Bodies We Want. All The Athletes In The Buff from the 2011 ESPN Body Issue.

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHRxCpDLFAVXtS3ZrMdOX4IiVo7nFyVfAejdusY0navRjV9xZtWr0phAumkOXbkPoWigPho-1DKyVfaap9YyN8iELxmOUxRFKs5vW_5H036kVYUQAHxqXNRvkkgSHoulrYrj09h_LfNh0/s1600/Blake-Griffith.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660930793046938146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHRxCpDLFAVXtS3ZrMdOX4IiVo7nFyVfAejdusY0navRjV9xZtWr0phAumkOXbkPoWigPho-1DKyVfaap9YyN8iELxmOUxRFKs5vW_5H036kVYUQAHxqXNRvkkgSHoulrYrj09h_LfNh0/s400/Blake-Griffith.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 530px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRFPmuEN-WcUOAviI2YuW3kdwM4JIwy9VKXVd0VrJAgLs-LqHav8fF-TakMDS_qWvzSbrBDI_Ghscgt6B879vfkZhyphenhyphenJp_Dcyi_qW9lHHe0J3c4FfJMF1sCQ8O3YtupzCW79QPxVJ4rCEs/s1600/espn_soloh_bww_576.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660928695722879202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRFPmuEN-WcUOAviI2YuW3kdwM4JIwy9VKXVd0VrJAgLs-LqHav8fF-TakMDS_qWvzSbrBDI_Ghscgt6B879vfkZhyphenhyphenJp_Dcyi_qW9lHHe0J3c4FfJMF1sCQ8O3YtupzCW79QPxVJ4rCEs/s400/espn_soloh_bww_576.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 297px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;font-size:85%;" >above: Athletes Blake Griffith and Hope Solo pose au naturel for ESPN's Body Issue</span><br /><br />ESPN The Mag’s 3rd Body Issue, went on newsstands yesterday, Friday, October 7 and features over 22 athletes in the buff, revealing their physiques while tastefully concealing their other assets. Athletes who span the world of sports including the four cover athletes below: Hope Solo, Gretchen Bleiler, Blake Griffin, and Jose Reyes.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizDEfJK4kLltLDJ0qog8WVVelCscCTcyZCQwXYYjhxRkhsIna_fFo7xoMfTrObYoX8vRiCUTtsNuGes3ASSJ3E5iBlGpf_dY5sophHz2UjCzQfKw7NnNs3HtG3wpHraYo3uZuCgQsIBYg/s1600/Mag_Body002.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660873930907502050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizDEfJK4kLltLDJ0qog8WVVelCscCTcyZCQwXYYjhxRkhsIna_fFo7xoMfTrObYoX8vRiCUTtsNuGes3ASSJ3E5iBlGpf_dY5sophHz2UjCzQfKw7NnNs3HtG3wpHraYo3uZuCgQsIBYg/s400/Mag_Body002.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 314px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR7IpAuGDiUdIIFdIYfHtpPttEiZ4v4HEBRe0Gc2_09-KhNMqD_iGm1QB_617L3mtouMSumaRRLzmNUcXNIRXb8B_TweErcXjjkiGKJUZiE9dVJ2OcicSS_ut_mDdg738lmsxjParc2Uw/s1600/Mag_Body001.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660873996307583330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR7IpAuGDiUdIIFdIYfHtpPttEiZ4v4HEBRe0Gc2_09-KhNMqD_iGm1QB_617L3mtouMSumaRRLzmNUcXNIRXb8B_TweErcXjjkiGKJUZiE9dVJ2OcicSS_ut_mDdg738lmsxjParc2Uw/s400/Mag_Body001.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 261px; height: 314px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJzby0OuAZ3QNQm9P7ETuUrTnVCIwAiGQ2OM5EhmWZQMRKAAX6Kr_XT7b5QdJYe5-GXhMIOkt-Jh5mvHND24TPh1YYQ9Hv1ZSIzJazwT6IsQgDO_a3DjM67ox4G1L3nKrWqjRSZgr7RN0/s1600/Mag_Body003.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660873815587070546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJzby0OuAZ3QNQm9P7ETuUrTnVCIwAiGQ2OM5EhmWZQMRKAAX6Kr_XT7b5QdJYe5-GXhMIOkt-Jh5mvHND24TPh1YYQ9Hv1ZSIzJazwT6IsQgDO_a3DjM67ox4G1L3nKrWqjRSZgr7RN0/s400/Mag_Body003.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 314px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnOdCRGbGJHkxpE4yjBwvrGUGLkih591ciXkisIKKv5Ui1zo7cK3ZBNzdRI36KDKL29GsjF9V_yyQJ5Ozi8yoBVnoe3BxI0xlerjqGG7X_c7keduaoeBu8bjOLBPaRhwlM8aDVtbwZ7lc/s1600/Mag_Body004.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660873711372219010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnOdCRGbGJHkxpE4yjBwvrGUGLkih591ciXkisIKKv5Ui1zo7cK3ZBNzdRI36KDKL29GsjF9V_yyQJ5Ozi8yoBVnoe3BxI0xlerjqGG7X_c7keduaoeBu8bjOLBPaRhwlM8aDVtbwZ7lc/s400/Mag_Body004.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 314px;" /></a><br /><br />The much-anticipated issue is a celebration and exploration of the wide variety that is the athletic form demonstrated through creative photography, in-depth interviews and a variety of features including “Bodies We Want,” where The Mag once again celebrates the strength, grace and perfection of the athletic form featuring 22 of the sleekest physiques in sports.