Skivvy Scurry: Cupid's Undie Run

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POLITICIANS HAVE A tendency to get caught with their pants down, so the venue for the first-ever Cupid's Undie Run was a no-brainer. The two-mile dash to benefit the Children's Tumor Foundation this Saturday will loop around the Capitol Building — and then back down Pennsylvania Avenue to the Pour House.

To convince folks that mid-February, just a week after the Snowpocalypse, is a good time to wear so little may require alcohol. That's why organizer Brendan Hanrahan is kicking off the event at the bar two hours before the run. "We're going to warm people up from the inside," he says.

It turns out stripping and sprinting is a more popular concept than the 25-year-old University of Maryland Ph.D. student ever imagined. Hanrahan didn't get a permit because you don't need them for groups of less than 50. Now, with at least 300 expected to participate, the plan calls to head out in waves. Also to comply with the law, Hanrahan is asking folks to keep their attire revealing but not risque: "We're still running for the children.„

And though wearing it for the race would sort of defeat the purpose, the $30 sign-up fee also includes a T-shirt.