FINALLY-Give them wings!!

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FINALLY-Give them wings!!

Unread postby VaultPurple » Mon May 09, 2011 12:58 pm

Someone finally came through and realized NIKE is not the only company that can sponsor track and field.

http://www.redbullusa.com/cs/Satellite/ ... 3008641281

now lets start going after other companies like Monster Energy and other's that traditionally sponsor extreme sports. That is what pole vaulting needs!

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Re: FINALLY-Give them wings!!

Unread postby VaultLove » Mon May 09, 2011 5:04 pm

Kory Tarpenning worked several years for Redbull. Tim Lobinger was amongst one of the first to be sponsored. The stuff is quite terrible though and sales are banned in a few countries.

Check out what Gatorade is doing. They've introduced an energy bar to compliment the beverage.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3vcuFBKIWU

http://www.gatorade.com/default.aspx#athletelanding


http://dathanritzenhein.competitor.com

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Re: FINALLY-Give them wings!!

Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Mon May 09, 2011 5:58 pm

Just sponsoring Trey and Lolo? I'm not saying that those two are getting "rich" or anything, but they're in the very top tier of sponsored track athletes in the US.

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Re: FINALLY-Give them wings!!

Unread postby timmac-pv » Mon May 09, 2011 8:12 pm

Steve Hooker is sponsored by red bull!

http://www.sportspromedia.com/news/red_ ... _champion/

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Re: FINALLY-Give them wings!!

Unread postby yoboe » Mon May 09, 2011 8:41 pm

VaultLove wrote:The stuff is quite terrible though and sales are banned in a few countries.





its actually not that bad for you in moderation. the most unhealthy aspects are the cafiene content and the taurine. im not sure about the sugar free stuff, that might be pretty bad for you. its only dangerous if you drink like 4 in a minute or one every day for months, then your heart gets screwed up lol.

but from a corperate view i think vaulters should definately seak out big sponsors like red bull and monster. pole vaulting is intense, people would like to see it on tv every once in a while

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Re: FINALLY-Give them wings!!

Unread postby VaultLove » Mon May 09, 2011 9:12 pm

That is it Taurine is banned in France. But, then again we are speaking about the French

[quote="yoboe"] the most unhealthy aspects are the cafiene content and the taurine.

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Re: FINALLY-Give them wings!!

Unread postby vaultmd » Tue May 10, 2011 4:46 am

Jolt Cola for me!


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