This year’s Brat Trot t-shirt includes an homage to our Super Bowl champion Seahawks!
A kick-off party was recently held at the Tin Room Bar for Sponsors of this year’s Brat Trot – coming up Sunday, Oct. 5 – with this year looking to be perhaps the best one yet!
If you’re in to win it – or in it to walk it – this race is for you. And it’s followed by a Bavarian Fest, a festive street party on SW 152nd, compete with beer gardens, food trucks, Dan the Sausageman sausage, kids’ activities, photo booths, race awards, live music and tons of people having fun.
Race proceeds will benefit the Highline Schools Foundation, providing resources to help all local public school students succeed in school and in life.
Brat Trot Events, Contests, and more!
Sunday, Oct. 5:
- 1 p.m.: 5k Race Starts (sanctioned by US Track and Field)
- 2 p.m.: 1 mile Race starts
Register online at www.burienbrattrot.com
Here are some photos from the event, as shot by Scott Schaefer (click images to see larger versions/slideshow)
BE A SPONSOR!
It’s not to late to get on board as a Sponsor – just email racedirector@burienbrattrot.com
BE AN ANGEL
Got Angel Wings? Be a Brat Trot Angel and sponsor a local child in need. Sponsor a local student in need–so they can run the race without worrying about the fee! Email racedirector@burienbrattrot.com for more information.
THE GOINGS-ON:
The Wandering Brat Instagram Contest is BACK!
Back by popular demand! We’ve created a fun little guy out of a plastic hot dog, have costumed him up, and named him “Bret the Brat!” Bring your “Bret the Brat” with you wherever you go between September 15and October 2—and take a photo of him in interesting, fun and wacky places! Post your pics on Instagram and tag them with #thewanderingbrat. Each tagged photo gives you one entry in a random drawing for a $100 gift card to the Tin Room! Your “Bret the Brat” can be picked up at the Tin Room in Olde Burien, 923 SW 152nd Street. Your “Bret” is yours to keep! Questions? Email racedirector@burienbrattrot.com.Brat Trot Team Pub Crawl, Friday October 3, 7 p.m.
Head out as a pack (teams of 2 or more) to some of your favorite Burien establishments—enjoy drink and menu specials, endure challenges, earn points, have a blast! All teams are entered to win great prizes—prizes will be awarded on race day. Register online in advance for $10 or at the Tin Room on crawl night between 6 and 7 p.m. ($15). Crawl starts promptly at 7 p.m.!Corporate Team Challenge
Groups of 10 or more representing the same organization can register as Corporate Teams and receive a discount. The team with the most registrations by midnight, October 2, wins a holiday party at the Tin Theater and a $500 credit for food and drink! Teams must have a discount code specific to their team to register. To get a team code, email racedirector@burienbrattrot.com.Fastest Team Challenge
All teams registered will automatically be entered into this challenge! We’ll add up the times of the top ten finishers from every team (5k only). The team with the fastest cumulative time wins bragging rights, and the Fastest Team Trophy!School Registration Contest
Register and win money for your school! When you register, simply select your school from the dropdown menu under “school affiliation” and your registration automatically counts for your school. The top 3 schools with the more registrations win prize money! To track this current standings, visit www.burienbrattrot.com and click the “school registration drive” tab. Winners announced on race day.Be a Brat Trot Angel!
Want to sponsor a local student who wants to participate but can’t afford their registration fee? You can do that online at burienbrattrot.com, or at the Tin Room in person!Race Packet Pick-Up/Late Registration:
- Saturday, Oct. 4, 1-4 p.m.
Pick up your race packets and/or register in person on the corner of 10th and 152nd in Burien, thanks to our friends at Southgate Masonic Lodge.
Here are some Fun Facts about the Burien Brat Trot:
- This year’s race t-shirt design includes a nod to our own Seattle Seahawk Superbowl champs! Here’s the shirt design…go Brat Trot….go Highline….go Hawks!
- The Tin Room goes through over 500 sausages (bratwurst) on Brat Trot Day! People come from miles around to try Dan the Sausageman’s awesome brats!
- You know about the Brat Trot Beer Gardens right—featuring awesome brews from Georgetown Brewing including Tomtoberfest, Manny’s Pale Ale, and Lucille to name a few. But did you know the Brat Trot also has a Root Beer Garden for kiddos? All sponsored by HMS Host—come by for a Root Beer float on us!
- The Brat Trot takes nearly 100 volunteers to organize. From volunteers at registration and packet pick up, to course monitors, to face painters in the kids tent….thank these people for a job well done!
- Did you know nearly 500 people ran the Brat Trot last year as a member of a team? Teams get a registration discount. Do you have a team of ten or more? Email racedirector@burienbrattrot.com to get your discount code!
- Last year CrossFit Burien won the fastest team contest with the fastest cumulative times—and Freedom Fitness won the team registration contest with the most registrants. Will it come down to the battle between the gyms again—or is there a wild card out there ready to take both prizes? Hmmm…..
- The Brat Trot Pub Crawl is the best way to kick of Brat Trot weekend! It’s Friday October 3rd, and you can register online in advance and save some dough! Teams of 2 people or more are sent around Burien to various spots—they endure challenges (mental, physical, and just plain silly)—earn points, and win prizes. It all starts at the Tin Room at 7—be there early if you need to register in person.
- This year the Brat Trot is proud to be able to double the amount of sponsored runners – kids in our community who want to run the race but can’t afford the fee. Brat Trot is grateful for their generous donors—and encourage you to become a Brat Trot Angel and send one student for free for only $35. You can find out more at www.burienbrattrot.com
- Have you checked out our Wandering Brat contest on Instagram! You just gotta see where “Bret the Brat” has been!
- Students in athletics at Highline High School are instrumental to the success of Brat Trot—from cross country to football to tennis—many of HHS’s team support their community race. Way to go, Pirates!
- Did you know that proceeds from the Burien Brat Trot benefit the Highline Schools Foundation—a volunteer-based organization that raises funds and gathers resources to help all students in Highline Public Schools get the resources they need to excel in school and beyond. Learn more at www.highlineschoolsfoundation.org