Red Dress Runs

The Lady in Red, who accidentally inspired the global Red Dress Run phenomenon died suddenly and unexpectedly in the early morning hours of Saturday, April 13, 2013. Few Hash House Harriers other than A.S. Gispert have had a greater impact on hashing.

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Her death was just a few days shy of her birthday, which she planned to celebrate by participating in the Red Dress Run weekend with the Phoenix Hash House Harriers. This year also marks the 25^th anniversary of the first official Red Dress Run, which occurred in San Diego on August 12, 1988.

Speaking to hashers gathered at the first Red Dress Run, The Lady in Red asked that the event be held annually and that it be used to benefit local charities. As a result of her request and the proliferation of the Red Dress Run to Hash House Harriers “kennels” across the world, millions of dollars have been raised. In a few instances, that support made the difference between life and death.

News of her passing spread rapidly. Stunned hashers not only offered their condolences, but also pledged to dedicate their charitable efforts in her honor. As the Red Dress Run spread, the tradition of supporting charities was occasionally lost in translation, a fact that troubled The Lady in Red. She would be heartened to know that some of those chapters added a charitable component to the Red Dress Run this year.

Misappropriation of the “Red Dress Run” name and concept by non-hashing organizations was also something that she found disturbing. She correctly perceived that “borrowing” the Hash House Harriers’ Red Dress Run could dilute its unique appeal and negatively impact its success in supporting charities.

Even before the Red Dress Run, the Lady in Red made her mark in modeling and the recording industry. She made time to raise three children, support the arts, study the culinary arts, and much more. Stories about The Lady in Red are legion. The best of them will not be told here, but if an appropriate offering of beer is made, a few may be shared.

In addition to her three children, she is survived by her mother, sister, and by four young children she was in the process of adopting.  Her father was a veteran of World War II, having served in Easy Company of Band of Brothers fame.

The Lady in Red became an ardent supporter of www.RedDressRuns.org and its various iterations shortly after it was launched in 2000. She was a frequent collaborator, partner and so much more.

She truly changed the hashing world. Not bad for a “blond Polish girl,” as she referred to herself in her typical self-depricating humor. Lady in Red, you are missed and will never be forgotten. Sto Lat!

   - Hops

Related:

• Runner’ World: “Dress Code: The latest race sensation has simple rules: you gotta wear red and it’s gotta be a dress,” Bill Stump, March 1998 (pp 104-111).
• Video: “The Lady in Red tells it for the 38th time,” June 24, 2012.
• RedDressRuns.org: “Celebrating 25 Years of Red Dress Runs: An Interview with The Lady in Red,” June 11, 2012. Note: SDH3 was a little confused about how many years it had been (2013 actually marks the 25th anniversary), a point that The Lady in Red addressed with low-key humor in response to the first question.
• RedDressRuns.org: “The Lady in Red named ‘Hash Hero,’” November 14, 2011.
• Hare of the Dog: History, Humour and Hell-raising from the Hash House Harriers, Stu ‘The Colonel’ Lloyd, “A R*n In Your Stockings. The real story of the Red Dress R*n phenomena,” pp. 449-452 (ISBN 0 9578332 1 0) 2002.
• The Half-Mind Catalog: “The Lady in Red Speaks,” The Lady in Red, 2005.
• Harrier Magazine: “HHH See Red Over Theft of Heritage,” December 8, 2013.

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Related:

• Upcoming Red Dress Run events
• Did you attend any of these 2011 Red Dress Run events?
  Planning a Red Dress Run: Timing

 Sunday, January 8, 2012: Indalo Hash House Harriers Red Dress Run. Spain.

Saturday, February 4, 2012: Lancing Hash House Harriers Red Dress Run. Mac’s Bar, 2700 E. Michigan Ave., Lancing, Michigan, USA. Concludes at Michigan Brewing Company, 402 South Washington Ave. Start is at 2:00 p.m. Since this is an A-to-B event, pre-car-pooling may be helpful. Also, the #1 Bus and Trolley run frequently down Mich Ave to get you back to Mac’s. Funds to benefit Lansing Habitat for Humanity. Suggested $5 donation, pay-as-you-go for food and beverages. No registration necessary; just show up. More Info.

Saturday, February 4, 2012: Sydney Thirsty Hash House Harriers Red Dress Run. Old Fitzroy Hotel,
 29 Dowling St., Sydney, Australia. 1pm registration for a 2pm start.
Registration $15 ($7 bucket fee, $8 direct donation to Father Chris Riley’s Youth Off The Street). 
Collect cash from total strangers by wowing them with your flashy red attire (Bucket location in Dowling Street on opposite side of railway to Old Fitz). More information.

