Source: The Huffington Post

Undie Run In Beijing
Stinking, blinding smog has covered China’s capital city Beijing for more than a week, keeping most people sheltered indoors.

Fortunately, China’s environmental activists aren’t all that sensible.

Beijing’s totally wacky “Naked Run” took place for the third year in the city’s Olympic Park on Sunday, drawing around 300 runners who stripped down to their underwear for the 2 miles sprint.

Braving freezing temperatures and the blanket of pollution that triggered an “Orange Alert” in Beijing last week, many runners donned gas masks for the race, according to China Daily.

Sina News explains that the original run was organized by Chinese netizens in 2012, to prove that Chinese can take the cold as well as any other nationality. As China’s smog crisis continues to get worse, the organizers are using this year’s race to promote environmentally-conscious, low-carbon lifestyles.

Runners told China Radio International that naked running was a great way to feel closer to nature, but they worried for their health being outdoors. Competitors said they were conflicted about taking off their clothes outdoors while China suffers from its worst pollution in months.

Brave souls, indeed.

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