Run Naked Simply to Watch Everybody Around You Freak Out
The sheer joy of running naked will make an immense difference in your running.
The morning routine had become…too routine.
Roll out of bed, throw running clothes on, lace up the shoes, step out the door, and turn the GPS watch on.
Nearly every day during the week, it was an hour run working on pace, strides, and gait. Occasionally there’d be a lunch run or evening run with a run group, but not a lot of variation or change.
Then one morning, to my wife’s horror, I announced:
“I’m running naked today!”
She probably wouldn’t have batted an eye if we were still living in a tiny town in Wyoming. However, we had recently moved to a condo complex in a huge metropolis in Virginia.
“Dear, we have neighbors. Lots of neighbors and it’s light out.”
I was steadfast and peeled it off though, dropping it beside the door. Stepping outside, I breathed a deep breath and took off for my normal run. It was so freeing and I felt like I could run forever.
Thus began an annual tradition of a weekly reset in my running routine where I run naked for an entire week.