Friday, February 10, 2012. Rocket Sh*tty Hash House Harriers Red Dress Run. Huntsville, Alabama, USA. Further details not yet available.

Saturday, February 11, 2012: Aloha Hash House Harriers Red Dress Run. Duke’s in Waikiki, Oahu, Hawaii, USA. Start is at 1:00 p.m. The Hash recommends getting a room at the Queen Kapiolani Hotel for a long night in town. Proceeds from Aloha H3 Red Dress Run will go to the Susan G. Komen Foundation for Breast Cancer Research and the Aids Awareness Project. As always the Hash wants to do its part in making the world a better and safer place.

Saturday, February 11, 2012: Asheville Hash House Harriers (AVLH3) 4^th Annual Red Dress Run. 77 Coxe Avenue, Asheville, North Carolina, USA. Start time: 1:00 p.m. Portion of $15 cost benefits the American Heart Association. More information.

Saturday, February 11, 2012. Birmingham Hash House Harriers Red Dress Run. Birmingham, Alabama, USA. Lowe’s Home Improvement, 1885 Edwards Lake Rd., Birmingham, Alabama 35235, USA. Start time 3:00 pm. Hash cash $5, plus pay-as-you-go bar stops. We will be taking donations to give the the Tornado Relief Effort ($5+/-). More information.

Saturday, February 11, 2012: Birmingham Hash House Harriers Charity Red Dress Run. Bennett’s Bar, Birmingham City Centre (real ale, and the clientelle will have to have a sense of humour!), Birmingham, UK. Noon start. Print off a voucher for a free drink at Bennett’s website! To keep with the red theme for Valentines we will be raising money for the Poppy Appeal. See PHOTOS!

Saturday, Febuary 11, 2012. Can’d Hash House Harriers Red Dress Run. Del Monte Beach House, 285 Figueroa St., Monterey, CA 93940, USA (map). BYOB Pre-Lube and check-in starts at 12:30 on Boner Malfunction’s Boat; hares away at 1:30. Turkey/Eagle trail, stroller-friendly but not dog-friendly as all stops are bars. Bring ID and cash for bar stops. Cost: $30 until February 10; $40 day of the run. Lodging: Can’d H3 recomments Travelodge Monterey downtown. More Information.

Saturday, February 11, 2012: Hill Country Hash House Harriers Red Dress Run. Belton, Texas, USA. Price is $15 until 10 February and $25 on the 11th.

Saturday, February 11, 2012: Combined Tasmania Hash Clubs Red Dress Run. Civic Club, 134 Davey Street, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. 1pm start. $25 covers run, food, grog and badge. Run in support of Salvation Army Red Shield Appeal. Additional Information.

Saturday, February 11, 2012: Memphis Hash House Harriers Red Dress Run. Memphis, Tennessee, USA. Start time: 2:00 p.m. Hash cash is $7 and includes giveaway item. This Red Dress Run is being held in conjunction with Memphis H3′s 30th anniversary, thus we’re calling our trail “Retro Red Dress.” We can’t wait to see all the 80s era red dresses!

Saturday, February 11, 2012: Osan Bulgogi Hash House Harriers Red Dress Run. Lion’s Den, Songtan, South Korea. Start is at 3:00 p.m. Hash Cash: 5,000 won. Proceeds will support the Knights of Heros Foundation. More Information.

Saturday, February 11, 2012: Other Orlando Hash House Harriers Red Dress Run. Pipers Downtown Sports Bar and Grill, 171 S Orange Ave, Orlando, Florida 32807, USA (in the Movie Theater Plaza downtown Orlando on Orange Ave right behind Urban Flats). Start time 2:00. Price: $20. There is no charge to sign up, just let us know you are coming so we can plan for beer, pizza, tags, and you can guarantee your giveaway! Make sure you go online and sign up on the rego page. Hash cash include food at the end of the pub crawl, however Pipers has offered a 20% discount on their menu items and $7 domestic pitchers for those of you that would like to get to Pipers early and eat prior to taking off on the pub crawl – you will be on your own for this purchase and you must be in your red dress to receive the discount. Official hash hotel: Travelodge, 409 North Magnolia Ave, Orlando, FL 32801. Phone: 407.423.1671. Tell them you are with the “Red Dress group for a Standard 2 Queens $50 + tax. Best to call weekdays M-F, 8-3 for reservations.

