The post on Hash Bash got me thinking about the naked mile run. I went to two runs in 2000 and 2001. Do they still have the naked mile run in April and is it still pretty big??
LONG OVERDUE
OT: Naked mile run
April 2nd, 2011 at 6:26 PM
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OT: Naked mile run
April 2nd, 2011 at 6:28 PM | 
No. I think it's been like
No. I think it's been like
April 2nd, 2011 at 6:43 PM |
I ran it..
I ran it..
In undergrad from 2003-2005, then it kind of died due to the reasons that have already been stated multiple times on this board.
Ron Burgundy wears M sweaters
April 2nd, 2011 at 7:48 PM |
Was it extremely small in
Was it extremely small in
Was it extremely small in those years? Because if it did exist, I didn't even notice.
April 2nd, 2011 at 8:15 PM |
Really?! Calling him out like that?!?
Really?! Calling him out like that?!?
Oh, you meant the run....
Nevermind.
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
April 2nd, 2011 at 11:39 PM |
I thought the same thing....
I thought the same thing....
I thought the same thing....
"There will be blood on the field and it won't be mine." -KK
April 2nd, 2011 at 9:44 PM |
Yep...
Yep...
it's still pretty big...and the run is well attended too.
April 2nd, 2011 at 6:28 PM |
Oh, it's big.
Oh, it's big.
Oh, it's big.
Sent From My Commodore 64
April 2nd, 2011 at 6:30 PM |
That's what she said
That's what she said
You know you wanted it.
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
April 2nd, 2011 at 7:13 PM |
That's what he said.
That's what he said.
That's what he said.
April 2nd, 2011 at 6:30 PM |
Actually
Actually
With the cold weather in April, its pretty small
April 2nd, 2011 at 6:33 PM |
It needs to come back, but it
It needs to come back, but it
It needs to come back, but it won't. The cops would end that gathering immediately.
April 2nd, 2011 at 6:46 PM |
Police?
Police?
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April 3rd, 2011 at 1:45 PM |
As I remember, it was less
As I remember, it was less
As I remember, it was less the cops and more the creepy internet videographers that put the final nail in the coffin.
April 3rd, 2011 at 4:42 PM |
Yeah
Yeah
There were even regular news stations covering it (presumably with censor graphics) by the end. It had to be stopped by that point (or at least, not always held on the same day of the school year).
April 2nd, 2011 at 6:37 PM |
Internet killed the Naked Mile
Internet killed the Naked Mile
When people could just watch it, it was cool. Then it became on online perverts convention with every degenerate in the Midwest coming to town and filming it and uploading it. The city and the University didn't think it was cute anymore, and really started arresting people, so it was quashed in about 2 years. For the best really. When it was a student thing it was cool; when weirdos started getting their jollies off it wasn't good for students to be online doing that.
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
April 2nd, 2011 at 6:39 PM |
Lol I remember when I went in either 2000 or 01
Lol I remember when I went in either 2000 or 01
there was a guy that looked in his late 60-s with a looooooong white beard and long white hair running in it. It was a hard thing to forget.
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April 2nd, 2011 at 6:44 PM |
Apparently his beard
Apparently his beard
Wasn't long enough.
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
April 2nd, 2011 at 6:48 PM |
Bingo!!
Bingo!!
still gives me nightmares. Although on the walk there some HOT,short,brunette stopped right in front of me took all her clother off,stuck them in a book bag and took off! Damn that was nice.
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April 2nd, 2011 at 6:56 PM |
Well, you had that going for you,
Well, you had that going for you,
Which was nice.
And you knew she was really a brunette...
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
April 2nd, 2011 at 6:53 PM |
Yeah, there were a bunch of
Yeah, there were a bunch of
Yeah, there were a bunch of creepers there. I went once while I was in high school, and there some guy was videotaping it saying, "Hey everyone, make a path through here. We've gotta let the naked people get through".
April 2nd, 2011 at 6:38 PM |
And then this happened...
And then this happened...
Syracuse '03, Michigan G'05
Space bitches, space.
