Yesterday, we joined voices and became a single Arien Nation in support of Arien O’Connell, the fastest runner at Nike’s Women’s Marathon who was denied victory because she didn’t declare herself “elite.” Nike then:
“At this point,” Nike media relations manager Tanya Lopez said Monday, “we’ve declared our winner.”
Nike now:
Nike recognizes Arien O’Connell as a winner in last weekend’s Nike Women’s Marathon completing the full race in 2:55:11… Arien will receive the same recognition and prize, including a Tiffany & Co. trophy, the full marathon elite group winner received…
Learning from the unique experience in this year’s race, Nike has decided today to eliminate the elite running group from future Nike Women’s Marathons. Next year, all runners will run in the same group and all will be eligible to win.
And all because of our righteous indignation at Nike for sucking. Well, not really “our.” That credit goes to Half-Fast and the weirdos who care about running. I was really just in it to be part of the pissed-off mob. I hardly ever get to use my pitchfork these days.
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finally, the kids of vietnam live out their dreams of assembling shoes, that will one day help an average american win an event which brings shame to their corporate overlords.
that’s a paddlin.
The best part of joining a pissed off mob? The make up sex.
I renew my objection to the posting of the photo without editing it a la St. Andrews Net.
somebody needs to tell her the suns coming up behind her and she needs to get her dracula lookin’ like ass back to a cave or something.
I’m winded just reading this.
I was really just in it to be part of the pissed-off mob.
My 2X4 with a nail in it seemed to do wonders on Phil Knight.
Are we sure she’s a woman?
Well if you’re saying that runners are weirdos then you’re also saying that Ape is a weirdo becuase he’s a runner too (I think) so the joke’s on… oh… I guess it’s on Ape. Carry on.
A pissed-off, unattractive bony chick? Thanks, With Leather!
/still beating off
That is one pissed off Nic Cage in that benner pic.
pauly…that is some hard pipe hittin sh*t you just put on nic cage
So eliminating the elite portion somehow makes the race legit? Again, 2:55 is not really elite time. Elite races don’t want to risk injury racing along people who finish hours behind them. Thats like making NFL teams play Arena leaguers and making the games count.
This woman just killed this race. Meanwhile the FBI is looking for a woman-faced man wrecking havoc in downtown L.A.
Really now, there are no better pictures of this woman anywhere?
/checks Google images
How unfortunate
If the internet is any indication, anyone who ‘declares’ themselves to be elite is probably a worthless chronic masturbator. No wonder she didn’t want to!