Lard Butt 1K - For Below-Average Athletes & Weekend Warriors

08/08/2024

Fellow Lard Butts,
Here's the full scoop on Seattle's Lard Butt 1K, set for this Saturday, August 10, at Magnuson Park. Important details:

EARLY PICK-UP OPTION: Friday!
If you will register or have registered BEFORE our packet-pickup deadline of 10pm today/THURS, you qualify to pick up your bib number and t-shirt at our one-day packet pickup that takes place tomorrow/Friday, August 9th (10am-7pm) at Super Jock n Jill on the north edge of Green Lake (7210 East Green Lake Drive North - Seattle). With an interest in having the Lard Butt waves begin on time while keeping the day-of-event registration area lines to a minimum, if you are able to do so, we strongly suggest that you pick up your bib and shirt at Super Jock n Jill Friday.

If you cannot pick up your materials on Friday, you may still pick up your packet near the event start line on Saturday morning beginning at 8:00AM. Please plan to arrive early, so you can get your materials and enjoy the starting area music and the Beer Garden, which opens at 8:30!

LOCATION REMINDER: The Lard Butt 1K will take place inside of Magnuson Park (7400 Sand Point Way NE - Seattle). More precisely as with previous years, the Lard Butt 1K will be on the primary loop that circles the park's Sports Meadow. The starting area is adjacent to enclosed tennis courts immediately EAST of the sports meadow. Follow the signs (and other Lard Butts) upon entering the park for parking and directions.

REGISTRATION REMINDER: There is still time for your friends and family to register for the Lard Butt 1K. They may do so online at www.lardbutt.com or in person at the Green Lake Super Jock n Jill location on Friday between 10AM and 7PM. The online registration will close at 6:00PM this Friday. After that, the last registration option is in-person at Magnuson Park on Saturday, beginning at 8:00AM.

FOOD DONATIONS: Please remember that we are supporting the University District Food Bank with the Lard Butt event. We will have collection bins in and around the registration area that morning. Please bring canned (no home-canned items, please) with you to the event. Canned soups, vegetables, tuna, as well as dry items like pasta and oatmeal are perfect!
In addition to canned food items, we will also accept and collect the following for donation to the University District Food Bank: Toothpaste, Bar Soap, Almond and/or Soy Milk, Baby Formula, Pasta, Oatmeal.

LARD BUTT CELEBRATION: There will of course be a beer garden serving not only malt beverages, but mimosas for those of you preferring a brunch-style beverage. Each of you receive one (1) beverage of your choice as part of registration and can purchase additional drinks as you like. You must show proper I.D. to enter (21 & over only) and have cash or credit/debit card on hand if you want extra beverages. For everyone under the age of 21 or preferring not to drink alcohol, there will also be root beer and soda outside of the beer garden area, as well as water.

SPIRIT OF LARD BUTT COSTUME PARTY: For those with a creative bent, the Spirit of Lard Butt Costume Party encourages individuals and teams to wear the most creative and relevant possible costumes to the Lard Butt 1K. Previous events have welcomed everything from Sumo wrestlers to dinosaurs and donut-hunters! What will Saturday bring? This is a family event, so keep it classy please. So, Get Creative and Get Cracking!!

LARD BUTT SATURDAY SCHEDULE:
8:00am: Day-of-event registration & packet pickup opens
8:30am: Beer & Mimosa Garden opens
9:30am: Start of First Wave of the 1K (Show-Off Wave)
945am: Legends Wave
10:00am: Waddlers Wave
10:15am: Kids Dash (shorter dash for those 10 and younger)
12:00pm: Beer Garden closes / the event ends

WAVE STARTS: As you know, we have 3 different waves to choose from (in addition to the free kids dash). Please be patient and listen to the announcements and we will get everyone through their 1K and back to the base area fun.

Wheelchairs, participants pushing strollers, and dogs on leash are all welcome at the 1K.
Thanks for your interest and support. Get Cracking and see you soon!
-Team Lard Butt

08/05/2024

Fellow Lard Butts,
It's go time! Seattle's Lard Butt 1K is set for this Saturday, August 10, back where it all began: The Sports Meadow at Magnuson Park! If you register before THURSDAY at 10:00 pm PT, you are eligible to pick up your shirts and bibs on Friday, at Super Jock/Jill Greenlake Anytime from 10am - 7pm). You CAN pick up for other registered friends and/or family, as well.

If you haven't signed up yet, please do so at www.lardbutt.com

Your registering in advance enables us to forecast the right quantities of donuts, drinks, event T-shirts, and more! Following the Lard Butt 1K tradition, the 0.62-mile course will have donut stations every 250 meters, a well-stocked beer and mimosa garden before and after, epic tunes, a costume party, and perhaps most important, a food drive for the University District Food Bank.