<br /><br />Celebrity and portrait photographers <a href="http://www.francescocarrozzini.com/">Francesco Carrozzini</a>, <a href="http://www.chrisboalsartists.com/photographers/alex-cayley/portraits/#1">Alex Cayley</a>,<a href="http://www.jeffriedel.com/home.html"> Jeff Riedel</a>, <a href="http://www.luissanchis.com/">Luis Sanchis</a>, <a href="http://www.phapak.net/">Peter Hapak</a> and <a href="http://www.alanclarke.com/">Alan Clarke</a> shot the following 24 photos for the issue and the four covers. The following images are grouped by photographer and some have been cropped for this post. The athletes and their corresponding sport are listed at the end of this post.<br /><br />Apolo Anton Ohno by Francesco Carrozzini:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioUftsY5jAw1F7pKiu24AMaN4SC5GghKAEWBESqwf7Uh-9TthYB2ehTzwyAdZW842Nz6wG_QyaOxjKbCO_AUKoFvJNwRLgFihD9IDKK9hTx3vr6BC0BLSaWTMg-0MieAuVx0zPvSmaVQA/s1600/Ohno1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660920619425488402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioUftsY5jAw1F7pKiu24AMaN4SC5GghKAEWBESqwf7Uh-9TthYB2ehTzwyAdZW842Nz6wG_QyaOxjKbCO_AUKoFvJNwRLgFihD9IDKK9hTx3vr6BC0BLSaWTMg-0MieAuVx0zPvSmaVQA/s400/Ohno1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 351px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmYVBfg6KjRxSWeDhYzlKuA_n9dycnqm9EWKfqsxkbyL-2KyYfeH-FyI4GODjyMje4YF-DfTmixfmSDH90EIc2kdNtgLoE8sPe9aKIl82KAgy0kki7CXe1SWCRWiRpW-Az6l6pyUAASi0/s1600/Ohno2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660920542838198498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmYVBfg6KjRxSWeDhYzlKuA_n9dycnqm9EWKfqsxkbyL-2KyYfeH-FyI4GODjyMje4YF-DfTmixfmSDH90EIc2kdNtgLoE8sPe9aKIl82KAgy0kki7CXe1SWCRWiRpW-Az6l6pyUAASi0/s400/Ohno2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 351px;" /></a><br />Gretchen Bleiler by Francesco Carrozzini:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmco-d8Ly2m10FC-6NOr1l8nWOcGBUkse6_-mAEXJ6pQywFunYCO7Qq_kHT7u8a1EIWGBzetJ80LxxCeHKoD6r15KYqkh8qCvUJD3GrrnsTYsKtaSXxGJQnwGjduIxMcl-Hs9LjoJoUOg/s1600/Gretchen-Bleiler.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660920352870623154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmco-d8Ly2m10FC-6NOr1l8nWOcGBUkse6_-mAEXJ6pQywFunYCO7Qq_kHT7u8a1EIWGBzetJ80LxxCeHKoD6r15KYqkh8qCvUJD3GrrnsTYsKtaSXxGJQnwGjduIxMcl-Hs9LjoJoUOg/s400/Gretchen-Bleiler.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 801px;" /></a><br />Jose Reyes by Francesco Carrozzini:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW9UKZdRrUhFVeiDgQfrDek3dXRmYdonrSA1LVqg01evXDxzL8GasTDY2sZ8zPvUGjGKLEzwzgXPd_PfwpW5uK17Sxul4UOQntduhFYArVBBSp9-pWGuA8xQP_HnmJXW6-B0tpYOiX1-A/s1600/Jose-reyes.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660926682725137474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW9UKZdRrUhFVeiDgQfrDek3dXRmYdonrSA1LVqg01evXDxzL8GasTDY2sZ8zPvUGjGKLEzwzgXPd_PfwpW5uK17Sxul4UOQntduhFYArVBBSp9-pWGuA8xQP_HnmJXW6-B0tpYOiX1-A/s400/Jose-reyes.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 795px;" /></a><br />Alicia Sacramone by Francesco Carrozzini:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAgNLkW9XasvJ7GLuzHj-oiQlgFkGdYQ3Rpqf9r0Q3-0C_-M_u5BmihA4wG4UqiVPgmzWRAom1-ULIo04gt61eE0IxVsnp82BMSj_bpoJYJDecrYh6NVTpa-YX3lcZy1XiYD_Cj6_BVeA/s1600/Sacramone.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660926382398288002" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAgNLkW9XasvJ7GLuzHj-oiQlgFkGdYQ3Rpqf9r0Q3-0C_-M_u5BmihA4wG4UqiVPgmzWRAom1-ULIo04gt61eE0IxVsnp82BMSj_bpoJYJDecrYh6NVTpa-YX3lcZy1XiYD_Cj6_BVeA/s400/Sacramone.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 439px;" /></a><br />Julie Chu by Alex Cayley:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHiro8ZEOd4Hx3u__Av_yiFiZJkAefUxcVHts5baBgYCX1IW14DxZcuciGP_brpnbHQt2v63ciLlOOiRoB_Nc6iYqEtuovsO4_EJ5oX5H4LFbEXtHfVLmqfrc-Db8AvmioNrnXizU5Xt4/s1600/Julie-chu.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660925825983748882" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHiro8ZEOd4Hx3u__Av_yiFiZJkAefUxcVHts5baBgYCX1IW14DxZcuciGP_brpnbHQt2v63ciLlOOiRoB_Nc6iYqEtuovsO4_EJ5oX5H4LFbEXtHfVLmqfrc-Db8AvmioNrnXizU5Xt4/s400/Julie-chu.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 794px;" /></a><br />Ryan Kesler by Alex Cayley:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfNsBbmCnp_jqPG9DKKhqDGLHqgGtwx3-Cz2WFAN7Y7_fUe_dcwgL80-M7vkEnmb0wPcFFiLqajUhhCg6hau4PrwNaDYf5Cv8Q7X0bIJY_Gi_wkp1lG_RpYvs8wx00emFYr0GdG2Xk6Ow/s1600/Ryan-Kesler.