Lard Butt 2024
1K (yes, that is 1K)
At a distance of 0.62 miles, the Lard Butt 1K is dedicated to the below-average athlete and weekend warrior in all of us. The Lard Butt 1K will replace timing chips with chocolate chips, water stations with donut stations and feature a well-stocked beer garden before and after. On top of being great fun for those who may be in decent shape and don't take themselves too seriously, it's an ideal confidence-builder for those of us not up to doing 5K or 10K events.
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Advance Registration is $35, covering event entry, a Lard Butt 1K Tee-Shirt, one beer or mimosa for those 21 and over, along with other foods and on-site surprises. Day-of registration costs increase to $40.
Instead of traditional water stations, the Lard Butt 1K features donut stations every 250 meters, replaces timing chips with chocolate chips, and hosts a well-stocked beer garden before and after the 1K itself. Along with a canned-food drive, there will be a “Spirit of Lard Butt” costume party, an on-site soundtrack and numerous other surprises.
There are four ways to attack the grueling, flat one-kilometer (0.62 mile) course:
Show-off Wave
For those with the audacity to run (expect heckling from race marshals and spectators).
Legends Wave
For those 250 pounds and heavier.
Waddler Wave
For the rest of us.
Kids Dash
For those 10 and younger.
MISSOULA
SATURDAY, JULY 20
Location: Fort Missoula Regional Park
(Bella Vista Pavillion)
3401-3499 South Ave W, Missoula, MT 59804
TIMES:
10:30 a.m. – Packet Pickup and Day-of Registration
11:00 a.m. – Lard Butt Beer Garden Opens
NOON – Start of the First Lard Butt 1K Wave
1:15 p.m. – Free Kids Dash
1:30 p.m. – Enjoy the Lard Butt Fun!
SEATTLE
SATURDAY, AUGUST 10
Location: Magnuson Park Sports Meadow
(1K path surrounding the Sport Meadow)
7400 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115
TIMES:
8:00 a.m. – Packet Pickup and Day-of Registration
8:30 a.m. – Lard Butt Beer Garden Opens
9:30 a.m. – Start of the First Lard Butt 1K Wave
10:30 a.m. – Free Kid’s Dash
10:45 a.m. – Enjoy the Lard Butt Morning!
Charity + Get Cracking
To benefit those in need, organizers encourage each participant to bring at least two canned food items to the event, such as canned vegetables, fruits, and soups. Under the mantra of “Get Cracking”, Lard Butt is the antidote to an era when overpaid professional athletes make headlines for steroid use, fistfights, and pouting over $10 million per-year salaries.
For those with a creative bent, the “Spirit of Lard Butt” Costume Party invites individuals and teams to show up in creative and relevant costumes to the Lard Butt 1K.
The event is wheelchair-accessible, parents with child strollers are welcome, and the event is dog-friendly for leashed pets.
