Memes

This first meme pokes fun at six different aspects of running. The captions under each picture make a little joke about what each group of people think a runners actually do. The last picture "what I actually do" is a joke at runners who load up on carbohydrates before a run and typically use running or "carb-loading" as an excuse for overeating. Carb loading is an old fitness myth that has been debunked time and time again, now it is a joke in running circles, one who overeats before a prolonged race will be in stomach pain mecca after mile one. 

This meme is another joke about running and eating. A lot of people think that running is a great way to loose weight and eat what ever one pleases. Running does not aid in rapid weight loss nor can one eat "Dessert" and go running with out puking it up. The knowledge needed to understand this joke is very limited. Many of us have heard somebody we know say "i will run it off" after a large meal. 

This meme took the most digital tallent to create. We can see a Greek God looking individual (photoshopped) with a superimposed Colosseum in the background. The two pillars of light are also photoshopped in and a heavy contrast filter has been laid over the entire photo. This drastic contrast not only makes the historical background stand out but also makes the athletes over developed muscles stand out on a dark skin person in a dark photo.

The purpose of making such a work of digital art is for inspiration. "if you run, you can look like this" This photo is highly altered and is obviously promoting the unbelievable physical attributes of athletes competing at the olympic games.

All these memes took some kind of template and or filters to create some taking more skill than others. The reason for creating these memes were to sensationalize running, either with humor or with a felling of serous motivation. The athlete in the third photo contains no humor and is the opposite of the first two working to motivate a viewer to go and run.

All three are to motivate a viewer to either make fun of running or to actually put on the shoes and go for a run. Ironically the man in the third picture is not wearing running shoes.