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660925967727746082" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfNsBbmCnp_jqPG9DKKhqDGLHqgGtwx3-Cz2WFAN7Y7_fUe_dcwgL80-M7vkEnmb0wPcFFiLqajUhhCg6hau4PrwNaDYf5Cv8Q7X0bIJY_Gi_wkp1lG_RpYvs8wx00emFYr0GdG2Xk6Ow/s400/Ryan-Kesler.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 473px;" /></a><br />Jeremy Campbell by Alex Cayley:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz6PDsAkgtWfZnjmgGxQDfrQgkUTtXp3SBqrxrp4n7hyphenhyphenfnevcS10H2qX8UOyNLP5wH09yBU-Yvo-vwm2_Jf_J3surcdlX2p01o36ZCdASGe9OncCPLQeaDNYdawWKe1BqRGKpNQX2MI9k/s1600/Jeremy-Campbell.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660926844525486802" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz6PDsAkgtWfZnjmgGxQDfrQgkUTtXp3SBqrxrp4n7hyphenhyphenfnevcS10H2qX8UOyNLP5wH09yBU-Yvo-vwm2_Jf_J3surcdlX2p01o36ZCdASGe9OncCPLQeaDNYdawWKe1BqRGKpNQX2MI9k/s400/Jeremy-Campbell.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 432px;" /></a><br />Vera Zvonareva by Alex Cayley:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfPuM151atqpEDnGC6CcJmoBuIqrffOhbwTUt1ROYyeGu4iOPZMYjYj8sDe2w75okI0LHooGjKge7MQURtcEkPxxdVWPeEcylo47ZY7Tjum_Yd7G7R5tDmA_BgAYtmsWdvY1LkHIq_1qo/s1600/Vera-Zvonareva.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660930045617366210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfPuM151atqpEDnGC6CcJmoBuIqrffOhbwTUt1ROYyeGu4iOPZMYjYj8sDe2w75okI0LHooGjKge7MQURtcEkPxxdVWPeEcylo47ZY7Tjum_Yd7G7R5tDmA_BgAYtmsWdvY1LkHIq_1qo/s400/Vera-Zvonareva.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 785px;" /></a><br />Sylvia Fowles by Jeff Riedel:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP6yFK5VuyHg6rzCbteu-lOmTpbHBfaDDnHS9br9VG7zZW_3Rhs-4L4ERO0KOSZeWIxhjklRCT4lEqNGUvUyM2BzZM2Vp1NNxyVbi0tczd1I5BP3zBgF1oKNXJ5oqNF7ZvPYZBFxmn6HM/s1600/Fowler.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660925681953274370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP6yFK5VuyHg6rzCbteu-lOmTpbHBfaDDnHS9br9VG7zZW_3Rhs-4L4ERO0KOSZeWIxhjklRCT4lEqNGUvUyM2BzZM2Vp1NNxyVbi0tczd1I5BP3zBgF1oKNXJ5oqNF7ZvPYZBFxmn6HM/s400/Fowler.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 349px;" /></a><br />Jon "Bones" Jones by Jeff Riedel:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSp8q9gMVJWp3oHIw_g3P_udJchuE61Sd7cQra4wMns9w-yxGrXK6d8sggXVN8aKtjLA3B8ASYopBggJmTDWuBu_bzHVMwMQaPPmzKwtvlm_F-RuYx2muXryzMU0IfxF8Gq07uE85XqQI/s1600/Bones.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660927244926079394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSp8q9gMVJWp3oHIw_g3P_udJchuE61Sd7cQra4wMns9w-yxGrXK6d8sggXVN8aKtjLA3B8ASYopBggJmTDWuBu_bzHVMwMQaPPmzKwtvlm_F-RuYx2muXryzMU0IfxF8Gq07uE85XqQI/s400/Bones.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 783px;" /></a><br />Ryan Hall by Jeff Riedel:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9-BaaVvt1a1redkEhKB9w7GI9QxQUnOy3vkbhMdqaBYwQkz1CeYbNqyTDJVUrdLOboJ9nsfFlcyOP4ODNdkSxCv-iEmvSAUaPS4rx5n9ATs4iVgW-Rkb_e5yGdryjSB4jR0wueTtewos/s1600/Ryan-hall.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660926547866099490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9-BaaVvt1a1redkEhKB9w7GI9QxQUnOy3vkbhMdqaBYwQkz1CeYbNqyTDJVUrdLOboJ9nsfFlcyOP4ODNdkSxCv-iEmvSAUaPS4rx5n9ATs4iVgW-Rkb_e5yGdryjSB4jR0wueTtewos/s400/Ryan-hall.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 404px;" /></a><br />Belen Mozo by Jeff Riedel:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Hn9cCwbWUAXWQtsERkv5uFdycO5fNzE5umBtJygl6qO7Eygi1mohX_98SalNYWuhTeRWan1kinIPvIGTWhwqk7LFTxx3T52oF7c7-o4jc4Tk8NdumHX7qUhy1L4WLnDsvuGHNdshsds/s1600/Belen-Mozo.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660930208013090370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Hn9cCwbWUAXWQtsERkv5uFdycO5fNzE5umBtJygl6qO7Eygi1mohX_98SalNYWuhTeRWan1kinIPvIGTWhwqk7LFTxx3T52oF7c7-o4jc4Tk8NdumHX7qUhy1L4WLnDsvuGHNdshsds/s400/Belen-Mozo.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 795px;" /></a><br />Stephanie Gilmore by Luis Sanchis:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOYJ2fKz5mQJxdjK0vTSmz6NE1k1Hn3Qvq1f7rVvrPScx-qTfJbA0EM-je2G3QVRjzoMrB2JwR9XySnLqujB8wgWQ8EWVUmMT6QVECV46o44HkjbzB43-4fF4xCwDya4qTPVsTFtdMxKQ/s1600/stephanie+gilmore.