The Greeks used to compete au naturel then naked miles became popular (I'm skipping a few years). So what is the fastest a man (or woman) has ever run a mile in the buff? Has anyone ever broken 4 minutes in their birthday suit?
If you wore shoes/spikes does that count? Is it another category?
Probably started out a window when a big guy saw a small skinny runner in bed with his wife. Experts say it could've been in the 4:30-5:00 range, they however speculate this would've been a rare phenomenon.
Is Duck Tape allowed (to strap down various floppy parts on men and women)?
John Colter. Escape from the Blackfoot. Probably set 3k and 5km records after as well.
I have personally witnessed a 4:37.
asdfsafasfd wrote:
I have personally witnessed a 4:37.
There are rules to nude running.
First the true event is the 400 m. But I can understand why the distance guys want to get in on it.
The second is that you need to drink a case of beer pre run. Which means midnight.
Running without your pants off is not difficult. Perfoming without a skin full raises the bar.
Steve Pre probably ran sub 4 while nude :)
bobonuts wrote:
asdfsafasfd wrote:I have personally witnessed a 4:37.
There are rules to nude running.
First the true event is the 400 m. But I can understand why the distance guys want to get in on it.
The second is that you need to drink a case of beer pre run. Which means midnight.
Running without your pants off is not difficult. Perfoming without a skin full raises the bar.
If a guy had an erection, what would constitute crossing the finish line? Once in a naked mile a guy with an erection "crossed" first but the 2nd placer's torso was across first. Who won?
It's ALWAYS the torso.
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I would guess it would be Richard Pryor after his freebase set his fro on fire.
I won the nude 400 two years running.
Bare feet and necked.
49.3 on grass.
It's great how we always call someone like Bolt the "World's fastest man" in history even though there could have been some superfreak in a tribe in the middle of the amazon who actually ran faster.
In this case the world record for the nude mile might actually be just some random dude who was chased out of bed by his lover's husband.
Is 4:37 really the fastest anyone has done or heard of?
magness ran a quick one years back if i remember from those blog things he used to have. don't remember the time.
It probably have to be Gabe Jennings.
bobonuts wrote:
I won the nude 400 two years running.
Bare feet and necked.
49.3 on grass.
I would love to believe this. Where? When? Are you 48s guy in spikes? Are we talking a full 400m?
No way would I attempt a 400 if I was that fast w/o support. Ouch.
I once saw the legendary Pat Pierce run a ~6:30 beer mile in nothing but a pair of spikes.
Pittsburgh Joe wrote:
bobonuts wrote:I won the nude 400 two years running.
Bare feet and necckked.
49.3 on grass.
I would love to believe this. Where? When? Are you 48s guy in spikes? Are we talking a full 400m?
No way would I attempt a 400 if I was that fast w/o support. Ouch.
No spikes. It was a country track - built for the championship meet. The second time it was like at Le Mans, The campers had lit the field with their cars. Photos flashing down the back straight. 20 plus entrants. People congratulating you the next morning. Of all the races I ran, those were the most fun.
And I was 46 and some change at the time, so 49 was not dramatic, even with the drink.
Check this site
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2004/may/02/athletics.comment1
The surprising thing about this 4 minute 03 sec mile is the date: 1787!
I dont think it'd be possible to run a full mile balls out (no pun intended) with an erection the entire time. blood has other places it needs to be.
I'd guess an African chasing down an animal probably cracked a sub-4:00 about 2000 years ago.