In tribute to a company that he's admittedly "hooked" on, Tokyo-based digital media producer Joseph Tame decided to go for a 13-mile run. But this wasn't just any chug around the block: using two iPhones and the Runkeeper app, Tame managed to run himself a giant Apple logo right through central Tokyo.
"It's for this that I'd like to personally show my appreciation to Steve for his vision and leadership, which has made a direct positive impact upon my life. His work has also served to revolutionize the mobile phone industry, something that was desperately needed here more than anywhere," wrote Tame in a blog post. "I'd like to wish Steve all the best, and hope that his health improves fast now he's able to focus more on getting well again."
The journey, which took Tame roughly two hours to complete, started off around the western side of Tokyo's Imperial palace–to create the east side of the Apple logo, we note. He curved out the bottom of Apple's apple through the Tokyo neighborhoods of Roppongi and Omotesando, eventually finishing up the westernmost point of the logo around Shinjuku. He ran part of the top of Apple's logo before taking a small break to construct the leaf in the Kagurazaka, and then finished out his journey-turned-art around the Yasukuni Shrine.
In total, Tam ran a pace of just around a 9-minute, 12-second mile, and he burnt approximately 1,724 calories to show his appreciation for the company he loves. A company he really loves.
". . . when the iPhone came out in the UK and Japan I was desperate to get my hands on one, and within three hours of landing back in Japan in late 2008 I was in the Softbank Store, signing up for a 2 year contract," wrote Tame.
"Well that was it. I was hooked. Since then I've upgraded every year, paying hefty cancellation fees on old contracts in order to have the latest and greatest," he added.
This isn't Tame's first edition of "running art," as it were. His other running recreations includes a run of his full name, a run that displayed the image of a giant heart, and–our favorite–a run that looks like a baby elephant drinking water. Talk about a new art movement.
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". . . when the iPhone came out in the UK and Japan I was desperate to get my hands on one, and within three hours of landing back in Japan in late 2008 I was in the Softbank Store, signing up for a 2 year contract," wrote Tame.
"Well that was it. I was hooked. Since then I've upgraded every year, paying hefty cancellation fees on old contracts in order to have the latest and greatest," he added.
This isn't Tame's first edition of "running art," as it were. His other running recreations includes a run of his full name, a run that displayed the image of a giant heart, and–our favorite–a run that looks like a baby elephant drinking water. Talk about a new art movement.
For more from David, follow him on Twitter @TheDavidMurphy.
