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Kelly Newlon: Real Athlete Diets, Crewing FKT Projects, Athlete Sponsorship Thoughts (Sunday Conversation)
2022-10-07 1:06:07

Kelly Newlon: Real Athlete Diets, Crewing FKT Projects, Athlete Sponsorship Thoughts (Sunday Conversation)

Kelly Newlon is the Co-Owner of Real Athlete Diets, a catering company that focuses on feeding ultra endurance athletes. We talk about her experiences and insights supporting well-known runners in our sport on fastest known time projects, as well as her interests in and knowledge of the athlete-sponsorship landscape in trail and ultrarunning.

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Timestamps:

  • () - overview of Real Athlete Diets (RAD), role in trail and ultrarunning community
  • () - how relationships are formed between RAD and trail running teams/athletes
  • () - what a standard relationship looks like between RAD and the athlete
  • () - the role that food catering services play in fastest known time (FKT) attempts
  • () - whether these services are a competitive advantage for athletes pursuing FKT attempts
  • () - other interesting food-related logistical insights from FKT attempts
  • () - how to keep athletes as nourished and healthy as possible on long-trail FKT attempts
  • () - final thoughts on food-related FKT logistics
  • () - interests in the athlete-sponsorship relationship, Athletes’ Coalition
  • () - critical questions athletes should be asking in the contract negotiation process
  • () - whether both sides (athlete and sponsor) are generally satisfied with the current state of affairs
  • () - educating athletes earlier in their careers
  • () - whether all athletes and all brands generally want many of the same things out of contracts
  • () - whether the Athlete Manager or marketing team is most influential in the direction of a trail running team
  • () - commenting on trends like team sizes, road versus trail investment, etc
  • () - whether we are still growing or we are at a high point in terms of athlete opportunity in the sport 
  • () - final thoughts


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