Sunday May 27, 2012

Ready to run

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Marathon runner Joseph Tame, wearing his “iRun” apparatus, stretches prior to a test run in Tokyo on Friday. Tame, 33, of Hereford, England, intends to take part in Sunday’s Tokyo marathon with his self-made mobile social media studio called “iRun,” equipped with four iPhones, an iPad, two Android handsets, a weather center pinned on his helmet and a heart monitor with a GPS, to give viewers a real-time experience of the marathon on his website www.tm2011.com.

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    nimbus

    Nice legs....not the guy...the girl in grey stockings and boots.

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    paulinusa

    Many people run marathons in costumes(sometimes as part of a group), and some are actually pretty good runners.

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    Mark_McCracken

    What is the function of the Pink Bunny Shoes?

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    Godan

    Guy with bowtie, "And I thought I was a dork."

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    shinjukuboy

    @nimbus, at first I was confused about whose legs were whose.

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    marcels

    What if he wants to piss!!

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    Tsunayoshi

    Dude's become a parody of himself...

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    whiskeysour

    Good Luck !!!!

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    gogogo

    what a nerd

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    bicultural

    oh dear ...

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    paulinusa

    Like I said, he can probably run faster and longer than any of you could dream about.

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    DenTok2009

    the man is on a mission! (unlike everyone else in the photo who are just milling around letting life pass them by)

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    Zenny11

    Agree with Paulinusa.

    That is quiet a bit of extra weight and encumbrance added there. Either way if he is having fun.

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    oikawa

    He even has a chimpira chaperone to clear the streets for him, he must be important.

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    paulinusa

    What if he wants to piss!!

    Have run the NYC marathon which begins conveniently(at least for men) an the Verrazano Bridge. Look out below!

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    digitalnatives

    uk techs in japan wow this will be greatt atleast he brings changes keep it up dude

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    tokyochris

    He's just trying to have a little fun so I am really not sure why people feel the need to throw insults...

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    globalwatcher

    He's just trying to have a little fun so I am really not sure why people feel the need to throw insults...

    I agree. The person like him give me a big smile of the day. Let's enjoy have a fun with him. This was a national night news in USA. We loved it!!

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    Foxie

    Love the pink bunnies on his shoes.

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    IvanCoughalot

    Now this man look like a real buffoon. What's the betting he's got some "hilarious" giant glasses at home?

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    ExportExpert

    Whats the point? Just to have fun? Can think of a million better ways to have fun and not look like a total dork.

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    Ranger_Miffy

    That seems like too much equipment. Four iPhones? Seems like it would be pretty difficult to text and run. Anyway, it's pretty imaginative!

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    my2sense

    I think its a riot and he looks familiar from last year. Dude made CNN.

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    my2sense

    dude on left and the right pretty much sums up the guys here...

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    T_rexmaxytime

    The black dude behind him has some interesting clothes on!... Its almost like NY not that I have ever been there. lol

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    shinjukuboy

    Well, just to add a sober note, he is running to raise money for a childrens' cancer hospital in Tokyo. Good luck to the guy.

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