St. Patricks Day: Gear Up for Henry Weinhard’s Dash in Seattle

What a race....theres beer at the end.

When Beer Blotter isn’t enjoying craft beer, learning about Belgium, discovering new places, or researching fun beer events to attend, chances are good that they are out running off their beer bellies.

Our affinity for both bipedal trajectory and beer causes us much elation for the annual Henry Weinhard’s St. Patrick’s Day Dash in Seattle.  Though this year, a single tear will fall from each member’s respective eye, for we will be missing it due to a little trip to EUROPE (yeah that’s right, only one tear each).  This doesn’t mean that we can’t inform you all about it.

Mark your calendar for Sunday March 14 at 8:30 am.

HW’s SP’s DD is, according to the website, the largest St. Patrick’s Day fun run in the country.  Lets not ask how many fun runs there are on St. Patrick’s day.  Point is, it’s pretty big and it has been a Seattle tradition for 24 years now.

Not only is this fun run a “fun” run because it’s only a 3.7 mile course (hahahahaha! just kidding), but you are encouraged to dress up with the Irish spirit in mind, and most importantly, there is beer at the end!

Gearing up for the race with a mind on the malty prize at the finish

It’s $25 to register, which included a t-shirt, a number, a timing chip (if you chose to race) and post-run activities.  The course starts at 3^rd and Mercer, crosses the Aurora Bridge, loops back to Mercer and finishes in the oddly shaped shadows of the Experience Music Project.  Then, after you regain your breath, simply drag your sweaty self over to [another section of] Seattle Center for Irish music, free food, give-a-ways, awards ceremony, best costume contest, and extensive frolicking in the confines of the Detlef Schrempf Beer Garden where Henry Weinhard’s will be flowing freely (not free of charge but without inhibition).

At the very least, you can pre-burn the calories you will imbibe at the end, and have fun doing it.