Naturally, my friends asked if I ever drew actual pictures, not just letters and numbers. While I did a few, the majority of my run arts have been limited to just letters and numbers. With my special block-cutting technique, technically anything can be drawn, given enough time and proper planning. And so I did, recently, advance to the next phase of my run art, with "Jimmy" and "Adam".
With the "Jimmy" piece, there is this roundabout traffic circle in Glen Oaks, Queens that I have yet covered on my CityStrides map. I have this friend Jimmy who is well-known for his strong appetite. The roundabout made a perfect food item, whether a bagel or a donut. The fun got better as I tried to include a bite mark in the food item. Of course, I had to use my virtual trespassing technique to make the bite mark.
Adam is another friend in the run community. A great runner himself, he loves to cheer fellow runners with his cowbells. Not just the small cowbells somewhat cube-ish type, but the real, rectangular ones. Every year, Prospect Park Track Club has a dinner party at which members receive awards as voted by the club. In past years, the awards came in the form of a plaque or similar form. In 2016, someone came up with the excellent idea of awarding cowbells! So useful! Adam won in two categories and now often carry them to the cheer zone, thus in my run art there's a cowbell after his name. To achieve the angular shape of the cowbell, I again resorted to cutting through city blocks.
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