Muddy Portraits That Prove Exercise Makes You Smile
Last month, we stumbled upon a photo project that documented the effects of drinking wine. As expected, the faces of the subjects got a little goofier—and by most accounts happier—the more they had to drink. We thought applying that same idea to exercise would yield some similar results, and we targeted the mud run at the GoPro Mountain Games as our test case. We were right. A little run through the mud is a sure bet to make people smile.
Photographer Sean Boggs set up shop on the mud run course and took some before and after shots of the race. Here are the results.
Who: Mark Ellis
From: Medicine Park, Oklahoma
Reason for running: “Keep that 6 pack.”
Who: Alex Raichart
From: Edwards, Colorado
Reason for running: “It’s healthy and fun with friends.”
Who: Sepp Wigger
From: Glenwood Springs, Colorado
Reason for running: “Running for the USA.”
Who: Ben Shubert
From: Glenwood Springs, Colorado
Reason for running: “Get that adrenaline pumpin.”
Who: Bella Rubis
From: Edwards, Colorado
Reason for running: “I run to get dirty.”
Who: Guy Anderson
From: California
Reason for running: “The Army, and it’s a great time.”
Who: Anabel Johnson
From: Edwards, Colorado
Reason for running: “I run for the runners’ high.”
Who: Brody Kellog
From: Glenwood Springs, Colorado
Reason for running: “America!”
Who: Jess Manning aka The Mud Stud
From: Farmington, Utah
Reason for running: “It’s peaceful. It’s freeing, especially in mud.”
Who: Kate Pittel
From: Vail, Colorado
Reason for running: “I run to keep this 6 pack going.”