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660928858273960002" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOYJ2fKz5mQJxdjK0vTSmz6NE1k1Hn3Qvq1f7rVvrPScx-qTfJbA0EM-je2G3QVRjzoMrB2JwR9XySnLqujB8wgWQ8EWVUmMT6QVECV46o44HkjbzB43-4fF4xCwDya4qTPVsTFtdMxKQ/s400/stephanie+gilmore.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 351px;" /></a><br />Hope Solo by Luis Sanchis:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg00CdmdjXmnRix3JrFfmZgJI-tGOXkvmkBZQt6eHCxRPZrF1yVWvhQKet1mii9HtbtzUgX97YWXj4K3dKVTsEV3DJ6ezxo2bH9jkq3P8ae6GsPxLjjtrOcp22XdMn5eePQBlgU0RC9tJU/s1600/Hope-Solo.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660927632885963954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg00CdmdjXmnRix3JrFfmZgJI-tGOXkvmkBZQt6eHCxRPZrF1yVWvhQKet1mii9HtbtzUgX97YWXj4K3dKVTsEV3DJ6ezxo2bH9jkq3P8ae6GsPxLjjtrOcp22XdMn5eePQBlgU0RC9tJU/s400/Hope-Solo.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 345px;" /></a><br />Natasha Hastings by Luis Sanchis:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZtXbMzgLIi9gYAEFpH0Q6qbENj0ygPBgZTR90sqoWavLKk0cK7KNum-WHPefFKoa85zIjmU1eKPOjRJ7atbmFwydohjW2HfnDTu2_9xynn7beAG2CJG1klmnVp8w2wRrO1NKze_rQSu8/s1600/Natasha-Hastings.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660926072797184322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZtXbMzgLIi9gYAEFpH0Q6qbENj0ygPBgZTR90sqoWavLKk0cK7KNum-WHPefFKoa85zIjmU1eKPOjRJ7atbmFwydohjW2HfnDTu2_9xynn7beAG2CJG1klmnVp8w2wRrO1NKze_rQSu8/s400/Natasha-Hastings.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 411px;" /></a><br />Helio Castroneves by Luis Sanchis:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBRZ3vVN39NXKCFNkyGiwCP6SVhT6kENd9AGpEaUjq3eoUHL3p5PQMQ3_B65HwPxqc15-5Cq5HG03R-ckonNn2v_Dps1XO2uziXzOXL1osOS123_JM1GpJnf39h7Fx7dRUnoucQ_vu1gM/s1600/Helio-castroneves.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660927750153852674" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBRZ3vVN39NXKCFNkyGiwCP6SVhT6kENd9AGpEaUjq3eoUHL3p5PQMQ3_B65HwPxqc15-5Cq5HG03R-ckonNn2v_Dps1XO2uziXzOXL1osOS123_JM1GpJnf39h7Fx7dRUnoucQ_vu1gM/s400/Helio-castroneves.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 355px;" /></a><br />Steven Jackson by Alan Clarke:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk94TWfryYh2tJgOyTRXk2UhXBdboqYERY_gAcpoP6Lw9CpAmM1TI0VJ2lsI5vGxxUQxOfKQ4GwDYNSM357cn7_f1eM3I1r9iac97mY4jtzqtFnTVWJGYUA3tJ9vfkewm9HPgW0iQ1eL8/s1600/Steven-jackson2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660928583957713778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk94TWfryYh2tJgOyTRXk2UhXBdboqYERY_gAcpoP6Lw9CpAmM1TI0VJ2lsI5vGxxUQxOfKQ4GwDYNSM357cn7_f1eM3I1r9iac97mY4jtzqtFnTVWJGYUA3tJ9vfkewm9HPgW0iQ1eL8/s400/Steven-jackson2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 351px;" /></a><br />close-up:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ0xNxcCy2G4RTtBJeJC4h6nurPJPJjr7z8D-vAzq09ngIoV8_hyu1F_4XW-Me7uiBL9dVJH7gvLbJkvvFZ_lSFidiXI5nesmduzuf5m4HnzoAMCzyRezbL8Ie7XXXAZGjYTV-llOVtcE/s1600/Steve-Jackson-cropped.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660931991451193794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ0xNxcCy2G4RTtBJeJC4h6nurPJPJjr7z8D-vAzq09ngIoV8_hyu1F_4XW-Me7uiBL9dVJH7gvLbJkvvFZ_lSFidiXI5nesmduzuf5m4HnzoAMCzyRezbL8Ie7XXXAZGjYTV-llOVtcE/s400/Steve-Jackson-cropped.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 523px; height: 472px;" /></a><br />Louie Vito by Peter Hapak:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Fn6XpTLOqeN0pdE8JTR-X0EcB9JITT4JVNjLG0OAtb6aHByc2WgKlXte1DUFW-hXBYOgrOYkl8ylTkFHAeEqfGLzc-cp8LCodBxjq5oehVqZQxo-a1SRjCub-z7G47nx6dCp7HFauIA/s1600/Louie-Vito.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660929936638485394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Fn6XpTLOqeN0pdE8JTR-X0EcB9JITT4JVNjLG0OAtb6aHByc2WgKlXte1DUFW-hXBYOgrOYkl8ylTkFHAeEqfGLzc-cp8LCodBxjq5oehVqZQxo-a1SRjCub-z7G47nx6dCp7HFauIA/s400/Louie-Vito.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 534px; height: 303px;" /></a><br />Suzy Hotrod by Peter Hapak:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBOVMbJEJMxJAN4k2n6Y-SqWytmqHh2Sox8uubnCxH7MUa4TOSqmVdiY02Q-5veyRDn1Fl48LpCyQM4kjc9QIYk2wwugU6oYN1Df6VV8eq6g5_xwC_2rZzZwfYrXVusWTF1a1DhchMIr8/s1600/suzy-hotrod.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660927012225886690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBOVMbJEJMxJAN4k2n6Y-SqWytmqHh2Sox8uubnCxH7MUa4TOSqmVdiY02Q-5veyRDn1Fl48LpCyQM4kjc9QIYk2wwugU6oYN1Df6VV8eq6g5_xwC_2rZzZwfYrXVusWTF1a1DhchMIr8/s400/suzy-hotrod.