99% of the guys that participated in the Bare Burro 5K at this club, were nude. I think one or two wore t shirts, there may have been one or two with shorts ... but I can't remember for sure. The top 10 finishers, that were men, were naked and ran that course ... fast! The winner, not a nudist, smoked that course, naked and with these sandles that are almost like running barefoot. He returned to win the 2nd year but I didn't go the 3rd. I'm sure he'll return for this year's event. He even stayed around afterwards and hung out with all the regulars. I ran nude on my treadmill quite often and never had any issues with pain or discomfort.
RE: Post 68above:He won the third one as well and wearing the sandals too.I was out there a couple weeks ago and checked out the course for this year's Bare Burro 5K. It is more difficult than last year's (i.e. I know I am not going to improve on my race time this year); but, it will still be fun.Only two weeks to go until this years race.
I tried running nude for the first time recently on my home treadmill. I did suffer quite significantly from chaffing at the top of my thighs which was really quite painful, although I barely noticed it at the time it was mostly afterwards I felt the sting. Of course I'm sure if I stick with it I'll lose some of my excess weight and chaffing won't be such a problem. However if/when I try again I have found some anti-chaffing gel for sale at the pharmacy that I will try. Hopefully that resolves the problem until the running has started serving its purpose.
I've run nude but having big boobs can be a drawback and they can bounce too much and actually hurt. For this reason I limit myself to either short runs or when the run is over a long distance I wear a sports bra for support.
Glad you found someplace in Cornwall to run nude. Can't be that many places that allow it. What a great place to do it!!