Talking private parts with Dick Run Claire
A chat with the New Jersey native who creates GPS map routes shaped like penises, how much do you consider your running app location data, and the future of running with Apple Vision Pro?
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On the one hand, I have a master’s degree, played violin to grade 7, and have a deep interest in environmental sustainability. On the other hand, if you leave me alone with a piece of paper, a chalkboard, an iPad, I will likely draw a comedy cock on it.
You can discuss among yourselves exactly what’s wrong with me, but in the meantime, understand that in my eternal quest to make running suck less, finding the lady known as Dick Run Claire was a wonderful moment. Flicking over to Instagram and seeing the New Jersey native’s running route updates in varying shapes of penises brightens my day in a simple, single moment.
Why did you start drawing penis art with your running routes, Claire?
“I was visiting my brother in 2015 and I went for a run. I got lost because I didn't know the area. …
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