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NXN Vs Footlocker XC Champs Part 2 | The Runner's TribePublished by
Nike vs Foot Locker: What Can Foot Locker Do? I don't expect Foot Locker to go away any time soon, and part of me hopes they get creative and put up a fight with Nike, but they'll be hard pressed to do so without a team element. I feel like they need to have all the top individuals to stay relevant, not half, not most, all of them. I don't know how they can do this...maybe delay their races by a week? They'll need to do something, especially with Nike pulling out all the stops to make NXN the premier high school cross country championship in the country. Shortly after
publishing the article, it nagged at me that I didn't dive into this a
little more. After all, Foot Locker has been a mainstay of high school
cross country for 30 years. They still put on a great event, they
still draw a higher percentage of the top individuals, and for the time
being, they still crown the "individual national champion". So let's
assume that Foot Locker is willing to make some bold moves. Let's
assume that they don't like being bullied by big, bad Nike and that
they aren't ready to go anywhere. Most importantly, let's assume
there's room for two "national championships". Read the full article at: www.runnerstribe.com
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