Coldplay couple depicted in hilarious Strava art
California's Lenny Maughan claimed his title as Strava art CEO
Lenny Maughan/Strava
It’s official–the Coldplay concert scandal has taken over the world. San Francisco Strava artist Lenny Maughan even based his Sunday run around the fiasco, planning out a hefty and hilarious route on GPS that depicted an all-too-familiar image of a couple embracing, looks of horror on their faces. “Surprise–caught in the act,” he captioned the route.
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The Coldplay concert CEO scandal
If you aren’t already aware of the scandal that has the world in a chokehold, a quick Internet search using keywords “Coldplay,” “kiss cam” or “CEO” will give you an overwhelming number of hits. At last Wednesday’s Coldplay concert at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., a hugging couple was projected onto the big screen–but immediately pulled away from one another and hid their faces from the camera’s view. “Either they’re having an affair, or they’re just very shy,” lead singer Chris Martin said. It turns out, it was the former.
By the end of the concert, the couple’s identities had been discovered and posted online–their strange reaction had, of course, sparked suspicion–revealing an affair between Andy Byron, CEO of tech company Astronomer, and his HR executive Kristin Cabot. Both are married–but not to each other.
By the following day, the scandal was completely viral–news reports, memes, ads and “Coldplay kiss cams” featured at various sporting events, all over the Internet. Byron stepped down from his position as CEO, while reports say Cabot is on leave.
Despite designing the full image weaving through the streets on the northeastern side of the city, Maughan is reportedly tapering for the upcoming San Francisco Marathon–and could only actually run the 15.4-km route of Byron‘s head. But, it’s still iconic.
The Strava artist has become widely recognized in the running world for his impressive Strava creations, including his rendition of the artist Frida Kahlo and most recently, his tiger created in honour of the Lunar New Year. These works of art often require hours of preparation and many miles of running to complete.
