the damn bike more.
Not all triathletes are morons... BUT the bulk of them believe they can buy their way to better times.
Since triathlon is basically a bike race, they're right.
TDF wrote:
The guy from France, David Hauss, who finished fourth in the Olympic Triathlon was wearing a pair of these shoes. The only sponsored runner seems to be Tegla Loroupe.
Also Caroline Steffen, who is a favorite to win in Kona this year, especially since Chrissie Wellington is not running.
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