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Nothing came between ancient Olympians and their performance. Were they onto something?
If you ask me, the ancient Olympians were a lot smarter than we are. They had the good sense to run, jump, and throw in the nude. When you put anything between your skin and the environment--like shorts and a singlet, for example--you only decrease your body's cooling efficiency (even if you're more...comfortable in certain areas). The so-called "modern" Olympians of 1896 were smarter than us, too. They did their running, jumping, and throwing in April. Some athletes complained about the chilly, damp weather, but Spiridon Louis gave thanks to Zeus all the way to his (clothed) marathon victory in 2:58:50. Unfortunately, Olympic Marathons have been getting hotter ever since. The 1900 Olympic Marathon started at 2:36 p.m. under a 95-degree Parisian sun. Twelve years later, in Stockholm, a Portuguese runner died in the sweltering Olympic Marathon. Many of us remember Gabriele Andersen Schiess staggering across the finish line in the 1984 Women's Olympic Marathon in Los Angeles. In Athens this month, both the men's and women's marathons will start at 6 p.m., when average temperatures are in the mid-80s, though the city has a record August high of 109. And the marathoners will be running on black asphalt that has been simmering for 12 hours. "It's a terrible disservice that the marathoners will be forced to compete in conditions where they can't perform their best, and could actually hurt themselves," says Dr. William Roberts, medical director of the Twin Cities Marathon and president of the American College of Sports Medicine. To help athletes deal with the Athens weather, the U.S. Olympic Committee has been holding educational meetings since last September, when it organized a conference called "Heat, Humidity and Air Pollution: What to Expect in Athens 2004." In May, the top U.S. marathoners gathered in Colorado Springs for the latest update. "We believe the heat actually opens the window of possibilities for our marathoners," says U.S. men's Olympic distance coach Bob Larsen. "We'll leave no stone unturned in our search for scientific approaches to running in the heat." The lessons learned by the marathon team will also work for you. Here are some of the highlights. Heat Acclimation Many years of heat acclimation research have convinced most experts that you can do a good job of adjusting to the heat in eight days, a better job in 14, and perhaps better still in 21. The last physiological variable to adapt is your sweat rate, which takes eight to 14 days to reach maximum efficiency. Other, faster responders include increased plasma volume, decreased sodium concentration in the blood, decreased heart rate while running, decreased perceived exertion, and increased running economy. U.S. track athletes will be given the chance to attend a pre-Olympic training camp on Crete about two weeks before they move to Athens. The runners will follow a heat-training protocol outlined by Randy Wilber, Ph.D., of the USOC sports sciences department, who suggests the following: First run in the morning or evening cool; then move to warmer times of the day; finally, increase the length and intensity of your midday workouts. Perhaps no runner has thought more about heat training and racing than Alberto Salazar. Before the 1984 Olympic Marathon he traveled to the U.S. Army Labs in Natick, Massachusetts, to get tested in a heat chamber (where sweat production is measured) and learned to chug two quarts of fluid before every workout. But then he crashed. He now believes he did too many hard 20-milers in the heat. "I was exhausted from the first step of the marathon," he says. He finished 15th in 2:14:19. Today Salazar is coaching Dan Browne, one of the 2004 U.S. marathon qualifiers. He plans to have Browne do occasional workouts in a Nike heat chamber and to cut back on the intensity of his speedwork. "No one's going to run 2:06 in Athens, so we don't have to worry about training for that pace," Salazar says. Hydration Everyone knows drinking fluids is supposed to help you run faster. But you have to slow down to grab your drinks. America's Steve Spence worked on this dilemma when he was training for the hot, humid World Championships Marathon in Tokyo in 1991. Spence set up a water table on his local track, and then practiced drinking while running intervals at faster-than-marathon pace. "I figured if I got good at taking my drinks at this pace, it would come easy in the marathon," he says. Spence claimed the bronze medal. A couple of months ago, Alan Culpepper, another 2004 marathon qualifier, visited the Gatorade Sports Science Institute in Illinois to get a better idea of his sweat production and hydration needs. When he ran for an hour in a heat chamber cranked up to 85 degrees, he sweat 1.4 liters. He also learned that he is a salty sweater. "I'm much more aware now of my drinking and sodium needs," Culpepper says. "I feel more prepared to handle the heat challenges in Athens." Superhydration Storing extra water would be nice, but runners aren't camels. Still, two simple substances seem capable of promoting superhydration: common salt and glycerol, a liquid supplement. A New Zealand study presented at this year's American College of Sports Medicine meeting showed that well-trained runners who prehydrated with a heavily salted drink were able to