Seattle Hash House Harriers Red Dress Run 2016

Fremont, Seattle, WA

February 12th - 14th, 2016

Come celebrate this Hash'ntines Day weekend with the Seattle-area Hash House Harriers! There is a full weekend planned for you: the Friday night pre-lube, Sunday hangover trail, and Saturday's main event, the Red Dress Run! You can find more information about each trail on the pages linked above.

The Red Dress Run is the Hash House Harriers' traditional charity fundraiser and Seattle H3 is proud to host its 14th annual event. This year, we will be taking a tour of all the important sites in the Center of the Universe that is the Fremont neighborhood and raising money for the Solid Ground and ROOTS organizations!

More info about the weekend's three different trails can be found on the pages above.

On August 7, 1987, a young lady wearing a red dress emerged from an airplane that had landed in southern California to visit a friend from her high school years. Shortly thereafter, she found herself transported to Long Beach, where her friend intended to introduce her to a zany running group called the "Hash House Harriers." One member, noting her gender and attire, urged that she "just wait in the truck" until her host returned. With that goading, she ran into history sporting her red dress and heels.

Gathering for the first Red Dress Run in San Diego, 1988, the following year (August 12, 1988), to commemorate the event, the San Diego Hash House Harriers sent "The Lady In Red" an airline ticket to attend the inaugural Red Dress Run. Hundreds of male and female hashers adorned themselves in red dresses for a spectacle widely covered by California newspapers and TV news. In addressing the crowd, The Lady In Red suggested that Hash House Harriers hold the Red Dress Run annually as an occasion to be used to raise funds for local charities.

For more information about Red Dress Runs or the Lady in Red, and to look for upcumming RDR events, be sure to check Red Dress Runs.org.

Questions? Contact the Head Fuck Up