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 780px;" /></a><br />Kelly Kulick by Peter Hapak:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjghGFtPScyr70_uLzupIKPE7pC5uPeDtw5iIy4XQls_RxcsAnabYQGXcLREqHDOeUVN6hjcQg4NhmzlpsxewMzIuVz6VQ8H8ex28pSUwtGP6deHkNXGT1qFWm1SCpbsI-MBA1Pm2JGLv0/s1600/Kelly-Kulick.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660928313319076434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjghGFtPScyr70_uLzupIKPE7pC5uPeDtw5iIy4XQls_RxcsAnabYQGXcLREqHDOeUVN6hjcQg4NhmzlpsxewMzIuVz6VQ8H8ex28pSUwtGP6deHkNXGT1qFWm1SCpbsI-MBA1Pm2JGLv0/s400/Kelly-Kulick.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 728px;" /></a><br />Sergio Martinez by Peter Hapak:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_9yTzy47y4Rf2qZ4Uvd5ywWytbf8rNcglsr97ncwsJnrXq3wr5oRs8cRN1W7aBYGgBIxOU46KAc-vpSUXsjG747Yt0tkLGtAjsieneNaAFi57o9oSx-vpPbFeUHSV1UCMnxgOo-GXa0k/s1600/Sergio2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660930413649753186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_9yTzy47y4Rf2qZ4Uvd5ywWytbf8rNcglsr97ncwsJnrXq3wr5oRs8cRN1W7aBYGgBIxOU46KAc-vpSUXsjG747Yt0tkLGtAjsieneNaAFi57o9oSx-vpPbFeUHSV1UCMnxgOo-GXa0k/s400/Sergio2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 523px; height: 783px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIGo0me_4RZvY0ZfTYwpnNnqIkVX4_Kqol3gkfs9uwPF5twsfGsPgnGOy-K0ATPgx4p5DhOrBfzuQXPdG0FrwEWz_t0CN2dCOpL9oqGD9T1X11m6gfPxYolPwDnyhbmxzuFwAW43T2SZs/s1600/Sergio1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660931177127445970" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIGo0me_4RZvY0ZfTYwpnNnqIkVX4_Kqol3gkfs9uwPF5twsfGsPgnGOy-K0ATPgx4p5DhOrBfzuQXPdG0FrwEWz_t0CN2dCOpL9oqGD9T1X11m6gfPxYolPwDnyhbmxzuFwAW43T2SZs/s400/Sergio1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 789px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Athlete / Sport</span><br />Alicia Sacramone: Gymnastics<br />Apolo Ohno: Speedskating<br />Belen Mozo: Golf<br />Blake Griffin: NBA<br />Gretchen Bleiler: Snowboarding<br />Helio Castroneves: Motorsports<br />Hope Solo: Soccer<br />Jeremy Campbell: Discus/Pentathlon<br />Jon Jones: MMA<br />Jose Reyes: MLB<br />Julie Chu: Ice Hockey<br />Louie Vito: Snowboarding<br />Kelly Kulick: Bowling<br />Natasha Hastings: Track & Field<br />Ryan Hall: Running<br />Ryan Kesler: NHL<br />Sergio Martinez: Boxing<br />Stephanie Gilmore: Surfing<br />Steven Jackson: NFL<br />Suzy Hotrod: Roller Derby<br />Sylvia Fowles: WNBA<br />Vera Zvonareva: Tennis<br /><br /><p>Also in the Body Issue, “<strong><em>Nude Awakening,”</em></strong> documents one brave reporter’s account of turning the tables while he interviews L.A. Kings goalie Jonathan Bernier and enforcer Kevin Westgarth, with nothing but a notepad and tape recorder in hand; and <strong><em>“Chasing The Miracle Cure,”</em></strong> a deeper dive into how athletes constantly push the edge of science for an advantage and are stem cell injections the new frontier?</p> <p><strong>The Body Issue:</strong></p> <p><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>The Body You Don’t Want<br /></strong></span>The scars covering driver John Force are a map of his brutal career. The 15-time NHRA Funny Car champ details one of his crash-filled voyages. As told to Ryan McGee</p> <p><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>Pass Interference<br /></strong></span>Peyton Manning’s gift is his ability to control the game. But learning to let go might be the only way he’ll get back onto the field. By Seth Wickersham</p> <p><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>Nobody Walks Alone<br /></strong></span>A bullet in the back left basketball star Mike Williams paralyzed from the waist down. The help of an old teammate is getting him back on his feet. By Brandon Sneed</p><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">images and info courtesy of <a href="http://espn.go.com/espnmag/">ESPN Magazine</a></span></span><br /><br />See videos of the photoshoots and behind the scenes here at <a href="http://espn.go.com/espn/bodyissue">ESPN/bodyissue</a>

Bodies We Want. All The Athletes In The Buff from the 2011 ESPN Body Issue.

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Saucony Asks You To Find Your Strong In A New TV Spot And Ad Campaign.

