Hrmm, I hate to point out the obvious. This is a rather old, those pictures have been floating around for a few months.

Jogging. Not even once.

I had the same problem, impaler.

erveek: Jogging. Not even once.

I hate you! I was going to use this... Billboards all over town with this well almost this on them. Well played

Sybarite: As I've long suspected, black people just look better after exercise than white people. Man, those guys have all the advantages.

Yeah! I wish I was black

Clean her up and have her jog to my bedroom.

Sybarite: As I've long suspected, black people just look better after exercise than white people. Man, those guys have all the advantages.

I don't know if you noticed or not, but black babies are cuter too.

Wow, people look different after they take a shower and get out of their sweaty clothes. Who Knew?

But the downside to being black, is that you're black.

Run for fun? What the hell kind of fun is that?

Something's fishy, all those people have nice clothes that are so similar to workout clothes? Same shade, tone, texture?

That McDreamy-looking dude in the white? I'm not gay but that is one good-looking man! I'm not even jealous, he's so far out in front, the same way that I'm not jealous of the Kenyans that can run a 10K 15 minutes faster than I can.

Endorphin is one hell of a drug. (yes all of the joggers are stoned on it. Just look at their eyes. There's only one reason to put yourself through that shiat.)

The only one who didn't change all that much is the older gal at the last.

Guess I'll have that going for me.

If I ever start jogging.

Not bloody likely.

I will start jogging when I see the people that are already doing it are smiling.

SDRR: [i1143.photobucket.com image 312x397]

Sarah Connor?

Another set would be the pre runner/thinner runner pics.

dogusgovoof: SDRR: [i1143.photobucket.com image 312x397]

Sarah Connor?

DAMMIT beat me to it!

angry_scientist: dogusgovoof: SDRR: [i1143.photobucket.com image 312x397]

Sarah Connor?

DAMMIT beat me to it!

I suppose it makes sense, gotta keep running.

JackieRabbit: Endorphin is one hell of a drug. (yes all of the joggers are stoned on it. Just look at their eyes. There's only one reason to put yourself through that shiat.)

Well, more than one, but that's certainly one. I don't get much of the endorphin rush, pretty much only when I do a short, fast speed workout, and even then it's nothing to write home about. A single beer is more fun than that. People who get a pronounced high all the time are lucky bastards. I run because it's the fastest, most convenient way to get the exercise in that I need to in order to be in shape to do the stuff I REALLY want to do. I don't ever want to have to say "no" because I can't hack it when somebody says " let's try whitewater kayaking this weekend" or "do you think we can get across the grand canyon in a day to avoid the permit hassle?" or "there's supposed to be an awesome cave ten miles that way. can we get there and back before sunset?" I *could* go to the gym more, or any number of other things-- but running is "shoes and out the door," and the equipment investment is like $150 worth of shoes per year. There's no drive time to the gym, no class times to worry about, trivial equipment, no fees, and it's simple to do while traveling.

the lesson here: French people are fugly

These look like those ultra doctored photos used in ads which are blown up to incredible dimensions and then every little texture is meticulously replaced and shaded by methed up art school graduates in loft office buildings on the west side.

OneFretAway: Uncle Wiggly: (and yes: all the black guys look hot.)

The white dude in the last set looked pretty good too.

I am a runner, so I was really getting a kick, etc. Also, I had not realized how popular bow ties are in Europe.

Bow ties are cool.

/fezzes, stetsons, etc...

Photography can be used to create either flattering or unflattering results!? OUTRAGEOUS!

Sybarite: As I've long suspected, black people just look better after exercise than white people. Man, those guys have all the advantages.

It's probably the same reason that CGI black folks started to look realistic long before CGI white folk. Translucent skin that shows more of the underlying color from internal physiology probably changes appearance much more dramatically than mostly opaque skin when you dilate all the little blood vessels and lose a couple of pounds' worth of water and a bunch of salt by forcing it through the pores.

raygundan: JackieRabbit: Endorphin is one hell of a drug. (yes all of the joggers are stoned on it. Just look at their eyes. There's only one reason to put yourself through that shiat.)

Well, more than one, but that's certainly one. I don't get much of the endorphin rush, pretty much only when I do a short, fast speed workout, and even then it's nothing to write home about. A single beer is more fun than that. People who get a pronounced high all the time are lucky bastards. I run because it's the fastest, most convenient way to get the exercise in that I need to in order to be in shape to do the stuff I REALLY want to do. I don't ever want to have to say "no" because I can't hack it when somebody says " let's try whitewater kayaking this weekend" or "do you think we can get across the grand canyon in a day to avoid the permit hassle?" or "there's supposed to be an awesome cave ten miles that way. can we get there and back before sunset?" I *could* go to the gym more, or any number of other things-- but running is "shoes and out the door," and the equipment investment is like $150 worth of shoes per year. There's no drive time to the gym, no class times to worry about, trivial equipment, no fees, and it's simple to do while traveling.

