Running for love

Washington, DC’s Cupid’s Undie Run DC is an annual philanthropic run that takes place around the streets of Washington every February. With the average run length being 1 to 2 miles, Cupid’s Undie Run occurs in over a dozen U.S. Cities as well as in Sydney, Australia. As the title of the run suggests, participants strip down to their underwear in order to be a part of one of the most unique and fun runs across the globe.  The event seeks to promote awareness and fund raise for the Children’s Tumor Foundation, the world’s largest non-government organization that researches and seeks to find a cure to Neurofibromatosis (NF). NF is a genetic disorder that causes tumors to grow on nerves throughout the body.

The event begins with mandatory pre-run pub gathering for all runners and ends in a stupor.  My wife refused to allow me to participate this year.  Something about the condition of my underwear.