April 2nd, 2011 at 6:39 PM |
I have a feeling Eugene Levy
I have a feeling Eugene Levy
I have a feeling Eugene Levy has no sense of reality anymore.
Sent From My Commodore 64
April 2nd, 2011 at 6:45 PM |
He's the Nicholas Cage of
He's the Nicholas Cage of
He's the Nicholas Cage of straight-to-DVD movies.
Hail to the college whose colors we wear,
Hurrah for the Yellow and Blue!
April 2nd, 2011 at 6:46 PM |
I thought Nicolas Cage
I thought Nicolas Cage
Was the Nicolas Cage of straight to DVD movies...
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
April 2nd, 2011 at 6:45 PM |
Or maybe a really good sense of it
Or maybe a really good sense of it
When he goes to cash his paycheck.
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
April 2nd, 2011 at 6:52 PM |
No amount of money justifies
No amount of money justifies
No amount of money justifies bullhorns.
Sent From My Commodore 64
April 2nd, 2011 at 6:54 PM |
NEED MORE BULLHORN!!!!
NEED MORE BULLHORN!!!!
You're right, it doesn't work.
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
April 3rd, 2011 at 4:04 PM |
Ironic that the original
Ironic that the original
Ironic that the original American Pie is set in the state of Michigan.
Abort, Retry, Fail?
April 3rd, 2011 at 4:40 PM |
Ironic?
Ironic?
The screenwriter (Adam Herz) is a U-M grad.
April 5th, 2011 at 8:46 AM |
My friend told me I don't
My friend told me I don't
My friend told me I don't understand irony, which was ironic because we were in a train station.
HAIL.
April 2nd, 2011 at 6:43 PM |
I remember at my Freshman
I remember at my Freshman
I remember at my Freshman orientation campus tour in 2005 the tour guide was talking about the naked run as we crossed the diag in front of the Grad. She said that it had been banned/halted 2 years (or so) prior because of arrests, etc.
However she of course warned us about not stepping on the M until after our first blue book exams, and explained that the only way to reverse the curse was to run naked from the steps of the grad, to Rackham Auditorium and back... while the clock tower strikes midnight.
Still haven't stepped on the M to this day. I miss Ann Arbor. That is all.
Dreads > Lil Boosie fade
April 2nd, 2011 at 6:56 PM |
My old roommate at UM did a
My old roommate at UM did a
My old roommate at UM did a dance on the M as soon as the tour guide said something about it.
He graduated with honors, is finishing up his dissertation at Cal-Berkeley, and is looking to come back to UM as a professor, for anyone who is wondering whether the curse held up.
...and by that, I mean helter-skelter, willy-nilly and putt-putt!
April 2nd, 2011 at 7:11 PM |
Till he gets hit by a bus
Till he gets hit by a bus
When I used to see the tours across the diag every now and then I'd run screaming "I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE!!!", tearing by them.
The look of horror on their faces was worth it.
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
April 3rd, 2011 at 12:24 AM |
You can fail your first blue
You can fail your first blue
You can fail your first blue book and still graduate with honors
April 2nd, 2011 at 7:33 PM |
I accidentally stepped on
I accidentally stepped on
I accidentally stepped on that M my first term. To date, the lowest grade I got on a Blue Book exam was a B-.
Abort, Retry, Fail?
April 2nd, 2011 at 7:26 PM |
It is actually called the "Nude Mile"
It is actually called the "Nude Mile"
I ran in the first three editions.
Get it right. Bring it back.
April 2nd, 2011 at 8:16 PM |
posted from iPhone
posted from iPhone
Rower?
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
April 2nd, 2011 at 10:36 PM |
Agree
Agree
It's the Nude Mile. I ran it the first 6 years. I was a rower, but it was majority track and cross country runners in the first few years. I understand why it died, given the cops and cameras. But I'm still disappointed that students don't find creative ways the keep the tradition alive. I would love to hear that there were small groups of streakers wearing masks on campus in the Spring. Good times.
April 5th, 2011 at 12:56 AM |
The runners would probably
The runners would probably
The runners would probably get winded and flaccid after the first two or three brutal up-and-down hills. No nice flat sidewalks for us on North Campus, no sir!