Any tips for a couch potato that would like to start?

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swear i saw the ghost of Amy Winehouse in that set.

dogusgovoof: angry_scientist: dogusgovoof: SDRR: [i1143.photobucket.com image 312x397]

Sarah Connor?

DAMMIT beat me to it!

I suppose it makes sense, gotta keep running.

Boy, after looking through the pics more in tfa, that was her good pic. Her 'before' pic looked like was the victim of a phased plasma rifle

/ehh would still bury it in her 40 watt range just to say that I found her

Explodo: Photography can be used to create either flattering or unflattering results!? OUTRAGEOUS!

Same lighting and background, as well as identical poses for each pairing? RTFA perchance?

Were they trying to ugly up those people in the "before" pics? If not; moral of the story, joggers are ugly?

The guys look pretty similar in both, and with the women it's mostly just the difference between makeup and no makeup.

suziequzie: Any tips for a couch potato that would like to start?


First thing that comes to mind for me is GET OFF THE COUCH!!

/Is fat.
//Doesn't have a couch.
///Has a recliner.
////Seriously, good luck if you start running. I used to like running.

suziequzie: raygundan: JackieRabbit: Endorphin is one hell of a drug. (yes all of the joggers are stoned on it. Just look at their eyes. There's only one reason to put yourself through that shiat.)

Well, more than one, but that's certainly one. I don't get much of the endorphin rush, pretty much only when I do a short, fast speed workout, and even then it's nothing to write home about. A single beer is more fun than that. People who get a pronounced high all the time are lucky bastards. I run because it's the fastest, most convenient way to get the exercise in that I need to in order to be in shape to do the stuff I REALLY want to do. I don't ever want to have to say "no" because I can't hack it when somebody says " let's try whitewater kayaking this weekend" or "do you think we can get across the grand canyon in a day to avoid the permit hassle?" or "there's supposed to be an awesome cave ten miles that way. can we get there and back before sunset?" I *could* go to the gym more, or any number of other things-- but running is "shoes and out the door," and the equipment investment is like $150 worth of shoes per year. There's no drive time to the gym, no class times to worry about, trivial equipment, no fees, and it's simple to do while traveling.

Any tips for a couch potato that would like to start?

Start easy, but set yourself a goal to work for four or five months out. A real goal. One that might make you think "holy crap, how will I do that," but that will be ominous enough to make you respect the training and awesome enough that when you've finished it you're like "hell yeah, biatches." I like the half marathon, but if you have a bike and like to swim, you could work toward something like a sprint triathlon, too. There's a million training programs, and they'll probably all work, but I've used these with most friends who asked me the same thing:

Starting out
Working up to 5k
Half Marathon

With those, you're five months from a half marathon.

Get good shoes. Especially for the first pair, go to a place that just sells running shoes and that will let you run around in them in front of the store or on a treadmill while they watch how your feet roll and such. Nothing will kill your drive faster than blisters or an injury.

But if you're doing it like I do, to be fit for other activities-- make sure to DO some of those other activities instead of a few of the runs! Go for a long hike, or whatever it is you're wanting to do.

raygundan: JackieRabbit: Endorphin is one hell of a drug. (yes all of the joggers are stoned on it. Just look at their eyes. There's only one reason to put yourself through that shiat.)

Well, more than one, but that's certainly one. I don't get much of the endorphin rush, pretty much only when I do a short, fast speed workout, and even then it's nothing to write home about. A single beer is more fun than that. People who get a pronounced high all the time are lucky bastards. I run because it's the fastest, most convenient way to get the exercise in that I need to in order to be in shape to do the stuff I REALLY want to do. I don't ever want to have to say "no" because I can't hack it when somebody says " let's try whitewater kayaking this weekend" or "do you think we can get across the grand canyon in a day to avoid the permit hassle?" or "there's supposed to be an awesome cave ten miles that way. can we get there and back before sunset?" I *could* go to the gym more, or any number of other things-- but running is "shoes and out the door," and the equipment investment is like $150 worth of shoes per year. There's no drive time to the gym, no class times to worry about, trivial equipment, no fees, and it's simple to do while traveling.

How often and how far do you run? I know people who just do a few miles a couple of time per week who aren't endorphin addicts. But my sis was once a distance running who thought nothing of running 20-30 miles four times per week. And boy-howdy, if she missed a couple of days, she started having real withdrawal symptoms and turned into a complete biatch. So my bro-in-law was kind of glad when here knees were finally worn out and the docs said no more running.

Wow the French REALLY like their brown clothing.

Technically, it's after and before pics.

Weird, half of those don't even look like real people. They look like wax models.

bikerbob59: Technically, it's after and before pics.

Technically... it's after and later after pics.

These Skyrim screenshots are creepy.