The Most Money I Made in 1 Year as a Pro Runner

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Title	:	The Most Money I Made in 1 Year as a Pro Runner
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I'm not here to brag about how much money I made or to whine about how little I earned The goal of this channel is to provide a behind-the-scenes look at what life was like as a professional runner 2015 was a very good year for me, but a bit of an outlier Most year's I made significantly less What other BTS info would you like to hear about? Let me know in the comments below or DM me on Instagram here: wwwinstagramcom/nicksymmonds
Comment from : Nick Symmonds Too

"Aren't even olympians" kinda funny
Comment from : 0w3n J0hn5t0n

Great job nick
Comment from : Katingdaeng Zuuzaa

Wow he's 42
Comment from : Giga Chad

40-50 tax?!
Comment from : Harsh Arya

This video is amazing Nick you're a true inspiration Thank you
Comment from : DethDingo

I made 500 in one year because I broke my dad’s high school 5k PR as an 8th grader It was a birthday present the following year ;)
Comment from : Grant Koehnen

Great content, Nick
Comment from : ubercopywriter

15 percent seems to be the standard rate which is fair I never knew you made so much money If I knew that I would've made a stronger push towards chasing my dream 40k a year would've been my baseline in like 2016 I just didn't believe it could happen
Comment from : REZZ BUILDS

Nick, thanks so much for this education!! Your the Best!!!
Comment from : trancemaster5009

great runner
Comment from : Real Bro

Your videos without bad language is awesome! You are such a great roll model for our youth
Comment from : Romans 1 Jesus saves

Wow obviously 350k is a lot but Jacob ingebritsten has just signed a deal with Nike for 4millon
Comment from : Harry Richards

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Comment from : Chase Evans

Nick is a good dude and he knows how to cater to his audience but no, 175,000 is not a ton of money I know you’re obliged to say that cause you don’t want someone working at target or super america to get mad that a world class athlete makes money but guess what they do, and actually they should earn much much more brbrMost the world’s population could not handle this job And yes, that’s what it is, a job Nick was a professional athletebrbr99 of the world couldn’t handle the pressure and discipline of performing at a high level and racing against the world’s best brbrAside from that, this is a limited-ass career This isn’t even close to retirement money This isn’t a career where you just get better and earn more over time You have a short prime and you’re effin done brbrSo in the end I wish that nick earned a lot more Folks who make money need to stop justifying it And last, I’m glad he’s an entrepreneur and I hope he’s earned a shit-ton from google and run gum The end
Comment from : Best Ever Food Review Show

He made 350k (before tax, commissions etc) in 2015 Thank me later
Comment from : Samuel

So not much, you sound poor
Comment from : MrRickeo

That's relatively a lot for the take home pay, I meant you can live comfortably by making Net income $150K The only thing is that you can't always make it that much for so many years due to pro athletes can only be at the top for just a few years before your performance winding down or new comers that run faster beat you
Comment from : Jay Koo

When going pro is it off imperative to have the talent level and times that make the professional level to have the money to have when your running on it?
Comment from : Your name here

hi nick: who supported u during those unpaid years? my impression is that without family support or likewise its almost impossible to make it as a pro runner in the western society
Comment from : Alexander S

Really appreciate your candor So helpful for others out there! Wish there were more videos like this for every career path!
Comment from : Gynecologist

As a competitive, but not pro, runner in Colorado from 2003-2005, I made all of $250 You definitely did better than I did!
Comment from : Jon Clemence

Too bad pro ball rookies who immediately show an earning of millions $$ doesn't watch this I believe most think that it's just money in the pocket and go straight to blowing tons of cash, only to be flat broke within a couple years!
Comment from : Danny Jacobs

I love watching men's and women's T&F college, Pro, and Olympics Shows how extremely competitive track & field is compared to pro football or basketball You had to be top 10 in the world to earn +$300,000; while, the last ranked person out the almost 1700 NFL players earns +$600k If you would earn negative $$$ if you were in the 1700th position in T&F trying to make a living at it Appreciate what you do
Comment from : mrgold35

eat rice and crickets
Comment from : J

Lol he has a habit of clapping while speaking
Comment from : harrington41

Translation: I'm making a lot more money being a YouTuber and selling RunGum
Comment from : DanielSong39

When he said “UNCLE SAM ALWAYS TAKES HIS CUT” brHAD ME DEAD 😂😂😂
Comment from : Nicholas Doan

Getting paid to do for what you love is pretty cool but track and field athletes should make more Also olympians in general should make more Maybe these organisations don't make NBA/NFL/Football level of money but they still make way more percentage wize than they should
Comment from : MRTatsaa

