What It's REALLY Like to Be a Sponsored Athlete!

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  • Опубликовано: 29 окт 2024

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  • @NickSymmondsToo
    @NickSymmondsToo  2 года назад +15

    If you want to see what my training was like as a pro runner (or what it's like today!) download the Nick Symmonds Fit App www.nicksymmondsfitapp.com

    • @rubywyles7640
      @rubywyles7640 2 года назад

      Oh I’ve got a guess, is it Lululemon??!!

  • @nathanenns
    @nathanenns 2 года назад +120

    Guessing “Nick Symmonds apparel.”

    • @nathanenns
      @nathanenns 2 года назад +9

      Why advertise for someone else when you can advertise for yourself?

  • @eric_scully49
    @eric_scully49 2 года назад +21

    I think Nick signed with Lululemon

  • @RayLabs
    @RayLabs 2 года назад +36

    Interesting how things have changed over the past 40+ years. While I was a XC Skier I was sponsored by Trade Teams, much like Pro Cycling is structured. So my first contract in 1977 was with Edsbydn out of Sweden, then a disastrous 6 months with K2/Nike before they let me out my contract just before Winter Olympic Trials in 1980 then signing with Kneissl/Adidas and making the team and staying with them until I retired in 1988. Like you I had a couple awkward moments as K2 and Nike were sponsors of the 1980 Winter Olympics so I had to do promotional photos with their gear and I was supposed to wear Nike shoes around the village (but for some reason the treads came off and I used my Adidas shoes)
    So like you I was not directly signed to a company, but was signed to a Team the was in turn sponsored by certain suppliers. it was always fun learning all the names of the teams sponsors at preseason camps so that I could do Interviews and get their names correct. The final team I was with was shortened to Kneissl/Adidas but the official name was the Kneissl, Adidas, Exel Sylntia, Decente, Lifa/Helly Hanson, Descente, Cycles Peugeot, Subaru Ski team. No matter what the question asked I could get a few of those names into an answer.

  • @hham9305
    @hham9305 2 года назад +30

    It's so cool that you got Ashton Eaton on the channel!!

  • @mitchellgreig8442
    @mitchellgreig8442 2 года назад +5

    Could be barbell apparel, he’s got the sleeves rolled up where there logo usually sits

  • @joaquinwieczorek1962
    @joaquinwieczorek1962 2 года назад +5

    I always seem to here good things when it comes to working with brooks, Josh kerr, Des linden and now Nick. Seems like they're very dedicated to providing the best to their runners

  • @liawjiayong
    @liawjiayong 2 года назад +8

    It's so amazing you're making these insightful content. Idk how else I will ever understand these things without u

  • @stevendw17
    @stevendw17 2 года назад +2

    My guess is Barbell apparel. Can't wait for the next video!

  • @365tonkatruckfit2
    @365tonkatruckfit2 Год назад

    Thank You for this video Brother. I am working on becoming sponsored as an Ultra Marathon Runner. It is not my focus, if it come it comes, but I primarily definitely just enjoy running and staying in shape as I age.
    I am also going to keep an eye out for companies with contracts that are “reduced fees”.
    Blessings.

  • @randomwithtitan973
    @randomwithtitan973 2 года назад +4

    Captain Tom! Lmao he is so op.. can’t wait to watch it.. the suspense on the company is crazy

  • @teamschmidle3305
    @teamschmidle3305 2 года назад +6

    hey Nick! Me and my family love watching your videos!

  • @jazzymichael
    @jazzymichael 2 года назад +16

    Is the new sponsor Victoria's Secret?

  • @estelachavez5188
    @estelachavez5188 2 года назад +1

    Can you make a video of all of RUclips 800m races

  • @randomwithtitan973
    @randomwithtitan973 2 года назад

    Thanks Nick!🦬

  • @rubywyles7640
    @rubywyles7640 2 года назад

    Thank you!

  • @kwd-2023
    @kwd-2023 2 года назад +1

    LOL those pole vault clips!!!! My guess Under Armor.

