Thousands of people will take to the streets this weekend to run. Some of those people will be wearing less than others.That's because the Santa Speedo Run and the Bill Rodgers Jingle Bell Run are on Saturday and Sunday, respectively. The first race involves a few hundred men and women racing through downtown Boston in little red swimsuits. The second race involves a few thousand people, some dressed in red-and-green holiday attire, running through Davis Square in Somerville.
Let's start with the Speedo Run.
The first Santa Speedo Run in 2000 was essentially a meaningless stunt conjured up by five friends in their mid-to-late 20s who thought, "we should do something stupid like we used to do," said Jonathan Ianelli, one of the founders of the race.
Their "stupid" idea was to run around the city wearing nothing but red Speedos while taking turns holding a portable stereo that played Christmas music by the Muppets. Passersby were stunned and amused by what they saw. Holiday shoppers stopped to cheer for the scantily clad pseudo-athletes.(keep reading)
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The third one down was in last year's run too...and I remember wanting to jingle his balls...er...bells...then too! woof.
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