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Last Night's Runderwear in Central Park
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Jen Carlson
Published Jul 25, 2009
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The 1.7 mile 9th annual Central Park Underwear Run went down last night, and plenty were on hand, gladly stripping down to their knickers in the humidity. Run-NYC was also on hand, calling it the "mermaid parade of running"... but we'll always think of it as the Running of the Balls. No word yet on whether or not the group broke the world record for most people assembled in their underwear. A city waits in suspense...
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Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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