Tom Tomorrow Cartoons...and Ultrarunning

Whenever I see a Tom Tomorrow cartoon, I am amazed at how well he nails it:

I can't add anything else to  that.


Now, on a lighter note, a Star Trek cartoon:

I can't help but imagine how Star Trek would treat the sport of Ultrarunning.  Captain Kirk would solemnly intone, as he seemed to ponder the issue deeply:

"Spock, I can't understand...how people...can run...so far!  They must have some kind... of underlying pathology...that causes them...to think...that running 50 or 100 miles...is fun.  What...must have happened...to them...as children?"