Undie Dash 5K - Running Outside Your Comfort Zone
07/28/2012 in Running Posts
It ‘s that time of year again. A time in which people from miles away converge on the city of Chicago to run 3.1 miles in their underwear. This was the 2nd annual Undie Dash and this years turnout was amazing. Weather conditions were hot and humid and the course was laid out along Monroe Harbor’s beautiful lakefront. Some participants dressed in undie based costumes while others participated in standard tighty whities. As the following image files will show, runners have great imaginations and know how to have a good time. This year the “after” party was held onboard a docked ship with music, dancing, food and a full bar. It is an event that must be seen in person to be believed. If you didn’t attend, the next best thing is the gallery of pictures that I have compiled of the “Undie Dash & Bash” that were taken by me and my friends Jeff and Lisa. Although, I must give credit where credit is due and inform you that a portion of the pictures at the end are from the Undie Dash Facebook Page. My apologies to any of you who were kind enough to pose for pictures but were not included in the gallery. 90% were very clear but the remaining 10% were not good enough quality to be posted. So without further ado, I give you the 2012 Undie Dash 5k image gallery.
Run for fun and race to place everyone!
As you may have noticed, things at Adventures In Running have changed a little. Lets take a moment to summarize the improvements before I give my “public service announcement”.
I have run more than 200 races since 2008 and Thursday night was the first time I have been a “bandit”. This particular race is known to be loosely organized and no official times are kept with the exception of the overall winners. What’s more, this race is promoted as a 4000 person “fun run” where many 
support from the pro-bandit crowd is that the streets are built and maintained with taxpayer dollars. These are the streets we all run everyday and any other day people would not have an issue. You can bring your own water and not accept a finish medal at the end. Furthermore, when entering a race my main concern is the official time and that is something you don’t receive if you are a bandit. Do we get our money back when a race director screws up the timing, has a lack of water or no medals? No we don’t! Following this philosophy, who are they to tell you that you can’t run in a particular public place on a particular day? Some would say this is stealing but I have to ask, “what tangible item are you walking away with for free?”
