Frazz by Jef Mallett for September 19, 2021

I do that with lots of things. Sooner or later, it becomes its own form of madness. Nothing laid back about it.

Reaching a personal best is often the prize.

A friend was an avid bicyclist. Trained and trained. Owned several bikes. Worked out, often and hard. I finally managed to meet some personal goal involving 25 miles out and back within a ridiculously short time period. And promptly slowed down. Now he bikes to work, but he no longer works to bike. He has told me that he’s simply not built to be a competitive bicyclist, which makes him sad, sometimes, because if he HAD that body, he’d surely have done something good with it!

So where does racing Miss Plainwell fit in, being Frazz’s girlfriend?

In the very last frame it looks like Frazz is saying WTF am I doing!!

S-o-o-o-o his goal for working out is self-defeating?

When you live a shallow life, exercise can make you feel like you’ve accomplished something.

Excellent cartooning and message. To make yourself a better person. Thx Jef . . . and Frazz

Just added this to my SAVED comic strips. Thanks again.

All good until old age starts beating you.

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I wonder if Frazz has ever read one of my favorite long-form comics? https://theoatmeal.com/comics/running