An Undie Run is an event where a large number of people disrobe until they are only wearing underwear, and then run. The site of Undie Runs are typically college campuses, but they may occur on other sites such as streets. Undie Runs may be purely for entertainment, a form of protest, or as with the ASU Undie Run, fund-raising for charitable purposes. It is reported that the Guinness Book of World Records considers the Undie Run that took place on September 24, 2011, in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States to have had a record number of participants. There were 2,270 participants in that Undie Run, which was held to protest Utah's conservative laws. COED Magazine, a magazine in the United States marketed to college students, has reported that Undie Runs are the "number one university sanctioned event".
History
One of the earliest known Undie Runs was started by student Eric Whitehead at UCLA in the fall of 2001.
Universities in North America with Undie Run traditions
Arizona Arizona State University (ended 4/28/15) University of Arizona British Columbia University of British Columbia California California State University, Chico California State University, Fullerton University of California, Irvine California State University, Long Beach University of California, Los Angeles Chapman University, Orange, California University of California, San Diego San Diego State University University of California, Santa Barbara University of Southern California Colorado Colorado State University Florida University of Florida Kansas University of Kansas Kentucky University of Kentucky Massachusetts Boston College Northeastern University Montana University of Montana – Missoula Nevada University of Nevada, Las Vegas University of Nevada, Reno New Mexico University of New Mexico New York New York University Oregon Oregon State University Texas University of Texas, Austin Washington University of Washington Wisconsin University of Wisconsin
See also Naked Mile (event) Naked Pumpkin Run No Pants Subway Ride Underwear as outerwear
References
External links
utahundierun.com cupidsundierun.com (Internet Archive)