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A Runner from San Francisco Creates Artworks With His Routes, and They’d Make You Grab Your Running Shoes Too

Some people's capabilities and talents can never give a price. Because their creativity elevates them to the top of the world. Running art is a different kind of design that diverts the attention of all. Distance runner Lenny Maughan decide to use the city map as a canvas for creating his running art. He uses the special app for choosing the paths of future image beforehand and its a unique idea of a running art making.
© Lenny Maughan / Strava.com  
Pig Run

Lenny ,already created 53 running artworks, which vary by their complexity and the distance Lenny had to cover to get the picture. The runner says, that the most difficult part of making his artwork is running up the hills, that are an inevitable part of creating almost every masterpiece. Taking a shortcut is not an option either.

© Lenny Maughan / Strava.com  
Shamrock Run
© Lenny Maughan / Strava.com  
Barefoot Run

Maughan uses a special fitness app
called Strava and MapMyRun that record his routes and provide all the statistics that come along with his runs.

© Lenny Maughan / Strava.com  
Frida Kahlo Run

Lenny’s feet have drawn many remarkable masterpieces.But Frida Kahlo’s portrait ,that getting attracted of the people. therefore most of the people are using internet for looking Lenny’s works.
It happened when a friend of his, with the nickname themouth, posted Frida’s running portrait on the Reddit site, mentioning that it took the runner 28.9 miles to complete the picture.

© Lenny Maughan / Strava.com  
Taco Run
© Lenny Maughan / Strava.com  
Chopsticks Run

The process of planning the route takes quite a bit of Lenny’s time. He first draws the picture he wants to get on the map and goes through several repetitions before he starts the “art” process. Lenny himself admits that sometimes sketching a picture takes more time than running it. He always has to be extremely careful when running because taking a wrong turn might spoil the whole picture.

© Lenny Maughan / Strava.com  
Wired Run
© Lenny Maughan / Strava.com  
Puzzle Run

Maughan doesn’t take requests and never reveals what his next work will depict — it all comes as a surprise to his friends and followers.

© Lenny Maughan / mapmyrun.com  
Cat Run
© Lenny Maughan / mapmyrun.com  
Cocktail Run

Bonus: There’s an annual bike event called “Turkey Ride”. Bikers gather in San Francisco and follow the intricate “turkey” route.

© GoatLegS / reddit  
Which of these routes seems the most impressive to you? We would be glad to hear from you in the comments!

idea of a running art making.