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Runner Uses The Streets As His Canvas, Maps Out Artistic Designs With His Routes (31 Pics)

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Jogging is a truly healthy activity for both physical and mental health; we all know this already. For some people, it comes naturally. For others, it’s either a struggle not worth contemplating or just a little, well, boring.

Without a jogging buddy or any element of competition, how do you spice up your runs? Well, there are now plenty of apps that you can download, that keep track of things like speed, distance, heart rate, calories burned and even challenges against other users to keep you motivated.

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Runner Uses The Streets As His Canvas, Maps Out Artistic Designs With His Routes (31 Pics)

Image credits: Lenny Maughan

San Franciscan Lenny Maughan doesn’t have any problems with motivation though, he loves to run! He uses the social fitness app Strava to create amazing pieces of ‘running art;’ carefully planning his route beforehand to run in the pattern of a certain image with the streets of San Fran as his canvas.

Runner Uses The Streets As His Canvas, Maps Out Artistic Designs With His Routes (31 Pics)

Image credits: Lenny Maughan

Runner Uses The Streets As His Canvas, Maps Out Artistic Designs With His Routes (31 Pics)

Image credits: Lenny Maughan

Lenny sometimes has to run incredible distances – his ‘Frida Kahlo’ masterpiece covered 29 miles and took almost 6 hours to complete – all the while being careful not to make any mistakes. A single wrong turn can ruin the whole piece!

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Runner Uses The Streets As His Canvas, Maps Out Artistic Designs With His Routes (31 Pics)

Image credits: Lenny Maughan

Runner Uses The Streets As His Canvas, Maps Out Artistic Designs With His Routes (31 Pics)

Image credits: Lenny Maughan

“You can’t see the lines drawn until after you finish your run,” Lenny told SFGATE. “So it’s such a joyful feeling when you put in all of that work and you finally finish and get to see what you envisioned at the end.”

Runner Uses The Streets As His Canvas, Maps Out Artistic Designs With His Routes (31 Pics)

Image credits: Lenny Maughan

Runner Uses The Streets As His Canvas, Maps Out Artistic Designs With His Routes (31 Pics)

Image credits: Lenny Maughan

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“San Francisco is my canvas. I use the streets as a framework for what I want to do, find shapes, and make it work. Kind of like how little kids look up at the clouds.”

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Runner Uses The Streets As His Canvas, Maps Out Artistic Designs With His Routes (31 Pics)

Image credits: Lenny Maughan

Runner Uses The Streets As His Canvas, Maps Out Artistic Designs With His Routes (31 Pics)

Image credits: Lenny Maughan

Runner Uses The Streets As His Canvas, Maps Out Artistic Designs With His Routes (31 Pics)

Image credits: Lenny Maughan

Lenny has been doing his running art for over 3 years now and has created 30 unique designs. Far from the stereotypical image of an artist sitting patiently at an easel for days on end, painstakingly applying the gentlest of brush strokes, this very modern type of art is as exhausting physically as it is mentally!

Runner Uses The Streets As His Canvas, Maps Out Artistic Designs With His Routes (31 Pics)

Image credits: Lenny Maughan

Runner Uses The Streets As His Canvas, Maps Out Artistic Designs With His Routes (31 Pics)

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Image credits: Lenny Maughan

What do you think? Do you enjoy jogging, or is it something that you find boring and a struggle? Scroll down to see the rest of Lenny’s hard-earned art for yourself, and let us know what you think in the comments!