exercise 20 percent longer in 90-degree weather than when they prehydrated with a minimally salty beverage. Not all glycerol studies have shown an improvement in hydration status or endurance performance, but a two-year-old study with Olympic distance triathletes produced convincing results. In a randomized, double blind, crossover study in 87-degree conditions, the triathletes slowed down much less with glycerol than without it. "Glycerol lets you increase the amount of standing water on board," says U.S. marathon guru David Martin, Ph.D. "It's nice to have that extra amount during a long, hot race." Spence readily admits he used glycerol in Tokyo, Keith Brantly says he used it in his best marathons, and Salazar says Browne will probably test glycerol to see how it works for him. Cool Vests In January, a team from the University of Georgia studied college distance runners covering 5-K in a 90-degree heat chamber with and without ice vests to cool their core before their efforts. The "precooled" runners finished 13 seconds faster, which is more than the gap that will separate many gold-medalists and fourth-place finishers in Athens. Recently, the folks at Nike Sport Research have been working to design an improved cooling vest that places more of the body's surfaces closer to larger volumes of ice. Only field hockey players have tested it (successfully, Nike says), but Lance Armstrong and Paula Radcliffe were both trying the vest in early summer. Cool Clothing You already know that a white shirt will absorb less heat than a black one. And for the past decade you've read about the amazing advances of breathable microfibers. But wait, those shirts are designed to keep you warm and dry in the winter. Do you really want that on a hot summer's day? Nope. So four years ago Nike produced a shirt that several U.S. runners wore in the Sydney Olympics. This white shirt sat off the skin on small bumps (allowing air to circulate), was constructed of a large fishnet weave (more air circulation), didn't absorb sweat (leaving it on the skin to cool you via evaporation), and was made of recycled plastic bottles. Home run! Too bad Nike called the shirt the Stand-Off Distance Singlet (because of the way it stood off your skin), which sounded too much like a shirt with a body-odor problem. This year Nike has produced something called the Nike Sphere Cool Marathon Singlet, with aerodynamic seam placement, mesh construction, and patent-pending "Zoned Venting" technology. But give me a Stand-Off Distance Singlet, and I'll show you a really great hot-weather running shirt. Here's my advice to the U.S. marathoners: Bring your scissors to Athens and cut your racing singlet as short as you can. Research by exercise physiologist Timothy Gavins, Ph.D., has shown that "the chimney effect" can improve body cooling. This refers to air moving up the bottom of your untucked shirt and out the top. Or just run naked. You'll be reconnecting with your Olympic forebears, increasing your chances of a medal, and giving a big boost to NBC's Olympic TV ratings.

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Naked runners in Spain's Patxi Ros nudist cross-country race.
It was to be just a small race, in “total freedom,” meaning with no sartorial restraints. In other words, running naked.
The organizers expected limited interest and a handful of participants.
“Be bold,” the Facebook invitation read. “Come participate in the running of Berck-sur-Mer! A 6 km race on one of the most beautiful beaches of the Opal Coast. Do you like to run naked or have you always dreamed of doing it? Come and join us.”
What the organizers at Berck-sur-Mer in the northern French department (state) of Pas-de-Calais didn’t imagine when they came up with the idea of a first naked running competition was its popular reception.
A few days after the announcement, and much to their surprise, they were overwhelmed with the widespread internet buzz. "We didn’t think it would arouse such interest," said Philippe Lehembre, president of Hauts-de-France Naturists organizers of the first “Naturopathic Foulées (Naturist Strides). "We thought we’d get 10 people.”
The post was viewed more than 600,000 times. Now they must alter their expectations, impose entry limits and fix the rules and organization of the competition scheduled for September 22.
“The wide sandy beach at Berck is a popular spot with nudists and the Hauts-de-France group organizes regular events in the area including picnics, mussels-french fries evenings and a naked bike ride,” reports The Local .
For the local authorities, “the problem is not that the public will be naked,” the Times of London wrote in an article entitled “Beach run undone by naked ambition.” Their concern is that the participation “is threatening to be so numerous that they will create disorder.”
Because they weren’t expecting so many naked runners, the organizers hadn’t even officially registered the event with local officials. Now the group was forced to apply for a permit and limit participants in the race, which features two laps around a three-kilometer circuit on the beach, to no more than 60.
“We have to limit ourselves to 60 participants to the kilometers of beach where nudism is tolerated,” said Lehembre, who thinks the popularity online was caused by "the poster that pleased because it soberly represents naked runners. The graphics are very nice. The speed of social networks did the rest."
