After a day full of drinking lots of Guinness, doing all the car bombs, and filling up on delicious corned beef the next morning definitely sounds a little scary. Especially this year with St. Patrick’s Day being on a Friday, that only means double the celebrations!
Everyone has their own different ways of coping with a hangover. A morning drink may be the last thing you want after a night of partying, but that’s exactly what this quirky English expression means. Originally, the expression referred to a method of treating a rabid dog bite; hair from the dog was placed in the wound. So in that sense, having another drink (any drink) is like taking hair from the dog that bit you.
(By the way, medical professionals do not prescribe alcoholic drinks to treat the symptoms of a hangover. However, they do encourage drinking water and getting rest.)
Saturday March 18th, one week from today, it’s the morning after St. Patrick’s day and for some it might be tough to roll out of bed and get up for a little activity. You might need an incentive or a push, maybe join some friends. Good thing we have the perfect thing, “The Hair of the Dog” 5K Race. Hosted by the Little Pub in the Lordship section of Stratford. It will feature some amenities you don’t often find in a local run as part of the incentives. Featuring a little taste of what might’ve bit you the night before.
Created by the overly active minds which brought you the Happy HolloWINE 5K, the Cow Chip run, the once-in-a-lifetime ‘Consecutive Numbers on the Calendar’ 9K, and many more.
Here are your incentives:
- Bloody Mary’s to participants 21 & over
- A half bottle of wine
- A stemless wine glass
- Great snacks & fluids
- N/A craft brew & soft drinks
- Our very scenic and flat out and back course
- Accurately timed results
- Little Pub gift cards to champions & age group winners
- Special discounts inside Little Pub for further camaraderie
The race can ONLY take 100 participants and as of March 10th (3/10) they are at 88. Once all the spots are filled they will close ticket sales. If tickets are still available after March 16th the price increases, so run don’t walk to get those tickets! Pun intended, get it? It is $35 for anyone 21+ and $30 for anyone 20 and under. If you wait prices will increase by $5 making it $40/$35.
The day of the race will look like:
- 8:30 AM Bib & swag pickup
- 9:45 AM Little tykes ‘free-leaf’ clover scamper
- 10:00 AM START “The Hair of the Dog” 5K
AWARDS – M&F champions $35 Little Pub gift cards
age groups 9 & under, 10-13, 14-18, 19-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+ (and 80’s if pre reg) $10 gift cards
Huge thanks to their host Little Pub with Doug Grabe & Jillian Bass!
Thank you also to the cooperation of the Stratford Police, Department of Public Works and Recreation Departments.
Race Coordinator – Marty Schaivone directs over 30 events each year including six others in Stratford, Trumbull, Fairfield and other towns in the area.
Parking Plenty along the seawall and in the Little Pub lots.
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