So please sign up today at www.lardbutt.com and spread the word! As always, thanks for your support and Get Cracking,

08/02/2024

Fellow Lard Butts, The official Seattle race bibs are ready for next Saturday, 8/10 (and this race bib just happens to be 810)! Here's a sneak peek, beverage coupon and all. If you haven't registered yet, please join us at www.lardbutt.com

08/01/2024

Fellow Lard Butts, Just ten days to go until the Seattle event... We have had some fantastic costumes show up over the years! What will this year bring? Join us at www.lardbutt.com!

07/29/2024

Fellow Lard Butts,
With Seattle's Big Day (less than two weeks away now -- Saturday, August 10), please remember that we are supporting the University District Food Bank with a canned food drive. If you are able, please being at least two (2) items for those in need. We will have collection bins in and around the registration area that morning. Please bring:
-Canned soups
-Canned vegetables
-Canned fruit
-Canned tuna
-NO HOME-CANNED ITEMS, please
In addition to canned food items, we will also accept and collect the following for donation to the University District Food Bank:
-Toothpaste
-Bar Soap
-Almond and/or Soy Milk
-Baby Formula
-Pasta
-Oatmeal

If you have not yet registered, please sign up today at www.lardbutt.com. Thank you and Get Cracking!

07/26/2024

Fellow Lard Butts, The Big Day is just two weeks from tomorrow! We are busy getting everything in order and hope you can join us on August 10 for 0.62 miles of bliss....Donut stations every 250 meters, a beer and mimosa garden before and after, on-site costume party, epic Lard Butt soundtrack by our emcee The Fish/Jeff Aaron...and perhaps most important, a Food Drive to help those in need via our friends at University District Food Bank. If you want to join us and haven't signed up yet, please do so ASAP at www.lardbutt.com. We wish you a great weekend and hope to see you soon. Get Cracking!

07/22/2024

Fellow Lard Butts, It's almost go time in Seattle! If you want to be part of the fun on Saturday, August 10 and haven't signed up yet for the Lard Butt 1K, please do so at www.lardbutt.com! We are in process of tabulating VERY IMPORTANT things, like how many donuts, shirts, and beverages to have on-site for the Big Day. Also, please start collecting canned foot items to help those in-need, via our friends at University District Food Bank, as they'll be collecting donations on-site. Great fun, costumes, music, munchies, and just a bit of exercise over 0.62 miles. The more the merrier, so spread the word and please sign up today at www.lardbutt.com. Thank you again and Get Cracking!

The Lard Butt 1K Seattle and Missoula is dedicated to the below-average athlete and weekend warrior in all of us. An ideal confidence-builder for those of us not up to doing 5- or 10-k events. Join us in Missoula, Montana for a day of donuts, drinks, and a very little bit of exercise.

07/22/2024

Fellow Lard Butts, It's go time! If you are interested in joining us in Seattle on Saturday, August 10, please sign up today at www.lardbutt.com. We are in the vital process of ordering quantities for shirts, donuts, and beverages. It promises
to be another legendary day with great costumes, donuts, music, more donuts, beverages, and a worthy effort to help the University District Food Bank. To help us plan for the right quantities, please sign up today at www.lardbutt.com. Thank you and Get Cracking,

07/07/2024

Fellow Lard Butts, We are pleased to share that our friends at Krispy Kreme Seattle have the donut/magic makers ready! Krispy Kreme is again the Lard Butt 1K donut of choice, so get ready for donut stops every 250 meters en route to the triumphant 1K finish line! We'll have a mix/myriad of flavors, along with classic glazed! Reserve your spots for August 10 today at www.lardbutt.com! What are your personal favorite flavors?

05/26/2024

Fellow Lard Butts, Show of hands...who's joining us in Seattle for the Grand Finale on August 10? If you haven't started training yet, no better time than the present to start doing some donut curls and very light walking! Reserve your spots today at www.lardbutt.com. Thank you and Get Cracking,

05/03/2024

Fellow Lard Butts,
It is with mixed emotions we announce that Lard Butt has run (or walked) its course. For those in Seattle (and those inclined to travel to the Emerald City) we are having a Grand Finale Lard Butt 1K in Seattle on Saturday, August 10, with registration now live at www.lardbutt.com. Sadly, we have canceled Missoula’s July 20 event, but will reach out directly to those who’ve registered in advance. In short, putting on the Lard Butt 1K is a massive time commitment and our full-time jobs and day-to-day lives keep getting in the way of continuing the unique event we all love. We are very grateful for the amazing support and fantastic humor so many of you have delivered, every step of the way. Thank you. It’s been a great ride. We hope to see many of you in Seattle in August for one more go around! You never know what the future may bring, but for now it’s thank you again and a hearty Get Cracking!