Runner Uses The Streets As His Canvas, Maps Out Artistic Designs With His Routes (31 Pics)

Image credits: Lenny Maughan

Runner Uses The Streets As His Canvas, Maps Out Artistic Designs With His Routes (31 Pics)

Image credits: Lenny Maughan

Runner Uses The Streets As His Canvas, Maps Out Artistic Designs With His Routes (31 Pics)

Image credits: Lenny Maughan

Runner Uses The Streets As His Canvas, Maps Out Artistic Designs With His Routes (31 Pics)

Runner Uses The Streets As His Canvas, Maps Out Artistic Designs With His Routes (31 Pics)

Image credits: Lenny Maughan

Runner Uses The Streets As His Canvas, Maps Out Artistic Designs With His Routes (31 Pics)

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Image credits: Lenny Maughan

Runner Uses The Streets As His Canvas, Maps Out Artistic Designs With His Routes (31 Pics)

Image credits: Lenny Maughan

Runner Uses The Streets As His Canvas, Maps Out Artistic Designs With His Routes (31 Pics)

Image credits: Lenny Maughan

Runner Uses The Streets As His Canvas, Maps Out Artistic Designs With His Routes (31 Pics)

Image credits: Lenny Maughan

Runner Uses The Streets As His Canvas, Maps Out Artistic Designs With His Routes (31 Pics)

Image credits: Lenny Maughan

Runner Uses The Streets As His Canvas, Maps Out Artistic Designs With His Routes (31 Pics)

Image credits: Lenny Maughan

Runner Uses The Streets As His Canvas, Maps Out Artistic Designs With His Routes (31 Pics)

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Image credits: Lenny Maughan

Runner Uses The Streets As His Canvas, Maps Out Artistic Designs With His Routes (31 Pics)

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Denis is a photo editor at Bored Panda. After getting his bachelor's degree in Multimedia and Computer Design, he tried to succeed in digital design, advertising, and branding. Also, Denis really enjoys sports and loves everything related to board sports and water.

Denis is a photo editor at Bored Panda. After getting his bachelor's degree in Multimedia and Computer Design, he tried to succeed in digital design, advertising, and branding. Also, Denis really enjoys sports and loves everything related to board sports and water.

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James is a Bored Panda reporter who graduated with a BA in Peace And Conflict Studies and an MA in African Affairs. Before Bored Panda, he was an English teacher and also travelled a lot, doing odd jobs from beer-slinging to brickie's labourer and freelance journalism along the way. James loves covering stories about social and environmental issues and prefers to highlight the positive things that unite us, rather than petty internet squabbles about fictional characters. James is the grumpy, contradictory one who thinks that Bored Panda, due to its large audience, has a social responsibility to inspire and inform its readers with interesting issues and entertaining, well-researched stories. Let's do our bit to make our little corner of the internet a smarter, more truthful and less angry place!

James is a Bored Panda reporter who graduated with a BA in Peace And Conflict Studies and an MA in African Affairs. Before Bored Panda, he was an English teacher and also travelled a lot, doing odd jobs from beer-slinging to brickie's labourer and freelance journalism along the way. James loves covering stories about social and environmental issues and prefers to highlight the positive things that unite us, rather than petty internet squabbles about fictional characters. James is the grumpy, contradictory one who thinks that Bored Panda, due to its large audience, has a social responsibility to inspire and inform its readers with interesting issues and entertaining, well-researched stories. Let's do our bit to make our little corner of the internet a smarter, more truthful and less angry place!

What do you think ?

'Adilah Wafa 5 years ago

That is a WHOLE LOT of motivation!

19points

CookieNeerrrrd 5 years ago

This man is amazing! He encourages exercise in an... interesting way!!!!! :)

12points

A Jones 5 years ago

This is pretty cool and very creative. :)

11points

Abby 5 years ago

It would've been cool to know how long each of these runs were though

4points

Alex Noott 5 years ago

Definitely not a quick 5 minute jog!

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Gintare Cer 5 years ago

I'd like to see the mileage on this 🏃

2points

Freya the Wanderer 5 years ago

These are very clever and creative. I like how he incorporated Golden Gate Park into the engine of the USS Enterprise.

2points

Alex Noott 5 years ago

The lady sitting down, he could have placed her boobs over Twin Peaks! 😆😆

2points

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Doober 5 years ago

If only I had an OUNCE of this guys motivation..

2points

Grumble O'Pug 5 years ago

There's a cyclist who does that on Strava. I think his name is Bikealangelo.

2points

Mary Rose Kent 5 years ago

He should have put the Taco route through The Mission...what kind of San Franciscan misses something this obvious?

