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Context is: 見りゃわかんだろ これでも必死で走って来たんだよ!
Translation I have: Can't you tell?! We ran our asses off here!
How does これでも come into play? Internet says it means "even though things may appear this way" but that cannot be the case because of the 見りゃわかんだろ. I was thinking これ refers to the speaker, but でも cannot be "as well", since they were the ones running, not the listeners. Please help me understand.
Context:
これでも (literally "even with this" or "in spite of this") in this context means "in spite of the (bad) result (of being late)" or "although you may be thinking I'm lazy". これ in これでも often refers to the speaker's appearance, but it can vaguely refer to any "bad situation" at hand.
First part can be rephrased less casually, and should make it easier for you to understand the sentence:
見れば分からないだろう
You cannot understand by just looking [at how I look right now]
これでも
Even so,
必死で走ってきた
I [actually] ran my ass off here!
