Fastest Aussie is broke

[stilljd_5]

Thq question has already been answered

[DMA]

I was a 2-3 metre worst thrower working full time then being a student. I was not an elite athlete by any means but I trained 3-4 hours a day plus did as much recovery work as I could. The first 6 months of full time work and part time study on top of training my distances dropped by 7 metres, I became a bit smarter with programming for me and improved.

Oh sitting at a desk is not physically tiring, but mentally I was spent most weeks. Which I have found to be harder then physically tired.

[eroszag]

The problem is…in an ideal world, a 10"70 athlete deserves to be a pro more than 99% of professional soccer players…but have to face reality
Job committments are sometimes hard to be matched with training…do not know in australia…but if you work in the north of italy…you have to be lucky not finding a desk job from 8 to 18…plus…indoor tracks?what are they…track open at lunch,…or in the morning?please…reformulate the question…:)…so could be possible…but the sport system is not always on par.

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@eroszag

The problem is…in an ideal world, a 10"70 athlete deserves to be a pro more than 99% of professional soccer players

I disagree. Quick high school students run 10.70. In 2009, there were 47 of them in the USA who ran 10.70 or faster. That is not a professional level, in my opinion.

[eroszag]

Off course there are many, but always less than prosoccer players in italy…Here we have 10s of thousand of shabby pseudoathletes who get paid to kick balls around 3-4 times a week…to me its a shame.
In the…6th italian division you get more than a national caliber athlete.

[Austin_H]

@boldwarrior

haha, you guys should read Lance Armstrongs book, Its not about the Bike.
As a 15yr old, he started place getting in local Triathlons and road running meets, by the time he was 17 he was driving Fancy hotted up cars. All his money came from Winning or placing in meets. He didnt have to be the best in America to make cash, just win races.
For about 18 months when he was undergoing chemo and recovering, he was still making cash from his cycling federation and his sponsors.
By the time he recovered, he was ONLY down to making $150, 000 per year base - and thats from his cycling Team, not his sponsors. He didnt talk about them much.
We are talking about, not racing for 18months and still making cash like this.
Mind you, here in Australia, i had a look on the net to try and find out what Winnings are available to local Triathletes and road runners. And it doesnt seem much. An Entire Half Ironman Tri - takes like 4hrs to finnish, and the winner gets like 1grand. Probably less than the guys wheels cost.
Local road runs, your looking like around $500 for the winner.

Perhaps im missing something? But i cant see how one could train ONLY for sports like these here in Australia WITHOUT also working or coming from a rich family who supports you.
The moral - suck it up, have some cement Pills in your Coffee and get a Job.

Well in the US, its the race promotors that get sponsers and winnings gathered. It seems you guys need better sponsors.

[Dazed]

@Austin_H

Well in the US, its the race promotors that get sponsers and winnings gathered. It seems you guys need better sponsors.

I’m not sure it is as simple as that. Unless the federation is able to identify a purely philanthropic donor, then who ever is the sponsor will require an economic return on their investment. That is it does not only have to receive benefits that amount to greater than the amount invested, but also greater than the next use of those funds. As KK and others have pointed out, media exposure of the sport in this country is virtually non existant and what is present usually revolves around someone taking a pot shot at someone else. This needs visability problem needs to be solved before better sponsors will be able to be found.

[nanny69]

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@kitkat1

Kitkat, do you think elite sprinters can/should go up to twice a day sessions ? Such as tempo on a high intensity day.
In the context of this thread, that is the point at which a full time job does become a struggle.

why the need to do it twice a day? HSI dont train twice a day they start there day at 8am in the gym… 10am track sessions normally start out the door not long after 12 on most days…

[100m001]

@kitkat1

This could be a PhD topic: training full time is a matter of opportunity and necessity (perceived) but with all the best intentions fulltime training is not the best option for everyone. Some need the distraction of work or study - the intellectual stimulation. Work/study can also provide a pressure valve; can provide a safeguard against overtraining-induced injury, illness and/or staleness. But sensible programming can be enormously productive for the right fulltime athlete, at least in the short to medium term. However many fulltime athletes are kidding themselves into believing it is the only pathway to success.

Wow.

[100m001]

@Dazed

I’m not sure it is as simple as that. Unless the federation is able to identify a purely philanthropic donor, then who ever is the sponsor will require an economic return on their investment. That is it does not only have to receive benefits that amount to greater than the amount invested, but also greater than the next use of those funds. As KK and others have pointed out, media exposure of the sport in this country is virtually non existant and what is present usually revolves around someone taking a pot shot at someone else. This needs visability problem needs to be solved before better sponsors will be able to be found.

Dumb Question Alert: So how did Europe become the place to be if you want to run and make money?

In other words, how did Europe come to cultivate the sport where as other countries did not? Is it because of the culture? Hell, it gets cold over there! If anything, I don’t see why hot places like South America, the middle east, or the west coast of North America are the places to promote lucrative track meets.

[kitkat1]

Easy answer: Europe has no other summer sports. They don’t have baseball, not much basketball on the level of NBA, no cricket.

[system]

@100m001

Dumb Question Alert: So how did Europe become the place to be if you want to run and make money?

In other words, how did Europe come to cultivate the sport where as other countries did not? Is it because of the culture? Hell, it gets cold over there! If anything, I don’t see why hot places like South America, the middle east, or the west coast of North America are the places to promote lucrative track meets.

It was more popular over there to begin with, on top of the points KitKat mentioned.

It isn’t cold in Europe over the summer and many of the places you mentioned can’t host many (if any) track meets late in the summer precisely because of the heat. Hence the reason why no Middle Eastern country has been able to make a serious bid at hosting a summer Olympic Games and likely never will in the current structure.

[sady]

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@oldbloke

why the need to do it twice a day? HSI dont train twice a day they start there day at 8am in the gym… 10am track sessions normally start out the door not long after 12 on most days…

Wouldn’t two short sessions morning/evening be speed rich and a 4 hour session endurance.