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Mizuno ads

More Mizuno ads. Tell Mizuno to fix those dead links! These ads are priceless.

Picking up the kids from school.

Security blanket

Running terminology

Persistence

Un-wise runner attacks spectator.

... and now for less funny, but still cool stuff

M.C. Escher does running ads in this interesting ad campaign.

Serious running terminology

Inspiration: An extra degree makes a huge difference, but the previous link misses a phenomenal example.
Year 2000 Olympic 10,000 Kilometer (6.2 mile) Race
MedalRunnerTime
GoldHaile Gebrselassie of Ethiopia27:18.20
SilverPaul Tergat of Kenya27:18.29

Difference between first and second place: 0.09 of a second. Compare to the Olympic 100 meter dash in the same year.
MedalRunnerTime
GoldMaurice Greene of USA9.87
SilverAto Boldon of Trinidad9.99

Difference between first and second place: 0.13 of a second. A 27 minute race was closer than a 10 second race!

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