1point

okpkpkp 5 years ago

where is the Dungeness crab art?

1point

B 🐌🖤 5 years ago

Love!

1point

Marcin Wójtowicz 5 years ago

My draw last week 🙂https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=3098190906888427&id=100000926445662

1point

We Were On A Break! 5 years ago

Awesome!

1point

maddie garrett 5 years ago

the fist one got me and the foot made me think of.......................................

0points

Phoenix Smith 5 years ago

the fist and the chopstick on were my favorites. :)

0points

Mary Rose Kent 5 years ago

This comment has been deleted.

0points

Shull GaRett 5 years ago

I hot tired just by examining his routes...

0points

Ashley Wright 5 years ago

Why?

0points

Shan Rai 5 years ago

This comment has been deleted.

0points

Esca Sav 5 years ago

Anyone else seeing a lot of Frida Kahlo lately???? Cause I just came back from Turkey and my girl was everywhere!!! Bags, purses, portraits, mugs, notebooks, etc etc etc. Like I'm glad you getting a lot of publicity again, but did I miss a "trend" or something this past month????

0points

Vanessa 5 years ago

this is amazing! even got a great workout at the end! :D

0points

Islam Mustafa 5 years ago

Idk man, maybe he's only drawing them on phone

0points

Vicky Zar 5 years ago

This is SO cool, creative and new. I like it

0points

Phantom Captain 5 years ago

SO COOL!

0points

'Adilah Wafa 5 years ago

That is a WHOLE LOT of motivation!

19points

CookieNeerrrrd 5 years ago

This man is amazing! He encourages exercise in an... interesting way!!!!! :)

12points

A Jones 5 years ago

This is pretty cool and very creative. :)

11points

Abby 5 years ago

It would've been cool to know how long each of these runs were though

4points

Alex Noott 5 years ago

Definitely not a quick 5 minute jog!

1point

Load More Replies...

Gintare Cer 5 years ago

I'd like to see the mileage on this 🏃

2points

Freya the Wanderer 5 years ago

These are very clever and creative. I like how he incorporated Golden Gate Park into the engine of the USS Enterprise.

2points

Alex Noott 5 years ago

The lady sitting down, he could have placed her boobs over Twin Peaks! 😆😆

2points

Load More Replies...

Doober 5 years ago

If only I had an OUNCE of this guys motivation..

2points

Grumble O'Pug 5 years ago

There's a cyclist who does that on Strava. I think his name is Bikealangelo.

2points

Mary Rose Kent 5 years ago

He should have put the Taco route through The Mission...what kind of San Franciscan misses something this obvious?

1point

okpkpkp 5 years ago

where is the Dungeness crab art?

1point

B 🐌🖤 5 years ago

Love!

1point

Marcin Wójtowicz 5 years ago

My draw last week 🙂https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=3098190906888427&id=100000926445662

1point

We Were On A Break! 5 years ago

Awesome!

1point

maddie garrett 5 years ago

the fist one got me and the foot made me think of.......................................

0points

Phoenix Smith 5 years ago

the fist and the chopstick on were my favorites. :)

0points

Mary Rose Kent 5 years ago

This comment has been deleted.

0points

Shull GaRett 5 years ago

I hot tired just by examining his routes...

0points

Ashley Wright 5 years ago

Why?

0points

Shan Rai 5 years ago

This comment has been deleted.

0points

Esca Sav 5 years ago

Anyone else seeing a lot of Frida Kahlo lately???? Cause I just came back from Turkey and my girl was everywhere!!! Bags, purses, portraits, mugs, notebooks, etc etc etc. Like I'm glad you getting a lot of publicity again, but did I miss a "trend" or something this past month????

0points

Vanessa 5 years ago

this is amazing! even got a great workout at the end! :D

0points

Islam Mustafa 5 years ago

Idk man, maybe he's only drawing them on phone

0points

Vicky Zar 5 years ago

This is SO cool, creative and new. I like it

0points

Phantom Captain 5 years ago

SO COOL!

0points

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