is he running for his life? by summerfield

is he running for his life?

was at the beaches this morning to do some sneak shots. i got this guy running the stretch of these steps back and forth so many times. in both photos, he's on the second flight of steps; there are three, the lowest flight has a lot more steps than the the upper one you see here. and he'd run the three flights in a matter of seconds, then when he got to the top, there's a trainer who would spar with him or throw a ball at him while his back is towards the steps - i felt acrophobic just watching him. i might be wrong, but i think he's wearing a bullet-proof vest. when he came out of his vehicle, he had to put it on. i wondered if he's one of our high calibre athletes.

this was at the harris water filtration plant at the beaches.

for beau's @losthorizon september people challenge - see http://365project.org/discuss/themes-competitions/26207/theme-september-people
This guy sure put my meager attempt at stair climbing while on vacation to shame.
September 14th, 2015  
It might be a weight vest which makes him train harder so that when he takes it off his muscles are used to working for the heavier weight and give him better performance at his lighter weight! Nice shot composed into a collage very well! Great actions to catch him mid stride both up and down! sneaky too!
September 14th, 2015  
@grammyn - see, there are still a lot of things i don't know! thanks, girlfriend!
September 14th, 2015  
@summerfield YW Sometimes you see people running with a back pack which can be a poor man's weight vest. Same effects. you are so brilliant I am surprised i knew this and you didn't !
September 14th, 2015  
@grammyn - guess i'm not so brilliant after all! :-P
September 14th, 2015  
@summerfield Girl! All I know is useless stuff!
September 14th, 2015  
@grammyn - madame, no knowledge is ever useless!
September 14th, 2015  
Makes my knees ache just looking! Great spot Vikki. Let's face it it is not sneaky to take pix of a chap running in bright red suit and yellow shoes, he is setting himself up for it. On the back view can see weights in that jacket (and a cute butt!)
September 14th, 2015  
@barneyone running up stairs like that would give anyone a cute butt!
September 14th, 2015  
@grammyn @barneyone - ladies! ladies! cool down! hahahaha!
September 14th, 2015  
Gracious, I get tired just looking at the pictures of him running those stairs! If I had to do it I would be happier going up than down.
September 14th, 2015  
@salza - i'd probably just slide on the rails and to hell if i don't make it in one piece! hahahaha!
September 14th, 2015  
Too much work for me!
September 15th, 2015  
That's quite the get up he's wearing. It does look like a bullet proof vest but a weight vest makes far more sense!
September 15th, 2015  
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