M mile H01 (2009 PUMA Mile - Trackside)

good job kicking ass, as usual!

YEAH flotrack baby!!! haha

You are absolutely right. Why train hard if not to win and stick it in the face of all those losers who were too pathetic to beat you. Ah, what a great planet we live on. I'm going to go take a bubble bath.

and "selling his soul out"? Are you serious? He is trying to make a living doing what he loves and if signing with a shoe company is the way to do it then thats how it should be done.

If a win like this is not worth celebrating then what's the point of racing?

big ups to david, and you know what? he can show boat all he wants for all i care. He deserves it, he has worked long and hard and had a great season so far, so david if you read this...YOU HAVE MY PERMISSION TO PUMP FISTS AND GET PUMPED ALL YOU WANT...just wanted to let you know you had my permission

We need sponsorships. We need big companies to help "us" out. That would be runners, small clubs like ours trying to give kids and post-collegiate runners a chance to run. We have a small budget and it is self-funded right now by us due to the economy. Most givers/donors/donators are hurting so to keep track and field alive we need the Big Guys like Adidas, Brooks, Nike, Puma, etc to lend a helping hand.
Pro track failed but companies and clubs and obviously collegiate track can help to "keep it alive". Even the USOC/WSO is lending a helping hand as well these days. Chicago will be busy this summer with Keep Kid's on Track....maybe 1000 to 1500 elementary school kids will experience track and field in the Windy City. Thanks USOC/WSO and Mayor Daley.

Great job David Torrance,

Congratulation on your sponsorship big timer. Your performance was most entertaining. That 6k win and sponsorship is far more important then a sub 4min mile.
You earned your celebrate down the stretch by blowing away the competition. The fans there came alive when you did the Hulk Hogen ear cup, rose when you waved your arms, and will remember your flex through the line.
Now I know who David Torrance is, He's a Pumas' top miler.

ooops sorry here it is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzSpPaCIG0g

Congrats torrence!
I'm glad you got what you dreamed to achieve but common You need to be a little more humble. it was fine with you celebrating down the homestretch. But finishing the race and poping open a bottle of champayne and putting on champions belt on that was a little too far. Why don't you do that win you actually win something that matters like a gold at the olympics bud. If any of the other guys in the race would've won they wouldn't have done that. They would've been humble about it.
Congrats though wish you goodluck on the rest of your season

actually, someone who can whip the crowd into a frenzy is exactly what this sport needs. a love him or hate him superstar like prefontaine to bring people to the sport.

the coverage was great and you have to be happy for the kid, he ran the race fair, and ignore the BS. Go Puma..... Great company

How is it a "dream" to be sponsored ?
As mentioned earlier, any ol' shoe company could have given
Torrence a contract and he'd be quite willing to sell his soul for
a few thousand bucks.
I'll give it to the kid, and the rest of you that think this is cool , you just
bought into another classy gimmick on the part of Puma's marketing team.

Take corporations out of sport, and give it back to the athletes.
Last time I checked... I don't need a logo on my chest to make me run fast.

You wanna sell running to the masses this is how you do it!!! Put screaming cowbell ringing fans on the infield too!Puma should give all of the guys in this race a contract just for doing it! Great to see them all laughing at the end and having fun! Way to go Flo track!