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Nike ACG

Q) What do Lance Armstrong, Paula Radcliffe, Andre Agassi, Maurice Greene, Michael Jordan and, er, me have in common?

A) We're all Nike sponsored athletes. This week I agreed a two-year personal sponsorship deal with Nike ACG (All Conditions Gear). I'm still pinching myself.

Aside from that, I flew home from Pop!Tech this morning – I'll write up my impressions of this incredible event once the jetlag has faded and my mind has stopped spinning…

— 25 October 2004 | Filed under Miscellany | Comments are currently closed.

7 Comments

  1. Tony wrote:

    Mine's a size 10 in blue

    October 25 2004 · 11:32 pm

  2. Karen Tynes wrote:

    Congrats on the Nike deal!

    October 26 2004 · 4:33 am

  3. TJM wrote:

    Well done on landing the deal. Are you sure the trainers will be warm enough at the North Pole though :-)

    October 26 2004 · 7:50 am

  4. Ben wrote:

    You may jest, but I'm sure I've seen a picture of the late, great Anatoli Boukreev wearing a beaten-up pair of Nike running shoes on Everest's Western Cwm!

    October 27 2004 · 12:01 am

  5. Robert wrote:

    Congrats! Gee, now another reason to visit your blog. You, and my favorite athlete of all time – Bo Jackson, now share sponsors! Bo is in good company with you. All the best wishes!

    October 30 2004 · 8:25 am

  6. 75 Degrees South :: Antarctica By Blog at infOpinions? wrote:

    [...] Simon's effort reminds me of Ben Saunders, the polar explorer that promotes his journeys via blog. In fact, Ben even markets his expeditions through his blog. And, Saunders obtained an endorsement from Nike – in part – through his blogging activities. [...]

    April 9 2006 · 7:37 pm

  7. infOpinions? · Social Media in Antarctica via Birmingham’s UAB wrote:

    [...] This blog reminds me of three other sites. 75 degrees south, Antarctica By Blog; Halley 2006; and Nike ACG – Ben Saunders, the Adventurer, Athlete, and Motivational Speaker. [...]

    February 28 2007 · 1:18 am