Daily Archives: Thursday, May 1, 2008

I was pointed to this ad campaign from Adidas that I’d never seen before (yah, I live in a closet). Then one of my blogging/running friends, Lisa Lawrence, posted THIS. You can see the whole series HERE. It’s a great set of pictures and I love them all but this is what I want to comment on: For those of you who aren’t runners and don’t know what’s going on, the man is taping his nipples. He is doing this because during long runs your shirt usually rubs them raw to the point where they start bleeding. It’s really quite painful but you often don’t notice it until you see red streaks staining your shirt, or after when the race is over. Very sensitive stuff. The tape prevents this from happening for obvious reasons. As for me, I don’t really relish the prospect of ripping tape off my nipples, taking … Continue reading →