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqEIuClcN8WNwYE0gxbM5mlJJcmokMvJG0pRqQruJPr5qy8NU4yRdHE6iB4WGl0nlFRSqiHq3wVeRWqcALqYMEg8JSlDoXSOBmtHNaevMtoZQpIhQvTSxKCC8zj4Nwxei_kcbn5zJqQpug/s1600/fys+hero.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600833237716784722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqEIuClcN8WNwYE0gxbM5mlJJcmokMvJG0pRqQruJPr5qy8NU4yRdHE6iB4WGl0nlFRSqiHq3wVeRWqcALqYMEg8JSlDoXSOBmtHNaevMtoZQpIhQvTSxKCC8zj4Nwxei_kcbn5zJqQpug/s400/fys+hero.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 580px;" /></a><br /><br />The visually driven "Find Your Strong" campaign conceived by <a href="http://www.mechanicausa.com/index_browser.html">Mechanica</a> founding partner and creative director Libby DeLana and her colleagues features print and online executions, retail and event-marketing components, and the brand's first-ever television spot, which was directed by Andre Stringer from U.S. creative production company <a href="http://www.shilo.tv/">Shilo.</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY03N_9KDT4-1v7kRVMWP4ykBVCYpWoxt8LVcI9KbDCltZyrHelSBkYxgoTo-hhsRM1qp4PMKLEqyWYhBOC0cyZKGEeNMrFru-qJ8KNHIEBm33hCa8p9Jn9by2ljUoUaOUVmnpxpZYoCYM/s1600/sswis5m.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600830288154928466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY03N_9KDT4-1v7kRVMWP4ykBVCYpWoxt8LVcI9KbDCltZyrHelSBkYxgoTo-hhsRM1qp4PMKLEqyWYhBOC0cyZKGEeNMrFru-qJ8KNHIEBm33hCa8p9Jn9by2ljUoUaOUVmnpxpZYoCYM/s400/sswis5m.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 296px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC6rv_r3w96mXQno2lVjv4pFjWTX4gdWzIKcapZUjF8KMss9Ot0zaVC623YRUji8wUSFhZSEYRkdU-iTMM4RFnPdDv0-gnnVgpog9VhWruP0RyS8010JIIVHxbrXD_HsbP4ZtnbTZlAs4G/s1600/hero-bg-1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600834316174291394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC6rv_r3w96mXQno2lVjv4pFjWTX4gdWzIKcapZUjF8KMss9Ot0zaVC623YRUji8wUSFhZSEYRkdU-iTMM4RFnPdDv0-gnnVgpog9VhWruP0RyS8010JIIVHxbrXD_HsbP4ZtnbTZlAs4G/s400/hero-bg-1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 216px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj4F-uklhQAKDVq7D7o3jL3W0Pe3UzmQQAaxsfHpdjk92LBy09IbL48qdYwEpTyTsW8LZh7GvKNkQTn-8-GE9RYJ2xXGWyZ-Cd8UIrMhOTPdpWAaHJJLvdGrOTei0ceYHBD5DCpTG59JkV/s1600/hero-bg-2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600834244998259026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj4F-uklhQAKDVq7D7o3jL3W0Pe3UzmQQAaxsfHpdjk92LBy09IbL48qdYwEpTyTsW8LZh7GvKNkQTn-8-GE9RYJ2xXGWyZ-Cd8UIrMhOTPdpWAaHJJLvdGrOTei0ceYHBD5DCpTG59JkV/s400/hero-bg-2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 216px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAAfYTJ_BzQ4XYRAR1yGGiISHQT0Qu7B4NnoSrohMiIN6Sn9Oslfj5JHG6CT_o7Xlo8ygx1cRfYLzusQFbzn7de7Q1zYynIxVyXdsicI6aK3SPe2mwAEWOdoC4OiuVkvxH-fCDY5w0aiXv/s1600/hero-bg-3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600834173848335650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAAfYTJ_BzQ4XYRAR1yGGiISHQT0Qu7B4NnoSrohMiIN6Sn9Oslfj5JHG6CT_o7Xlo8ygx1cRfYLzusQFbzn7de7Q1zYynIxVyXdsicI6aK3SPe2mwAEWOdoC4OiuVkvxH-fCDY5w0aiXv/s400/hero-bg-3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 217px;" /></a><br /><br />"This new campaign continues to amplify our brand mission to inspire runners every day," said Chris Lindner, chief marketing officer for Saucony. "As we confidently emerge as a global athletic brand, we too are finding our 'strong.' Our first national television spot marks a pivotal point for Saucony, signaling a continued expansion of our marketing efforts to further drive brand awareness. Together with our partners at Mechanica, we had extremely high ambitions for every aspect of this significant spot, and the passion and craftsmanship of Andre Stringer and everyone at Shilo has truly exceeded our expectations."<br /><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/22756449?byline=0&portrait=0&color=ba0f0f" frameborder="0" height="298" width="530"></iframe><br />The spot appears as a :60, a :30, and two different :15 versions (complete credits and behind the scenes stills for the spot can be found later of the post).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGaEXdHNiKge31ZaM4aDyR7e8Bk80o3bfPbqq5l1jO1L7ccI2WbsZLbbEQg-5E2_A6UItYv6lnp0NnnEsgaCvn8nvu29XaykiIL3hInJNSYJBJbVCbiTOvxcr7sy7Ez2PnhJi9BrrBEBG7/s1600/andre-2m.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600835272980735122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGaEXdHNiKge31ZaM4aDyR7e8Bk80o3bfPbqq5l1jO1L7ccI2WbsZLbbEQg-5E2_A6UItYv6lnp0NnnEsgaCvn8nvu29XaykiIL3hInJNSYJBJbVCbiTOvxcr7sy7Ez2PnhJi9BrrBEBG7/s400/andre-2m.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 350px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: Director Andre Stringer</span> </span><br />Along with the other elements appearing through targeted media placements, the :60 TV spot debuted two nights ago tonight on ESPN, and it will continue airing on CBS College, ESPN, ESPN2, Fox Sports, NBC Sports and Versus over the next five weeks.<br /><br />The following print ads for the campaign were shot by the very talented photographer <a href="http://www.johnhuet.com/">John Huet</a>:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy7JtaxT1RghkNSYGsRMQRh75O_BsGWv1WxL00YJhFapIKxLkUqxksyyFiW9NXwOVGSUTM0OtVI9h6uEznffmgbhSFmfNlxmBwfQa6N23AdEwdXtllyKJpFUtLkihf4Oo-T4ALfvWHRJel/s1600/FYS_MensKinvara.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600830670296129298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy7JtaxT1RghkNSYGsRMQRh75O_BsGWv1WxL00YJhFapIKxLkUqxksyyFiW9NXwOVGSUTM0OtVI9h6uEznffmgbhSFmfNlxmBwfQa6N23AdEwdXtllyKJpFUtLkihf4Oo-T4ALfvWHRJel/s400/FYS_MensKinvara.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 530px; height: 357px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfZSnKMwDQ75PQXJ1K6urI2S2nij-QZmgN-Qz4C7rGGgYyuueAbP6xfd04uOI2BfR0CBiOczOgj7xaGrqkKbZtBAMNfha1BRwkQ41Iqw83yZC889lwSkznvVWK4u_tYuVMpBU6p_Z4a-9C/s1600/FYS_WomensKinvara.