Runner Lenny Maughan is getting recognition for his ability to blend sport and art. Using the sporting app Strava, which tracks his routes as he moves, Lenny has made some epic pieces of art, the most recent being a representation of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo.
Speaking to Runner's World, Maughan said he had not planned on creating Strava art, but the idea was sparked by some runners whose routes created body parts when viewed on the app.
He said although he thought these were funny, they lacked depth and meaning. He then came up with the plan to make Strava art.
His running art journey began when he drew the Vulcan salute, a hand gesture made popular by Leonard Nimoy in Star Trek. "I sketched out the Vulcan salute - the hand gesture - on a paper map, in a sort of tribute since Leonard Nimoy had recently died."