And this guy was the #1 US 800M runner for a bit Imagine what the #10 guy makes
Comment from : Roman Kats-Kagan

The federal tax rate in 2013 for that bracket (184k-398k) was 33 The lower and higher bracket rates were 28 and 35 respectively The Oregon tax rate was 99 for the highest bracket If you were writing things off correctly as an llc, you should have been paying taxes closer to the high 30 range, not 50
Comment from : Dave

Damn shame that world class runners from sprinters to long distance runners dont make nothing like NBA, NFL, and MLB players it seems like the top 1 of the 1 become millionaires and that is if they become world record holders or gold medalist DAMN F***ING SHAME All that hard and i mean hard work to get paid pennies compared to most professional athletes in the world
Comment from : Anthony Perez

I think the only money I made was a 30 dollar gift certificate Ran decent times over the years 158 at 800 and 32 minute 10 k and 1540 5kAll that training for loosing a ton of money Take in all the entry fees and travel expenses and equipmentGotta be at least 50 to 75 k negative But it is something I love and its always been there Not like a ex wife that takes off and takes your money and spends it on her new car and boyfriend
Comment from : CB FIT Runner

Can you do a video on what makes you more money between YouTube and running??
Comment from : Travis Bogdan

Really interesting I figured best of the best types made more
Comment from : todd martin

Nick, thanks for sharing that You were one of the top runners in the World and you were making a good living, however I am guessing only about 10-20 of professional runners are making enough to survive If you are not winning major races, or running very elite times or not getting appearance money it must be really hard to survive
Comment from : syl pascale

Just rewatched that race! You are a beast!
Comment from : Gary Morrison

3:23: „think about gear(all the EPO and GH must be expensive 😂😂)brJust kidding, thanks for the insight
Comment from : MarcusB

Some of the things you deducted from your gross income to establish your net income are things most of us pay out of our pocket with a normal salary (ie Health insurance, travel, etc) I don't deduct my travel and equipment from my net income as an age grouper Those expenses come out of my net income
Comment from : James Burke

Wow, thought for sure you were going to say that you grossed close to seven figures, really surprised by those amountsbrbrBut you participated in two Olympic Games, and I wouldn't trade that for a billion dollars and I have a pretty strong suspicion you wouldn't either There are some thingsbrthat money just can't buybrbrReally enjoy your channel, keep up the great work!
Comment from : Jay Kay

Free gearhmmmm :P :P
Comment from : Βασιλική Παπαδοπούλου

Interesting, honest guy do you do any mentoringthink you should
Comment from : lee walker

All the more reason to leave North America and renounce citizenship and move to a zero tax country I did!
Comment from : CanadaMath

Uncle Sam would take every penny, if he could
Comment from : sachavez100

Long story short - don't get into running for the money :)
Comment from : Taylor Caldwell

Pro runners don't make a darn thing compared to football, basketball, baseball, hockey, tennis etc, etc, etc!
Comment from : Lana Gorgeous

Absolutely love the income statement breakdown!
Comment from : Brandon Lee

well go thru every year all 12 years this was a good vid make another one, and talk about the other 11 years please
Comment from : Angela Stagliani

Athletes, don't let the small earnings compared to other sports make you shy away from trying to run track professionally Getting paid multiple figures to do what you love is priceless
Comment from : jokerman19

Loved your Olympic Final in which David Rudisha broke the 800 meter WR and the fact you NEVER quit, even after realizing you couldn't win
Comment from : Kevin Bruno

What was your agent’s name
Comment from : ABL Quality

Have you ever considered doing an OCR race such as the Spartan? I'm guessing you could do very well in the elite class
Comment from : richkluz

Hey Nick! What do you feel like you may have done wrong or could of done better during all the years of your training? If so, do you feel like it could of helped you improve even more?
Comment from : AllBubbledUp

My son is only 10 but really loves your videos (definitely more than his virtual schoolwork) He is hoping you will be hanging around the Olympic trials in Oregon in June to meet you and hopefully do one of your challenges!
Comment from : Kim Gasper

What is that YouTube award on the wall behind you?
Comment from : ConcernedCitizen5514

Awesome post! I'm actually surprised as I thought that that Nick Symmonds would have made more than $300k in his best year, particularly if a bunch of his other years were other unpaid or he was paid little
Comment from : ConcernedCitizen5514

Thanks for the insight, really, this is fascinating Two sponsors, is this common? No non-compete clause between Nike and Brooks?
Comment from : krisjb1

Dude I love your joy
Comment from : fishcutter

I love you nick plz I need to go to organ but I don’t have the money ☹️☹️
Comment from : BoB