    • @NickSymmondsToo
      @NickSymmondsToo  2 года назад

      I seriously almost hurt myself BAD doing the pole vault

  • @henryschultz3646
    @henryschultz3646 2 года назад +13

    Hi Nick how long should I take off after the end of the outdoor season?

  • @kaispindt5105
    @kaispindt5105 2 года назад

    I like the format and the good information.

  • @incorectulpolitic
    @incorectulpolitic 2 года назад +1

    Nick, so if I make the the USATF team I will have to wear nike clothing even if I am not sponsored by them?
    Can I just wear clothing with no brand, like plain sports clothing, a white tshirt and shorts and a plain sprinting spike?

    • @ab79345
      @ab79345 Год назад +2

      I saw him respond to another comment and he said if you refuse to wear the team kit, you get kicked off the team.

    • @incorectulpolitic
      @incorectulpolitic Год назад +1

      @@ab79345 well that is not nice isn't it ? It is literally coercion.

  • @ChampFrom
    @ChampFrom 2 года назад

    Hey Nick! There Is a company called dstormapparel me and my friend are currently friends with. They have really nice workout fits for everyone. But awesome videos cant wait for Saturday!!!!!

  • @rubywyles7640
    @rubywyles7640 2 года назад +3

    Oh I’ve got a guess, is it Lululemon??!!

  • @maxrivaldi8340
    @maxrivaldi8340 2 года назад

    barbell apparel. Probably wearing 'Havok Long Sleeve'

  • @chrisdryden6997
    @chrisdryden6997 2 года назад +1

    Nick signed with dez nuts 😂 got em

  • @therandumblab1296
    @therandumblab1296 2 года назад +3

    He said he was wearing the new company’s clothes, and he made a video not too long ago about how he doesn’t work at run gum anymore. All I’m saying is that he was wearing a run gum hat…

    • @NickSymmondsToo
      @NickSymmondsToo  2 года назад +2

      Interesting fact, in my Gymshark contract (and in this new contract) I kept a carve our that my hat/headband can always be Run Gum. Even though I no longer work for the company, I am still the Founder and President of it!

  • @oldfrend
    @oldfrend 2 года назад +2

    what wouldve happened if you'd refused to wear the nike gear in 2012? would they have kicked you off the olympic team? i remember there was a stink about this with the first dream team - i think the USOC was sponsored by reebok but jordan and the like were of course with nike. they reached some compromise but that's Michael mf'n jordan.

    • @NickSymmondsToo
      @NickSymmondsToo  2 года назад +1

      yes, if you refuse to wear the team kit you get kicked off the team

  • @thig175
    @thig175 2 года назад +2

    Gotta be lululemon

  • @PugChugz
    @PugChugz 2 года назад

    Hey Nick the Free Run Gum link in your video description doesn’t work

  • @jasonmartinez7582
    @jasonmartinez7582 2 года назад

    1st phorm?

  • @RonaldChola-qt6ru
    @RonaldChola-qt6ru 7 месяцев назад

    I do 200,400 and 800m I really need your help

  • @storytimes4515
    @storytimes4515 2 года назад +1

    cant wait to see who you’re partnered up with!

  • @jonasmarung4529
    @jonasmarung4529 2 года назад +2

    Did you have to switch to Brooks Shoes when you Signed the contract?

    • @NickSymmondsToo
      @NickSymmondsToo  2 года назад +2

      yep!

    • @jonasmarung4529
      @jonasmarung4529 2 года назад +2

      @@NickSymmondsToo Did it bother you at all? Or was the switch easy? Seems pretty Hard not to blame the shoes when you think you ran better before, for example

    • @kaispindt5105
      @kaispindt5105 2 года назад

      Only the best tho. You already know brooks is way better than nike

  • @samvilla6290
    @samvilla6290 2 года назад

    I bet he’s adding an apparel line with rungum 👀

  • @settlers33
    @settlers33 2 года назад

    Guessing REI or Eastbay

  • @treygrant3640
    @treygrant3640 2 года назад

    Gotta be Lululemon!!!

