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The , held each summer in Denmark, is just the Woodstock-y sort of hippie music fest where you would expect to find some naked folks. The festival’s opening run will meet your expectations, and then some. On the first day of the weeklong event, strip down for a jog around the grounds, which stretch over . If you’re the quickest naked sprinter, you score a to next year’s festival.
So in New Zealand that’s three quarters of a mile long and, at the time of this run, completely dark. Sponsored by , brave souls take to the tunnel totally naked and wield torches to fend off the blackness. The whole thing sounds scary, for a number of reasons.
When running naked, it’s important to respect others and to not run near or in close proximity to them. This will help to maintain the privacy and dignity of everyone involved.
I run the Naked 5K trail runs at Brocken Hurst in Orpington (near London), UK every spring and autumn, and the bib number is written with lipstick so it doesn’t sweat off. The chip timing is done with an ankle strap; you feel a little like a prisoner on day release to start with, but you get used to it!
While I certainly intended this run to continue this tradition, it was not to be. What I had hoped would be sun-drenched naked runs along Portugal’s first and largest official naturist beach turned out to be a much more substantial physiological and psychological challenge.
