‘I just ran a lot’: the Strava user whose runs became a viral art phenomenon
Weeks of freezing pre-dawn runs helped Duncan McCabe create a TikTok animation that now has 100m views
Paused on a busy Toronto street, eyes glued to a map on his phone, Duncan McCabe could easily be mistaken for a lost tourist. Within moments, however, he’s on the move again. “I think, at this point, we’re along the belly of the whale,” he says. “The fin is coming up soon.”
McCabe is midway through his latest work, using the outline of his running route as shown on the fitness app Strava to create a cartoonish whale.
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