Race Photos

Our race photos from Sunday were just posted online and I think this is now a perfect record for my initial thought when looking at them to be “wow, I look terrible, I look like I’m going to fall over and die.”  Flattering, eh? It’s the nature of the beast I suppose, who is going to look cute and refreshed after running so many miles? I always feel like the race photos are kind of blah too, it’s just someone sitting there for hours continuously snapping the shutter from a fixed position. My brother on the other hand has made sort of a side career out of race photography. This is one of his pictures from Ironman Wisconsin a few years ago. It just seems like he’s captured the essence of the runner. Maybe because I’ve done that race but when I look at that picture I get a sense for what that guy is feeling at that moment.

Regardless of how you think you look in your race photos, buy one. I promise when you come across it during a move or look at it years later, you will be inspired by the person you see. No matter how hard the race was, you’ll look at the picture and find yourself flooded with the good memories, with the feeling you had when finally crossed the finish line. When you are having a really bad day or need some motivation, look at some old race photos, it will do wonders to your ego.

Here’s something for your running mix to remind you to smile in your race pics. I just read that instead of saying “cheese” you should say “money” when someone is taking your picture, it’s supposedly more flattering. I think the only “money” that will make my race photos more flattering is the kind paid to a skilled photoshop artisan but my SI Swimsuit Modeling days are long gone anyway so I’m done caring about that.