June 19, 2008
Will Run For Rock
Nike is once again turning up the volume on our summer with its Nike + Human multi-city 10K race on August 31st. Twenty-five cities, from Tapei, China to Los Angeles, will host runs and activities with an eye towards charity - participants can raise money for any of the three Nike-chosen causes: The Lance Armstrong Foundation for cancer research, the World Wildlife Fund, and the UN's ninemillion.org program to offer aid to youth refugees.
Now, just in case the physical and esteem rewards of running for a good cause aren't enough, Nike and its event organizers have hooked up high-profile talent for runners-only concerts following each city's race. Among them, Kanye West will perform in LA, Moby in London, Kelly Rowland in Paris, and All-American Rejects in New York. Who could possibly be entertaining the sweaty masses here in Chicago? Why, it's native sons Fall Out Boy, of course.
Huh...and we thought Pete Wentz was more of a boxer than a runner.
Think one or more of your Chicagoistas should run the race?
Photo via the band's MySpace
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I was actually thinking of doing this. But if I do, do I have to go to the Fallout Boy show?
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Yes, go even if Fall Out Boy is there.
Don't punish the three decent guys in the band because the one with the eyeliner is a douche who marries lip-syncers.
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As long as I don't have to run while wearing eyeliner...
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Is it even remotely possible that I just saw Pete Wentz on Wilson and Ravenswood? If not, somebody is definitely channeling their inner emo-bangs and eye make-up.
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If the winner gets to smack Pete in the face with one of those diseased fish, I'm in.
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How can you tell emo-bangs from regular bangs?
Are emo-bangs the ones that are diagonal, flattened, and spikey at the tips?
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I'm not so sure I'd call this an actual "race". Much like it's previous incarnation, The Run-Hit Wonder, there probably won't be time keeping or results. More of a global community event, rah-rah-rah, "we all ran together, hooray" kind of thing.
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@ward up, I'd say so. It helps if you don't wash them.
Just for the record, I'm no longer questioning it. It was Pete Wentz and he was as emo-banged as ever.