You don’t have to look far to find acts of extreme dorkiness on the internet. The folks of Mana Energy Potion have hooked up treadmills to their PCs, indirectly promoting a new Olympic event, one that all gamers can appreciate regardless of athletic finesse.

The event I speak of is of course the Azeroth cross country track competition. One virtual World Of Warcraft mile boils down into half of a real mile and these geeks are going to run across it for five minutes of painful sprinting.  Donning brightly-colored wigs and fake swords, these two geeks square off in the gauntlet. The gauntlet being Mom’s basement.

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The world’s elitist runners are still affected by one factor that can’t easily be changed: the human body. Luckily, sports giant Nike has developed a suit that resembles the attire of American Gladiators and supposedly helps you run faster. A series of leg and arm coverings called the “Nike Swift System of Dress” allow a sprinter to move faster via improved aerodynamics and wind flow.

The secret? Little perforations in the clothing that cut down on wind resistance. The outfits aren’t as chic as a Tron garment, but hey, no one said sprintin’ was easy.

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