Every time I run the front of my foot when I heel strike hurts a lot and I end up not running
Comment from : Isaac Ochoa

It’s a little sad how football and basketball players make anywhere from 10-20 MILLION when nicks playing a sport that’s 10x harder and barely making a fraction of what they make
Comment from : Bryan Nichols

Next video: "The worst year when I was a full time professional athlete I made"brI think you'd definitely erase anyone who thinks you had it easy grossing 350 towards the end of your career
Comment from : Josh Kaptur

Not sure if you did a video in this but can you go over how you got your first pro contract and the process of signing to an agent? And maybe your thoughts on how long the average pro career is and why
Comment from : TripleDouggie

Very interesting!
Comment from : H W Lee

Hey Nick, you should do like 15-30 minute podcast episodes to listen to on runs, I do this with some of your Nick Symmonds Too race recap videos and its great!
Comment from : Isaac Scott

This video is amazing so informative but it's kinda sad how little track and field Athletes get paid compared to other sports like NFL NBA and Soccer
Comment from : The Racing Ban

Nice! I also make running videos!
Comment from : KON Track and Field

Hi, How are you being affected by the Covid-19 from a small business perspective? I run my own software consulting company and had to go from LLC to W2 and attach myself to a bigger company just to stay in "business" Also did Ryan Hall let you stay with him on the 3 mile run? Was he toying with you? Lol
Comment from : Joe Contreras

I love your vids man, I just want you to come to Brisbane in Australia man, I'd love to run in one of your vids, I've been getting really chubby lately & I wanted to ask for advice because I used to run 11:69 in 100m when I was 15, now I'm 17 :/
Comment from : Jd Thomsen

Nick, these videos are awesome! Thanks for the transparency
Comment from : Ben Piekarz

Thank u Nick for creating this new channel It provides insight and knowledge about Athletics that only Elite sprinters like u know about
Comment from : ANIL PANDEY

Thank you for the candid view of what it takes to be a pro runner I ran on a cinder track in high school Long spikes and occasionally digging cinders out of my hide You do a beautiful job expressing the joys of running I am 60 and not in very good shape but your videos have stirred fond memories of my running days Keep up the good work
Comment from : Gary Bailey/Reach The World

Don't stake your future on this paying off, kids Nick is the exception My friend was sponsored for a few years and in his best year he grossed $2200 plus free gear (no agent) He was a 4:13 mile and 14:45 5K If you are able to parlay running into a college scholarship you are among the top 1-2 of young runners and you did really well for yourselfbrGreat insight Nick
Comment from : kpk33x

@qaizorrrr
Comment from : Qaiser Heshaam

Nick, this is a super cool and creative idea I very much enjoyed this video
Comment from : Daniel Garcia

CAP!brbryou can partner up and get free coachingbrbrbrbrbredit:oh lol you already said that
Comment from : imposter of the vent

Gear and doctors appointments Yes sir, very important
Comment from : Volodya Mihaelovich

Hi Nick, can you make a video about what you eat in a day as a professional runner I think people are curious about this Cheers !
Comment from : CTH

50 income tax is why Paula loves the weather in Monaco
Comment from : G

Big fan I watched your 800m Olympic run all the time to see what I can take what your good at
Comment from : Landon Duncan

40-50 income tax??? What the hell??
Comment from : Eric Berg

Wow I haven't seen Nick without his hat by the way great vid 🙂
Comment from : Julian Holguin

350k is a lot but I figured it would be more And you deserved every penny Well done I would like to see a video of how your life changed after your first USA 800 win!
Comment from : 4Dangert

It's awesome to see someone as transparent as you are, especially with topics like this!
Comment from : Logan Seaburg

guys were so close to 100 💯 can you guys please click on our logo and subscribe to our channel , a new video is coming out soon
Comment from : The Legends

i saw you when i was in the middle of my cross country seasonbryou were a role model to mebryou taught me to keep pushing no matter whatbrthank you
Comment from : Cavin

How does one become a professional track and field agent?
Comment from : Ron Bunn

I got RunGum and everytime I chew it 5 min later I’m super energetic brbrThank youuuu!!!!
Comment from : Claps FNM

If Andy malles or pat Cullen see this, what up!
Comment from : Louis Montano

Hey Nick, I remember you doing a video a long while back where you briefly addressed food (a bowl of tuna?) I’d love a video about how pro runners eat, maybe some specific meals I get stuck in a rut with my pasta dishes and love seeing what other fitness-folks cook for meal ideas! brThese videos about earning are so important too Thanks for demystifying the sport I love
Comment from : Ron Bunn

Learned a lot from this video, and the information was helpful I really appreciate the transparency about the pro running life
Comment from : komorebi_