This takes some...ummm...cajones!
Man say he jogged nude to 'feel alive'
Saturday, July 14, 2007
By Associated Press
DETROIT -- A man who was sentenced to 30 days in jail for taking his daily run while wearing only a stocking cap, gloves and reflective tape said that the nude jogging made him "feel alive," according to police.
Russell Rotta, 49, told police that he had been running naked since he was a teenager and that he generally woke up each day around 4 a.m. to conceal the activity from his wife. Rotta reported running in the nude six miles a day every day, weather permitting. "That is the one wild, crazy thing that I do that makes me feel alive," police quoted him as saying.
Rotta pleaded guilty to a charge of indecent exposure May 22 in Jackson County district court. Judge Joseph Filip sentenced him Tuesday to 24 months probation and $1,500 in fines and court costs. Rotta was arrested early April 4 after a caller reported seeing a naked man running in the southbound lane of U.S. Highway 127 in Blackman Township, about 70 miles west of Detroit.
In the police report, the responding officer wrote that he recalled several reports over the years of a naked man running in the area. The officer said he spotted Rotta by his shoe reflectors as he attempted to cross a road. Rotta told police he didn't indulge his habit to disturb anyone or receive sexual gratification. He said he generally confined his running to open fields and wooded areas away from roads. He wore reflective tape around his arms, ankles, waist and thighs to avoid being hit when he crossed roads, the police report said.
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If this guy was running naked in January, besides the stocking cap and gloves a GORE-TEX condum would be required.He needs to keep both heads warm.
Hey, at least he doesn't have to buy or wash dri-fit clothes. He might start a new fashion craze yet, lol.
Pamela
Reflective TAPE? If he had body hair when he started running nude, he has none now!
Hey Pam is there anything certain we need to wear or not wear for Saturdays run.
Tim M
good question, is there anything in SRRC bylaws about a dress code;or is running nude accetable in really hot weather?
Back in the day, we called it streaking and tape was optional.
Oh, this will be fun, let's all show up nude on Sat. for the 16 miler. Oh darn, I forgot, I'm going to be in Chicago on Sat. but you guys can still do it, I'll be there in spirit.
P.S. Tim, bring your running shoes, clothes are optional.
Pamela
Tim,
DON'T FORGET THE REFLECTIVE TAPE!!
Especially if it's cloudy; you want to make sure the drivers can see you!
It says that he confined his running to open fields and wooded areas. I'm thinking ticks might be a problem for him.
Please note that his name is RUSSell. Maybe this is why Russ missed the Saturday run?!
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