Couldn’t agree more, Erik…couldn’t agree more.

You know why she is the most awesome girl I know? Because she sent me the following picture from the Customer Appreciation Week fun run at Playmakers in Lansing, MI held this past Monday AND shared her love of JoggingJeans.com on Twitter.

Thanks for the love!

Reader PJ ran the Dallas race this past Sunday and submitted two photos. Not one but TWO! You all can learn a little from PJ about submitting photos — she is more awesome than most because of her two photo submission.

The first picture is of a guy in jeans. The second is a way-funnier (at least to me) guy in khakis. Dude looks like he stumbled upon the race on his way home from work in his khakis, belt, and bright white button-down.

I personally think that the creative ideas that people come up with for races are great. The JoggingJeans.com-inspired Jorts 5K (10 days to go!) is by far the BEST idea, but there are some other pretty damn cute race themes out there. In second place behind the Jorts 5K is this idea.

I have something to say to all of you:  I love you and I thank you. I love you because it is heart-warming that you enjoy the ridiculous of it all along with me. I also thank you because you do the heavy work – you are taking the photos and sending them to me. Your pictures, comments, and emails bring joy to my life. [Hugs.]

To recap the past four months, I thought I’d share with you some of my favorite pictures that you have sent and my favorite posts:

THE greatest jogging in jeans “footage” in existence.

JoggingJeans ♥ Sean Hutchinson

He did WHAT in jeans?

No need to stage an intervention YET.

A jort-themed 5K! A jort-themed 5K!

A runner IN JEANS and IN HEELS!

Bravest submission to date

JoggingJeans.com and LifeIsSavage.com sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G…

“But, Officer, we always jog in jeans with construction materials in our arms.”

Race number, check. Running shoes, check. Purple sparkly leotard, check. Jeans, check.

Running in a denim jacket ← a favorite only because of the BEAUTIFUL man in the photo. Hubba-hubba.

Chuck Norris kicks ass IN JEANS

And since everyone asks, here is the description of the moment that the idea for JoggingJeans.com came into existence:

My husband and I were waiting for the start of a Pittsburgh 5K that started on the Clemente bridge (I think it was the Pittsburgh Charities 5K Home Run). There was a guy in front of us, stretching and looking as if he was preparing to run IN JEANS. We said to each other, “What the heck!?” and “He HAS to be here just waiting for the start of a race with a ‘real’ runner, right?” When they guy turned around and we saw the race number pinned to his shirt, we started laughing. I said, “I wish I had a camera.” My husband said, “That would be a good idea for a website – people could send in pictures of people running in jeans.” A few months later, I pulled some pictures off the web and started it just a joke between the two of us. The next thing I know people were submitting photos, Runner’s World was linking to it, and here we are 20,000+ views later.

So to the man, in jeans, stretching and preparing to run the beautiful North Shore of Pittsburgh on that April morning, this blog came about all because of you! [Hug.]

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And you all know how I love a race where the dressed-up people are wearing jeans, right?

Race + costumes + jeans + an 80′s theme = My Heaven

Heaven might have been in Tempe, Arizona on January 28th. That was the place and day of the Retro Run 5K which is MY kinda race. If I lived anywhere even somewhat close to Tempe, I would have been there ESPECIALLY because of this description:

Ever wear shoulder pads, leg warmers, or banging acid wash jeans? Did you love the taste of Crystal Pepsi and the sounds of a good mix tape? Step away from your Pac-Man and Galaga machines and take part in the Retro Run! I pity the fool that does not dress 80s appropriate. Best male and female costumes, as judged the Cobra Kai dojo, will go home with a cruiser bike! Sweep the leg!

Thanks to runner Kleph for posting on Twitter this joy-to-view photo gallery. Go read his race recap here.

Dear smokin’ hot runner and farmer, Josh, with your tanned biceps, calloused hands, and ripped overalls (wait…what, Josh doesn’t look like that? He does in my head so just shush), there is no “hopefully” when it comes to finding someone to take pictures. It is a MUST that someone photograph every running leg sticking out of every frayed pair of jorts. Your event NEEDS to be shared for all to enjoy! Please, don’t break my heart by letting this race go by picture-less.

Oh, how I wish I was a farmgirl living in Salem, Oregon on March 3rd. #WordsIWillUtterOnlyOnceInMyLife

Race countdown: 22 days.

Bleh, who cares about regular old jean-wearing jogging photos after this fantastic news? But here is one for shits and giggles posted by @InLUVwitDat_ASH on Twitter:

Send Suzanne some leg-healing prayers, mojo, and vibes, okay? Then go check out her blog. You’ll thank me. She’s a riot even when she is sad and suffering from some SERIOUS running withdrawal.

Thanks, @MattFahr for a Twitter picture that actually is being used for a greater good.