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600830589237651186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfZSnKMwDQ75PQXJ1K6urI2S2nij-QZmgN-Qz4C7rGGgYyuueAbP6xfd04uOI2BfR0CBiOczOgj7xaGrqkKbZtBAMNfha1BRwkQ41Iqw83yZC889lwSkznvVWK4u_tYuVMpBU6p_Z4a-9C/s400/FYS_WomensKinvara.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 360px;" /></a><br /><br />LEXINGTON, MA (April 25, 2011) – Signaling a continued expansion of its marketing efforts, Saucony, Inc., a leading global supplier of performance athletic footwear and apparel, today announced its new multi-media global brand campaign entitled Find Your Strong. The campaign, the brand’s largest marketing effort to date, inspires consumers to find their personal "strong" through running. The new platform encompasses multiple touch points, including an immersive digital and social media experience and the brand's first-ever national television commercial. The TV spot breaks nationally on Wednesday night, April 27th on ESPN.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5IMS93EnWRAmi8T1HsW7dlT_vmiMcaaHRHueclt8rwkeSsaczaOlIuIm7XV1zoCt7DasZC5twm63lqIJvTHAnGBYEQ8e9nWni0OUEWAxtNjejr0uk645-zYG2yJFKBMVxeyarZCFpcnyp/s1600/sswis3m.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600831500548312546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5IMS93EnWRAmi8T1HsW7dlT_vmiMcaaHRHueclt8rwkeSsaczaOlIuIm7XV1zoCt7DasZC5twm63lqIJvTHAnGBYEQ8e9nWni0OUEWAxtNjejr0uk645-zYG2yJFKBMVxeyarZCFpcnyp/s400/sswis3m.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 523px; height: 294px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: a still from the spot<br /><br /></span></span>"As runners, we know that people run for intensely personal reasons," said Chris Lindner, chief marketing officer for Saucony. “Whether in honor of a relative, for a charity or medal, or for ourselves, running inspires the human spirit, making us stronger. At the core, this campaign is about just that; it's where and how we train and the people and moments that strengthen us. Ultimately, we're tapping into this emotional connection to create a dialog that we hope will inspire even more people to run."<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Ucwol_Buxye0McUNE6AtK75qFjDYPmwCWTKpnUOc0mssLsXl8Nwe5FRb0qlNWiSZRaMDa_EmBWzROuOpFPH_XWoC9pdxP0X1PcbgMgMvldi4td1adHhGjdcr3IgwsgN4Jjsp8JUwR40T/s1600/sswis6m.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600831255368613138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Ucwol_Buxye0McUNE6AtK75qFjDYPmwCWTKpnUOc0mssLsXl8Nwe5FRb0qlNWiSZRaMDa_EmBWzROuOpFPH_XWoC9pdxP0X1PcbgMgMvldi4td1adHhGjdcr3IgwsgN4Jjsp8JUwR40T/s400/sswis6m.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 295px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: a still from the spot</span></span><br /><br />"The new campaign continues to amplify our brand mission to inspire runners every day. As we confidently emerge as a global athletic brand, we too are finding our 'strong'. Our first national television spot marks a pivotal point for Saucony, signaling a continued expansion of our marketing efforts to further drive brand awareness. The timing couldn't be better as the Kinvara 2, the campaign's featured product, was recently named Best Buy by Runner's World in their annual Summer Shoe Guide," added Lindner.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT9XQRYUKDDoaBGkCqZOI0ADMVR6TbrAY7KjNJwE3Xn-H1ncMwaxQo9rhvuQ-LZeX9dNMUH-lDuxqj6CoTnsPk57hazT5OMjJ3B2ZV0q2geHpxnv9EwnxGrys-6SzFUt4E1Ee4KxtXRV6q/s1600/sswis1m.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600831897324462258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT9XQRYUKDDoaBGkCqZOI0ADMVR6TbrAY7KjNJwE3Xn-H1ncMwaxQo9rhvuQ-LZeX9dNMUH-lDuxqj6CoTnsPk57hazT5OMjJ3B2ZV0q2geHpxnv9EwnxGrys-6SzFUt4E1Ee4KxtXRV6q/s400/sswis1m.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 297px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: a still from the spot</span></span><br /><br />The new campaign, developed by Mechanica of Newburyport, Massachusetts, includes the following elements:<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Television</span></span><br />The campaign's new TV spot entitled "What is Strong?" was produced by the Emmy Award-winning creative production company Shilo, and directed by Andre Stringer. Filmed at various locations in California's Marin Headlands, the spot depicts a composition of runners finding their "strong" as they run on roads, trails, tracks and playing fields. The diversity of runners featured conveys the premise that finding one's "strong" is an intensely personal experience.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK8IkvUU-CUZOqzxMua3IjarmZaw3x4lXbMo_jx8VhiZ0d1qjvvDU3Lhvsz9TkL592P47m4QTwtuHJrxBtoXUF6TPA46tJUIukE2BRiKLAUYyS7XhAtZejzW0_hwPPWOCHX6fXBj3FSf1J/s1600/sswis2m.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600831653144604178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK8IkvUU-CUZOqzxMua3IjarmZaw3x4lXbMo_jx8VhiZ0d1qjvvDU3Lhvsz9TkL592P47m4QTwtuHJrxBtoXUF6TPA46tJUIukE2BRiKLAUYyS7XhAtZejzW0_hwPPWOCHX6fXBj3FSf1J/s400/sswis2m.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 294px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: a still from the spot</span></span><br /><br />Stringer once again teamed up with director of photography Max Goldman for this project. On various locations in California's Marin Headlands, the Saucony, Mechanica and Shilo executives and production crew filmed many of the same premier athletes who appear in the agency's campaign print ads.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhptbdiimDAsSeEcJLp8lLY0U_9kXKYgHQnoDRFYyiPLurufNM6TaEbsAuso0usqKWHu_CWsM8rnEKWGunZdF1zhvqhyqTmsTyrfSdsJtl5F11pY5RXLDq1txB9guGZo-u1RbqKeuJ96kO2/s1600/ssbts09m.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600832436780965346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhptbdiimDAsSeEcJLp8lLY0U_9kXKYgHQnoDRFYyiPLurufNM6TaEbsAuso0usqKWHu_CWsM8rnEKWGunZdF1zhvqhyqTmsTyrfSdsJtl5F11pY5RXLDq1txB9guGZo-u1RbqKeuJ96kO2/s400/ssbts09m.