Visiting Professional Teams (My Advise & Experience)

[@littlenobes4744]

As a current Professional with New Balance, this is great stuff. Back when I was a 3:46/8:00/13:48 guy, I was cold emailing and DMing any coach and agent I could find. Letting them know I was interested and wanted to run after college. Whether they took it serious or not, I was serious, eventually I got faster and when I was at meets the coaches or agents would say hi, because I laid a small foundation of reaching out, I did get some phone calls even as a 13:48 guy. Take a chance for those who want to run after college!!

[@MitchellBaller]

Chase the dream brother! That's what your 20's are all about IMO

[@runnerhabs]

True true

[@JuliusFawcett]

Connor and Clayton are good guys, you made the right decision

[@Klian159]

Bro is living the dream

[@runnerhabs]

@@Klian159 ikr

[@mottesen_runs]

Cool video Habs, you know a lot more about out these groups than I do 😅 I’m past my life opportunity to join a group, but happy to have the guys in Provo to train with 🙏

[@user-ds8dk7wh9e]

High IQ pick. Good luck bro sounds like this was the right choice!

[@victorhanley623]

awesome video sir

[@dejantesic56]

well done mate, I love this!

[@jo_cho]

keep up the content!

[@realDougSheppard]

There's that old saying "If you say 'it's not about the money', it's ABOUT the money!". There are exceptions, and for you to listen to your gut at your age, you are the exception. I commend you. BTW, Puma Elite is in my backyard and the Greenville group is a little over an hour east of me. North Cackalacka is a beautiful area but dayum, it is brutal in the Summer. Then again, that's the South for all of us runners.

[@runnerhabs]

@@realDougSheppard appreciate it

[@kahsxcftw]

Best of luck - rooting for you and exited to follow along

[@hagosmesgoun7195]

Great job my brother wish you all the best ✊🏿🏁

[@Lucasroadrunner]

Bro is an Inspiration! This is very helpful thankyou.

[@yna418]

my goat🙏

[@runnerhabs]

🐐

[@DrKyleAATX]

Ran a 2:15 marathon and not fast enough to get an individual contract? That’s wild

[@runnerhabs]

need to run roughly around 2:10 to get a contract

[@ZenithEndurance]

We're out here in South Dakota 👋 great content!

[@runnerhabs]

@@ZenithEndurance More college students need to realize that running doesn’t end after graduation-it’s just getting started.

[@ZenithEndurance]

@runnerhabs that's part of our mission statement. When Dakota Lindwurm graduated from small school in our state and left... good to see her dominant, but wish it was here! Doing our best to identify and retain talent!

[@Jhinderliter]

Ran 2:43 for my first marathon off of running 30 miles a week. Planning on running Boston in the spring. Around what time do you think I would need to get down to in order to join smaller semi-pro teams?

[@runnerhabs]

@@Jhinderliter probably around 2:25

[@srinivaiyapuri3674]

Welcome to "Pure Michigan"

[@mackiechang]

The captions software you used was crazy in this xD Good thing you didn't join the 'man myth' group in california ahaha

[@iprobchoked5396]

come to michigan after , it’s sweet

[@bradynanderson4907]

Wow

[@brianway4240]

Is NCAA experience really a prerequisite for all of these groups? I know it's not for some of the biggest and best funded. OAC, of course. TME may not exist going forward, but they didn't require NCAA participation. NOP was the same. Many groups seems to require it, but wouldn't McKirdy let you in even if you never had anything to do with collegiate running? I'm definitely not recommending them, but I kind of doubt they'd turn you down if you were fast. I bet Under Armour might too - again, assuming a certain ability. Anyway, just wondering.....

[@runnerhabs]

These groups and brands are based on two things. 1. Who is your agent and who you know. Plenty of athletes in the U.S. sponsored regardless not meeting most brands requirements to be sponsored 2. You’re just fast and get sponsored

[@brianway4240]

@@runnerhabs Excellent insight! I guess if you're fast enough you can get anyone to take the call, otherwise people are pulling strings. I'm sure you're dead on right about that!

[@josephdavila7154]

Im a highschool junior and the dream is to be a pro marathoner! I just don’t know exactly the correct route to take coming out of HS sounds like a dumb question but it’s serious do I move to Kenya or stay for college?

[@th0rsrag326]

Hey I would love if you could help me find a team I’m a high school run and I don’t want to go to college so I’m going to be a high way patrol officer and I was wondering if there’s a group in Iowa

[@esgee3829]

when he said "two year mission" I was like whaaaaaaaaa. yo. gotta be careful saying that in those parts bro!

[@runnerhabs]

😂😂😂

[@todo4302]

Hey Habtamu what is your job and how do you manage your time working and running?

[@runnerhabs]

Project manager for a running company. I have super flexible hours

[@blueboy799ify]

Did you lose your bandit sponsorship?

[@runnerhabs]

@@blueboy799ify no but it’s a small contract to support me to go to races. it doesn’t pay my bills

[@DrProfX]

Cole Hocker is not funded?! Or he’s in a team that’s not funded, but he himself is funded??

[@runnerhabs]

@@DrProfX SOVA isn’t funded

[@Bruhhh32]

SOVA isnt funded, but I would assume he has a personal sponsorship with nike, just like cooper teare

[@runnerhabs]

@@Bruhhh32this video isn’t about individual sponsorships but cole is sponsored by Nike just like cooper

[@toukoubaby]

How much money have you made from winning races??

[@runnerhabs]

Just under $5000. But I race very competitive races

[@GawdGenetics]

Detroit >>>>