I am famous! Well, not quite. But I got my picture into Running Times and Runner’s World without even trying!
When I ran the Buffalo Marathon back in May of 2007, I ran a 4:21 marathon. That was a personal best for me at the time. I was tired at the end, but I still had a little bit of energy. Right before the finish line, slowed to a walk, then jumped up and clicked my heels together, then crossed the line. The race photographer did a fantastic job, and managed to get three shots of me in the air. They were right on the ball. And something that made the pictures a little better was that I was wearing my Primal Wear tuxedo cycling jersey.
I came very close to buying prints of one of the pictures and I still might.
Then back in October, a friend of mine brought it to my attention, that they used one of my photos where I was jumping at the finish line, for the Buffalo Marathon ad. My picture can be seen on page 20 of the December 2007 issue of Running Times. It was a full page ad. My picture was also used on the website.
Then my picture appeared in the January 2008 issue of Runner’s World, though this time it was only a 1/4 page ad towards to back of the magazine.
I have had a few people ask if that was me. I even heard that a friend of my niece saw a picture of me on her dorm room wall, and asked if I was the guy in the ad.
Even today I had someone ask if that was me jumping in the Buffalo Marathon ad in Runner’s World.
It is just so funny.

Posted by Rob in Whatever on January 7th, 2008 |