Taken from KTAR.com on March 19th, 2010:

May 4th is an important day for Arizona State University students. It marks the final day of regular classes and the beginning of many caffeine-induced cram sessions to survive finals. As of three years ago however, the 4th for students also means stripping down into their underwear and taking a lap around campus with thousands of other Sun Devils.

The ASU Undie Run is in its third year and has officially become a new campus tradition. The initial run, which took place in 2008, brought together roughly 5,000 students in the name of blowing off some post-semester steam, donating some clothes to charity and frankly, to better examine the student body. This year, the event, as advertised on Facebook, is looking to attract 20,000 people and possibly set a Guinness Book World Record for the “Largest Gathering of People in their Underwear.”

While the Undie Run occurs in the name of good clean fun, there are bound to be plenty of critics who look to condemn this sort of behavior. Perhaps these critics are relics from a past generation where college traditions resembled something other than stripping and going for a jog. Others may assert that this event reflects ASU’s notorious reputation of caring more about partying and lewd behavior than academics.

The critics need to realize that this event is merely an outlet for students to relax and take their minds off the looming, ever-present monster that is finals week. The pressure to perform well academically is almost comically overwhelming in this day and age, where jobs are scarce and only those with great grades and a lot of luck can eke out a decent living.

With that in mind, the critics and naysayers should kindly suspend their judgments and allow ASU’s student body to enjoy a brief moment of elation before they hit the books.

Original article by Adam Chaikin.

We just confirmed with the Guinness Book of World Records that we are going to be shooting to break the current record for Largest Gathering of People in their Underwear. With over 10,000 in attendance in 2009, we are looking to shatter this record completely.

Help us break the 2010 record by attending The 2010 ASU Undie Run on May 4th! For more information view our event info page and RSVP on our Facebook event.

ATTENTION ALL MEDIA! We are in need of official coverage of this event to “confirm” the breaking of the record. If you are interested in participating, please email us at sean@asuundierun.com

As the finals and summer approach quickly, that also means one thing… The ASU Undie Run is coming! Today, we announce the official location, times, and entertainment for the 2010 ASU Undie Run!

We are proud to announce we have posted our official event page which features all of the event details as well as RSVP information. The headlining entertainment will be Arizona Pro DJs featuring two DJs (Will & Hazardous), two percussionists (Stefan & Eli) and Arizona’s best dance troupe, Foot Klan. This high energy show will be a perfect combination for the pre-run show which begins sharply at 8pm and will end at 10pm when the run begins. The starting point and location of the pre-run show will be the ASU-Tempe Student Recreation Complex fields which are located here. Be sure to visit our Facebook event page and RSVP, because this is a show you don’t want to miss!

We want to thank Arizona Pro DJs, ASU, and the SRC for allowing us to put on an amazing show once again.