Saturday, February 11, 2012: Quad Cities Hash Hash Harriers 2nd Annual Red Dress Run. The Daiquiri Factory, 1809 2nd Ave, Rock Island, Illinois, USA. Start time is 1:00 p.m. Donations will be collected for the American Heart Association in honor of Heart Month. $10 per participant is suggested. More info and Facebook page. NEWS coverage: Quad City Times, “Red Dress Run,” February 11, 2012. Includes video. Blip TV “Red Dress Run: Chillin’ for Charity.”

Saturday, February 11, 2012: Seattle (area) Hash House Harriers Red Dress Run. Seattle, Washington, USA. 1:00 p.m. start time. Hash cash $10. A portion to benefit the American Breast Cancer Society.

Saturday, February 11, 2011: Seven Hills Hash House Harriers Red Dress Run. Lynchburg, Virginia, USA.

Saturday, February 11, 2012: Sultanes del Norte Hash House Harriers Red Dress Run. Parque de Los Patos, Vía Corso Ote. Col. Fuentes del Valle, San Pedro Garza Garcia, NL (the nicest part of Monterrey), Mexico (map). Start is 16:00 sharp (not Mexican time!). Commemorative hash gear will be given to the first 25 hashers to show up.

Saturday, February 11, 2012: Wild Card/Miami Hash House Harriers Red Dress Run. South Beach, Florida. Details yet to be announced. More Info.

Sunday, February 12, 2012: Bedfordshire Hash House Harriers Red Dress Run. The Windmill, Charlton, Nr Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG5 2AE 01462 432096, UK.

Sunday, February 12, 2012: Kalahari Hash House Harriers Red Dress Run. The Village, Dithlejwane St., Gaborone, Botswana. Start is at 4:30 pm. More information.

Sunday, February 12, 2012: Upstate Hash House Harriers Red Dress Run. The Trophy Club, 450 Airport Road, Greenville, SC 29607, USA. Start: 2:00 p.m. Cost: $22.09. Proceeds to benefit breast cancer research. Registration and Info.

Wednesday, February 15, 2012: Oxford Hash House Harriers Red Dress Run. The Oxford University Club, Mansfield, OX1 3SZ, UK (http://g.co/maps/vpfkp) Start at 7 p.m.

Saturday, February 18, 2012: Antigua Hash House Harriers Valentine’s Red Dress Run. Putters Bar, Dickenson Bay, St. John’s. Start is at 3:30. Tickets EC$20. More Information.

Saturday, February 18, 2012: Omaha Hash House Harriers Mardi Gras Red Dress Run Pub Crawl. Embassy Suites Omaha, Downtown/Old Market 555 South 10th Street, Omaha, Nebraska, 68102, USA. Start time 7:00 p.m. Cost:$10.00. Bring ID.

Saturday, February 18, 2012: Palm Beach Hashes Red Dress Run. Downtown West Palm Beach, Florida, USA. start time 4:00 pm.

Saturday, February 18, 2012: Panama City Hash House Harriers 12th Annual Red Dress Run. Buccaneer Beach Motel, 711 W. Beach Drive, Panama City, Florida 32405, USA. Price ($48.69 or $49.00 on hash day) includes bar crawl, food, Red Dress Run T-shirt, event tag and other goodies. Registration and Info (including special motel rate). FREE REGO: Best design for Red Dress Run T-shirt incorporating the fact that this is also PCH3′s 600th Run; deadline January 30.

Friday, February 24, 2012: Western Suburb Hash House Harriers Red Dress Run 2012. Oxford Scholar Hotel, 427 Swanston Street (corner of A’Beckett Street), Melbourne, Australia. 6:30 pm for 7 pm run. $20, includes run, drink stop, meal, circle. Benefits the Salvation Army. Contact Barterbitch bb@ewolf.us or +61 412 661 503 for details.

Sunday, February 26, 2012: Houston Hash House Harriers Red Dress Run. The Flying Saucer Draught Emporium, 705 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77002, USA. Start at 2:00 pm. Scenic, outdoor ending. Prizes for best dressed.

Friday, March 9, 2012: Malaysian Nash Hash Red Dress Run for Charity. Fort Cornwallis, Penang, Malaysia. Starts at 3.00 pm. More Information.

March 31, 2012. Sacramento Hash House Harriers Red Dress Run. Sacramento, California.

Saturday, April 1, 2012: Happy Heritic Hash House Harriers Red Dress Run and Cooper River Bridge Run Pub Crawl. Charleston (area), South Carolina, USA. More Info.

