Somebody ought to lose their job at Nike, Meb Keflezigh wins Olympic Marathon trials
By Lee Davis on January 14th, 2012
Meb Keflezighi won today's Men's Olympic Marathon trials in Houston. Meb, 36-years old, ran a personal best to win the race and qualify for the 2012 Men's Olympic Marathon Team. Keflezighi's time of 2:09:07 was just shy of an American Olympic trials record, with Ryan Hall, the race favorite, coming in second and finishing just under the 2:10 mark.
Meb was representing Skechers as Nike dropped him as an athlete in 2011. That is why I say someone at Nike should lose their job. Previously he had been a Nike athlete, and most in the sport associated him with Nike. Can you imagine the conversation in Beaverton, OR, next week? Eric Sprunk, Global Vice President of Merchandising and Product for Nike is going to call in John Capriotti, Director of Global Marketing, on Monday to explain how in the world Nike got scooped by Sketchers in the most important running event to be held every four years on American soil, the Olympic Marathon Trials.
Read on here<http://www.athletesincourt.com/2012/01/somebody-ought-to-lose-their-job-at-nike-meb-keflezigh-wins-olympic-marathon-trials/>.
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