Abort, Retry, Fail?
April 2nd, 2011 at 7:36 PM |
.
.
I remember seeing the "painted mile" in 2005. It was super lame. Never saw or heard of any other runs since.
April 2nd, 2011 at 7:50 PM |
Mid 90s here
Mid 90s here
Ran it once in a revealing Speedo on a cold, cold April evening once......so, not totally naked. I was paranoid about shrinkage, for I had a date later that evening. Met her at the finish line and saw all that I needed to see really *fond memories, stares into space*.
"Funny isn't it, how naughty dentists always make that one fatal mistake."
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April 2nd, 2011 at 9:32 PM |
What a Douche!
What a Douche!
.
April 3rd, 2011 at 6:05 PM |
Douche?
Douche?
Stop posting from your iPhone while in the feminine hygiene aisle at the pharmacy.....
"Funny isn't it, how naughty dentists always make that one fatal mistake."
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April 2nd, 2011 at 10:34 PM |
posted from iPhone
posted from iPhone
U came to the crew team (which traditionally started the run along with some other teams) and asked them not to participate. In return they got some favors from the AD. That and all the video cameras killed it.
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April 2nd, 2011 at 11:28 PM |
One of 8...
One of 8...
.. Runners in 2003.
Kept the tradition alive for a year.
Sadly 4 of us were captured and thrown naked in the paddywagon. I was not.
April 3rd, 2011 at 12:47 AM |
PO-LICE
PO-LICE
One of the huge problems now is that police will probably ticket anyone who actually runs the nude mile these days. I can't speak for everyone, but I know all of my friends would have done it, but for the fact that basically all of my friends had MIP's and weren't willing to take another citation just for one night of tradition.
I think the police crackdown on college kids in general has a lot to do with the fading away of the naked mile... otherwise i assure you there would be no shortage of participants.
April 3rd, 2011 at 11:41 AM |
Bringing the run back.
Bringing the run back.
At Arizona St the students do what they call the Undie Run. It's pretty much the same thing except all the students are in undergarments and it's a real big thing. The cops at Arizona St are notorious for giving out MIP's because of its rep as a party school, so I think that we would be able to do something like the Undie Run if Arizona St can. What do you think?
Those who stay will be champions.
April 3rd, 2011 at 1:39 PM |
People tried it last year.
People tried it last year.
Nobody showed up.
April 3rd, 2011 at 6:05 PM |
Men’s crew, lacrosse team opt out of Naked Mile - 2010
Men’s crew, lacrosse team opt out of Naked Mile - 2010
From: The University Record, 4/10/10
Men’s crew, lacrosse team opt out of Naked Mike
The men’s crew (rowing) and lacrosse team will not participate in this year’s Naked Mile.
In a meeting held during the crew’s opening weekend of racing in Ithaca, N.Y., the crew team decided it will no longer take part in the event to which it has been linked over the past 15 years. The men’s lacrosse team has drawn the same conclusions, and will join in the boycott....
http://www.ur.umich.edu/9900/Apr10_00/4.htm
Hail! to the conqu'ring heroes.
April 5th, 2011 at 7:39 AM |
My favorite Naked Mile Run
My favorite Naked Mile Run
My favorite Naked Mile Run story. This was after the U started closing the Law School Reading room, must have been 2000.
The run is going on like always only smaller, and there are more cameras than you could shake a stick at, news helos overhead, and the cops are all off pretending they have runs somewhere so they can ignore the 'arrest on sight' orders they had.
So this serious group of pinched face girls with glasses are wearing some kind of t-shirt uniform, maybe something like sex harrassment task force.
When guys would get way carried away clapping for a really good looking runner girl, or move for a better camera angle, one or two of the very serious task force girls would jump in front, wave her arms, and squawk some version of "Stop objectifying women!"
I stopped one and said "But she is running naked through the streets, she wants attention just like you do." I escaped to Ashleys with my life.
Howdy
No. I think it's been like ten years since they've done it.
Definitely something that needs to come back.