For Daniel Morin, a commentator at France Inter , the explanation for such interest is beyond the poster: “It’s the total freedom! The liberated breasts, even the heaviest ones having the opportunity to disperse at the whim of the strides and all those little pairs of balls initially curled up by the frisky temperature of the North Sea and then gradually warming up....Yes, run finally free! It is a feeling of incredible well-being, a feeling of communion with the elements like no other.”
Nudism in France has become increasingly popular. “It’s enjoying a boom,” according to The Local . “And it isn't only the French who are prepared to let it all hang out in public.”  
Many foreigners, specially British have been enthusiastic participants in different nudist events such as the Parisian Day of Nudism ( Journée Parisienne du Naturisme ) , which took place in June at the Bois de Vincennes and where hundreds of naturists gathered to sunbathe on the grass, have picnics, practice yoga and nude fitness.
So why travel all that way to get naked, the paper asks. "At the end of the 19th century, France became the birthplace of naturism," Julien Claudé-Pénégry, spokesperson for the Paris Association of Naturists (Association des Naturistes de Paris ) answered. “It's simply about 'the art of living.’ We need sun and feeling it on your skin without clothes feels magical. Naturism is about respecting oneself, others and your environment.”
France is the top world destination for nudists , according to the association, with 3.5 million regular practitioners of which 1.5 million are French and two million are foreigners. "People find a lot of variety here. They can experience naturism in the countryside, by the mountains or the sea, or they can take part in the many cultural and sports events held for naturists."
Running naked in the Nude Olympics on Maslin Beach near Adelaide, Australia.


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Nude running events are gaining popularity as racers discover the benefits of baring it all.
As summer heats up, runners across the nation are cashing in on the newest trend, and stripping down.
As evidence continues to pile up about the perils of obstacle racing, many runners are seeking out races that are a little less risky. What has resulted is a popularity spike in nude running. Though it’s not a new concept, the races have been small and hidden for years, limited to the select community that wasn’t afraid to bare it all. Now, in an effort to move toward healthy ideas of body image and self discovery, this underground race circuit is gaining popularity. This year, about 30 races are being offered nationwide, and that doesn’t take into account the growing number offered overseas where the popularity of bare-bodied running has long been practiced.
“There’s no question there’s a bucket-list mentality to this,” Pete Williams explained in an interview with Runner’s World . Williams’ Caliente Bare Dare 5K, held in Florida, is one of the most popular nude races in the country. This year’s edition, held during the first week of May, attracted a record 312 runners from 25 states. Though it was a hot day, runners put on an impressive display, with a new men’s course record of 15:49 and the first-place female competitor crossing the finish line at 19:40.
Though some races have been held for years, with Washington’s Bare Buns Fun Run celebrating its 30th anniversary this past May, others are just getting started. “It was interesting to talk to the people who had never done it before. They had a blast. They never put their clothes back on,” said Mudd, Sweat, and Boobs organizer Rich Gilbreath.
To protect the privacy of racers, most races are conducted in nudist colonies or on other private grounds, away from the prying eyes of the media. But the popularity of stripping down for the San Francisco’s publicly-run Bay to Breakers 12K shows nude racing secrecy may be a thing of the past.
Even as fascination develops, the idea of sporting nothing but running shoes (and hopefully some high SPF sunscreen ) in front of a large group of strangers may not be something you’re eager to try. Though it may be shocking, racers who have stepped out of their comfort zones to give it a try all seem to give resoundingly positive endorsements.
Jessica Sebor, the editor of Women’s Running Magazine, first stripped down in 2012 for that year’s edition of the Bare Dare. “I know it’s going to take more than one Sunday morning to cure my self consciousness, but running the Bare Dare did teach me this: If you don’t challenge yourself, you will never have the chance to be crowned a champion,” Sebor wrote in her column . That year, she won the inaugural National Championship of Nude Running.
This year’s Bare Dare winner echoed Sebor’s sentiments, sharing her belief that it was her decision to shed her clothes, but the whole experience ultimately allowed her to overcome insecurities she had struggled with her entire life. “We’re OK with our bodies until some day and some point in time we learn that we shouldn’t be,” she blogged . “I was crazy nervous…But once I got to the start and there was about 300 other folks all doing the same thing, I felt surprisingly OK. Nobody was perfect, but nobody was acting like they were either…For a few hours I felt like my body was no better or worse than anyone else’s. It’s a good feeling. If you’ve never done it, and you know you’re thinking about it, I highly recommend it.”
“We were born naked. Our bodies were designed to be naked,” Whitney Lasseter told Runner’s World . “…when we’re doing an activity like that, it’s not about our bodies. It’s our minds we have to tell to shut up.”
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