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 534px; height: 355px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggl6EUfbSPZdRBn1e-okzsvzXYbVkeTpK9RRbTsriCDnY4O3CubvijOwcd2WR1A3dxq3SEggI_gqUOA9_kxa3A1vapECfRTXa9oiHDcxTQOnCbuRTPH5eKi138hNNvjxZkRcl0VwTZ_TyJ/s1600/ssbts01m.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600832705109493026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggl6EUfbSPZdRBn1e-okzsvzXYbVkeTpK9RRbTsriCDnY4O3CubvijOwcd2WR1A3dxq3SEggI_gqUOA9_kxa3A1vapECfRTXa9oiHDcxTQOnCbuRTPH5eKi138hNNvjxZkRcl0VwTZ_TyJ/s400/ssbts01m.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 353px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: shooting the commercial</span></span><br /><br />Footage was captured on Kodak 35mm and 16mm color negative films using two ARRI 235 and one Aaton A Minima camera packages, the Revolution Steadicam and a custom camera car. Footage was transferred and color-graded by Tom Poole of Company 3 in New York. Editorial credit goes to Cassidy Gearhart, and the spot was finished in HD at Shilo's New York studio.<br /><br />The 30 second spot breaks nationally on April 27th with an ad flight of 5 weeks, and will be seen nationwide on ESPN, ESPN2, Fox Sports, CBS College, Versus and NBC Sports.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Digital</span></span><br />Because runners are both personally motivated and passionately united, "What Is Strong?" the campaign's online destination, allows runners to honor the people and moments that inspire them while drawing inspiration from the "strong" of others.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcCKn1wMt2XQIrd0JGXMfT05O7uALhz0xNX5tvtDemSkuKtNxkJGL_N58aHMziJ-zXsiVsCrwCV6ubBdW9iYTaS2ka5N1FPUbSS51bp6YwBPR-BCdRt6PY1-36mv4YuPbO0TSuyj9Wdsnq/s1600/211130_20662169998_676704_n.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600834572610504946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcCKn1wMt2XQIrd0JGXMfT05O7uALhz0xNX5tvtDemSkuKtNxkJGL_N58aHMziJ-zXsiVsCrwCV6ubBdW9iYTaS2ka5N1FPUbSS51bp6YwBPR-BCdRt6PY1-36mv4YuPbO0TSuyj9Wdsnq/s400/211130_20662169998_676704_n.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 184px; height: 553px;" /></a><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><br /><br />The innovative digital application creates a visual depiction of user-generated "strongs," highlighting those most shared by the community. Additionally, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Saucony">users can share their personal "strongs" through social media channels</a> and personalized tee shirts. To coincide with the launch of the TV spot, saucony.com/strong will go live on Wednesday, April 27th. Boston-based Beam Interactive developed the campaign's digital platform.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZs7iwebAZKRE4wAH2ubnbt7D3vorwpctOhWw3alA-RdY3E3nW_pi8KvlJjuQ0c1Boy7PR6sXOJ_4ziHTFuwbet0EI0u6FjnFwy1LDB7jkuiJAwoVu2JpnPn760Hz9my-ru7MpkchYnfmB/s1600/ssbts11m.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600832051438477634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZs7iwebAZKRE4wAH2ubnbt7D3vorwpctOhWw3alA-RdY3E3nW_pi8KvlJjuQ0c1Boy7PR6sXOJ_4ziHTFuwbet0EI0u6FjnFwy1LDB7jkuiJAwoVu2JpnPn760Hz9my-ru7MpkchYnfmB/s400/ssbts11m.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 523px; height: 347px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: the tv ads were shot in the Marin Headlands and San Mateo</span> </span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Print</span><br />The national and regional print campaign, shot by famed sports photographer John Huet, was launched this month in vertical running and consumer fitness magazines, including Runner's World, Running Times, Men's Health, Women's Health, Fitness, ESPN Rise and the Running Network's regional publications.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">In-Store</span><br />In-store elements at key national retailers include window displays, point-of-purchase, product displays and consumer brochures. A mobile video resource will reinforce the brand's new marketing platform and feature its product collection.<br /><br />Event sponsorships, a national tour and a new expo booth will also support the brand's marketing platform.<br /><br />The Find Your Strong campaign is planned to run throughout 2011, with several new executions for the fall. Saucony will continue to integrate the theme into upcoming marketing initiatives throughout the year.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Complete Project Credits: Saucony "What is Strong?" TV Spots</span><br /><br />Project Title: Saucony "What is Strong?"<br />Project Lengths: :60, :30, 2 x :15s<br />Debut Date: 4/27/11<br />Film Location: Marin County & San Mateo, CA<br />Client: <a href="http://www.saucony.com">Saucony, Inc.<br /></a>Chief Marketing Officer: Chris Lindner<br />Advertising Agency: <a href="http://www.mechanicausa.com">Mechanica</a><br />Partner/Creative Director: Libby DeLana<br />Creative Director, Copywriter: Ted Jendrysik<br />Brand Director: Arabella Plum<br />Producer: Mary D. Hanifin<br />Director: <a href="http://www.darnellworks.com/shilo/bio-as.htm">Andre Stringer</a><br />Production Company: <a href="http://www.shilo.tv/">Shilo</a><br />Director of Photography: Max Goldman<br />Editor: Cassidy Gearhart<br />Assistant Editor: Hedia Maron<br />Rotoscopers: Paul Daniel, Djeison Canuto<br />Associate Producer: Sheina Dao<br />Line Producer: Jeremy Yaches<br />Head of Production: Julie Shevach<br />Executive Producer: Tracy Chandler<br />Telecine: Company 3<br />Colorist: Tom Poole<br />Music Composer: Darrin Weiner<br />Sound Design and Final Mix: Penny Lane<br />Sound Designer/Mixer: Joseph Miuccio

Saucony Asks You To Find Your Strong In A New TV Spot And Ad Campaign.

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