  • @Fullsendfilosophy
    @Fullsendfilosophy 2 года назад +2

    Is the apparal company " Run Gum" lol

  • @cristinagray9399
    @cristinagray9399 2 года назад

    I wouldn’t be surprised if it was LuLu! 😄

  • @againstdrivingdrunk614
    @againstdrivingdrunk614 2 года назад

    i think you should make a video about the obsessive and excessive nature of running /training life and when to set your expectations realistically... for any ex college runners / semi pros.... because its a big use of energy/time... and what to do when you can place in local/state races but nothing near professional... not even state usatf standings just state popular races... how to mitigate training addiction... but still keep some training goals... if you can even relate... bc most wont reach your level.... thats the truth.... so what do you think is good standards and how to control this life.... track clubs etc.... / what is the correct training /work/life balance do you think...

    • @againstdrivingdrunk614
      @againstdrivingdrunk614 2 года назад

      relateable to alot of ex college / semi pro runners

    • @againstdrivingdrunk614
      @againstdrivingdrunk614 2 года назад

      i mean i can write this video for you: you can train 70 mi week with wo's or less and still have good running goals...

    • @againstdrivingdrunk614
      @againstdrivingdrunk614 2 года назад

      and if you keep at it in your 30s you can have a good half/full

  • @rubywyles7640
    @rubywyles7640 2 года назад

    Ten Thousand Apparel? Top looks dope though!

  • @habajah5416
    @habajah5416 2 года назад +1

    Imagine he just partnered with rungum

  • @rambouhh
    @rambouhh 2 года назад

    I know Brooks is not a growth investment for Warren Bufett and Berkshire Hathaway but kinda ironic that they are getting oustpent by other shoe companies when they are actually apart of a company that has 7 times the revenue of Nike and more than all shoe companies combined

  • @Ishi-qh6vp
    @Ishi-qh6vp 2 года назад +1

    Decathlon! 😂 you said decathlon so many times.

  • @paxtonebright2951
    @paxtonebright2951 2 года назад +3

    All I know is Tom beats you. He has old man strength 💪.

  • @morgan70612
    @morgan70612 2 года назад

    I think it’s fabletics….I might be wrong

  • @evancovellrunning
    @evancovellrunning 2 года назад

    When you made a US team while partnered with Brooks, did you have to wear Nike spikes when racing for team USA?

    • @tylerstogsdill
      @tylerstogsdill 2 года назад +3

      Don’t quote me on this, but I’m pretty sure from what I remember of the article it was just the uniform.

    • @domingosvarelamarreiros7490
      @domingosvarelamarreiros7490 2 года назад +1

      They have to wear the singlet for example but not the spikes!

    • @morgan70612
      @morgan70612 2 года назад

      He had a pair of spikes that Brooke’s let him have some say in the design of it

    • @NickSymmondsToo
      @NickSymmondsToo  2 года назад

      No, you can still wear whatever shoes you want to

  • @ethan-pe6dx
    @ethan-pe6dx 2 года назад

    huh i don’t know tbh

  • @Bluelock1812
    @Bluelock1812 2 года назад +1

    Hi

  • @StoryboardsbyStuffPOP
    @StoryboardsbyStuffPOP 2 года назад

    Lulu? Ie, logo on the back of the shirt

  • @teddy2k465
    @teddy2k465 2 года назад

    What can I do to get sponsored by run gum?

  • @brooklyngillespie
    @brooklyngillespie 2 года назад +4

    I have a friend who is a professional MMA fighter with 10k followers on IG.
    Where is the best place to find sponsors these days? Is there a platform that connects brands with athletes?

    • @NickSymmondsToo
      @NickSymmondsToo  2 года назад +2

      have them take a look at OpenSponsorship.com

  • @tedroshenderson8739
    @tedroshenderson8739 2 года назад

    Essentials?

  • @georgevillafranca619
    @georgevillafranca619 2 года назад

    Bylt Basics?

  • @svetlanayanush521
    @svetlanayanush521 2 года назад

    New Balance? UnderArmour does not make this color. Unless it is for you specifically.

  • @socialwildcat10
    @socialwildcat10 2 года назад +2

    Hey nick!

  • @JRT.1000
    @JRT.1000 2 года назад

    Uniclo????!!!!!!
    @Nick

  • @abbymiller4455
    @abbymiller4455 2 года назад

    Lululemon.

  • @jackbiggar411
    @jackbiggar411 2 года назад

    under armor?

  • @4ndy123
    @4ndy123 2 года назад +1

    Congratulations on the KFC Sponsorship Nick!

  • @thomasekudahl8820
    @thomasekudahl8820 2 года назад

    I'm guessing that you are gonna get sponsored by run gum😉

  • @40redakai
    @40redakai 2 года назад

    Looks like BSN

  • @jacksonredmann9178
    @jacksonredmann9178 2 года назад

    Can you not get sponsored by more then one company ?

  • @mattmoussamih4078
    @mattmoussamih4078 2 года назад

    Lululemon

  • @GeornaeFoy
    @GeornaeFoy 2 года назад

    Brady

  • @ezekielanderson9055
    @ezekielanderson9055 2 года назад +5

    Did you partner with Rungum in your new contract? If so, that's kinda dumb

    • @boredhcr2
      @boredhcr2 2 года назад

      he owns the company.well,used to own.

  • @vcwsh8803
    @vcwsh8803 8 месяцев назад

    I want to be Nike sponsored athlete

  • @pbixby23
    @pbixby23 2 года назад

    Lululemon?

  • @neyhar8927
    @neyhar8927 2 года назад

    Gonna guess YoungLA

  • @jean-pierrefata9437
    @jean-pierrefata9437 2 года назад

    We all know the new company is gonna be Run Gum 🏃‍♀️ 🙃

  • @RohanSingh-uq6cu
    @RohanSingh-uq6cu 2 года назад

    lululemon or cuts

  • @sam_medd_0782
    @sam_medd_0782 2 года назад

    1000th like :)

  • @elistewart1780
    @elistewart1780 2 года назад

    You better give Captain Tom some swag, he is a huge draw to the channel. Just out there competing with an Olympic level athlete as a working dad.

  • @μιχαληςΜαρακης-ι6ω
    @μιχαληςΜαρακης-ι6ω 2 года назад

    Under armour

  • @katiegillette7562
    @katiegillette7562 2 года назад

    Under armor

  • @nicholasschantz4018
    @nicholasschantz4018 2 года назад +1

    Could you Have lived out your life with the money you made strictly from Running?

    • @NickSymmondsToo
      @NickSymmondsToo  2 года назад +1

      yes, if I lived very frugally. I was a very good saver/investor of the money I made running

  • @michaelbfree2run883
    @michaelbfree2run883 2 года назад +2

    I hope it's not the overpriced/overhyped Hululemon.

  • @iamdns4160
    @iamdns4160 2 года назад

    Nah I guess Nick is not partnered with anybody but he created his own apparel company.

  • @corbinarhh7605
    @corbinarhh7605 2 года назад

    please dont be under armour😂

  • @mrhh-mx7ng
    @mrhh-mx7ng 2 года назад

    lululemon nick 😂

  • @marchantaegordon8201
    @marchantaegordon8201 2 года назад

    😯😯😯😯😯 Underarmor????

  • @TrackWorldNews
    @TrackWorldNews 2 года назад

    It’s gotta be Lulu Lemon

  • @adrainawls
    @adrainawls 2 года назад

    UnderArmour

  • @The_Conspiracy_Analyst
    @The_Conspiracy_Analyst Год назад

    running shoes are a scam

  • @talalaman8931
    @talalaman8931 2 года назад +1

    first

  • @cduff1456
    @cduff1456 2 года назад

    Lol first

  • @carmenmedina8936
    @carmenmedina8936 2 года назад

    Lululemon

  • @evandonahue5456
    @evandonahue5456 2 года назад

    Under armor

  • @thomasc6127
    @thomasc6127 2 года назад

    Under armour