Saturday, April 1, 2012: Phoenix Hash House Harriers Red Dress Run. As the current home of the Lady in Red, you know we will make it special! The weekend also includes a Zombie “Acockonlypse”-themed party on Friday and a Hangover Hash on Sunday. The package price for the weekend, including the Red Dress Run, is $45 Jan 1-Jan 31; $55 Feb 1-Feb 29; and $75 on March 1. Stragglers are invited to join the Lost Boobs Hash on Monday, April 2 (in the same general area) at 6:30 p.m.; $5. Hash rate is $89/night at the Lexington Hotel and you must call 602-252-2100 to reserve your rooms. Please mention Phoenix Red Dress Run for rate. The cut off is March 1. Proceeds from the Red Dress Run will benefit the Benefit the Beer for Brains Foundation a nonprofit organization of craft-beer lovers, distributors and brewers joined in the fight against brain cancer. Registration and additional information.

Saturday, April 7, 2012: Pecan City Hash House Harriers Red Dress Run. Albany, Georgia, USA. Details TBA.

Saturday, April 28, 2012: Charlotte Hash House Harriers Red Dress Run. Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. More info.

Saturday, April 28, 2012: Edmonton Hash House Harriers Red Dress Run. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Fundraising will subsidize the production of the play “Are We There Yet” at the Concrete Theatre. Festivities begin at 1:00 pm and will include a silent auction, live aucthion, live auction, the crowning of Miss Red Dress Run, live dance music, a buffet dinner and more. Info and Registration. POST RUN: See PHOTOS and VIDEO.

Saturday, April 28, 2012: Jacksonville Hash House Harriers 14th Annual KGB Memorial Red Dress Run.

Saturday, April 25, 2012: Kona Coast Hash House Harriers Red Dress Run. My Bar, Kona Old Industrial, Kailua Kona, Hawaii, USA. Hares off at 3:00 pm.

Thursday, May 3, 2012. Surf City Hash House Harriers Red Dress Run. The Rush Inn, 113 Knight St., Santa Cruz, California, USA. All proceeds to benefit WomenCARE. Registration $10.

Saturday, May 5, 2012: Survivor Hash House Harriers Red Dress Run. Pensacola, Florida, USA. The weekend will also include a Friday pre-lube and a Sunday hangover hash. The price for the weekend is $49 in advance and $69 the day of. A limited edition Red Dress Run shirt will be available for purchase. Proceeds will benefit the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northwest Florida. We’re keepin it local, baby! We are accepting donations in the hope that the hashers will give generously to this great cause. The donation jar will be set up at the check-in table. Call the Days in of Pensacola by April 28 at 850-438-4922 and mention the Red Dress to receive the hash discount rate of $60/day. Goodie bags will only be guaranteed to those who pre-register By April 28. Registration and Info.

Saturday, May 12, 2012: Lisbon Hash House Harriers Red Dress Run. Meeting place: Old Cascais Bullring Car Park or Behind Estoril Casino, Lisbon, Portugal (exact location to be announced). Start time 1.45 pm. . Red Dress Hash Cash donated to charity. More info.

Saturday, May 19, 2012: NURD* Red Dress Run, hosted by the Halve Mein Hash House Harriers. Waterworks Pub, 76 Central Ave, Albany, New York, USA (Tel: 518.465.9079). Registration begins at noon, event begins promptly at 2:00 p.m. Red Dress Run benefits the Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy. Weekend-long party begins with a game-themed pub crawl on Friday. Hoteline: 518.265.0711. Registration and info. *Northeastern Unofficial Red Dress.

Thursday, May 24, 2012: Begen Hash House Harriers Red Dress Run. VIP Lounge, Kaigaten 20, Bergen, Norway. Start: 7 pm. Run fee is 100NOK, all of which benefits Natteravnene (“The Night Ravens”), a humanitarian grassroots movement which aims to preventing violence and damages. The main idea is that the presence of sober adults (describes the Hash House Harriers perfectly, doesn’t it?) calms uneasy tensions. If you consider visiting BH3′s Red Dress Run the 24th of May, be aware of our following Killer Hill Weekend. It has been nominated as one of the best Hash House Harriers events in the world by Harrier Magazine. Read more and register at our website.

Sunday, June 3, 2012: Beijing Hash House Harriers Red Dress Run.

Friday, June 8, 2012: Alaska Interhash Red Dress Run. Miss it? Sorry, but we found out after the fact. We will try to help them help us help you next year!

Saturday, June 9, 2012: Waukesha Hash House Harriers Red Dress Run. Vintage – 2203 North Prospect Ave, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. Registration fee $30. Give-away items only for those registering in advance. Registration includes beer, dinner, etc. Pay via Paypal. Send $ + additional $1 per person (for PayPal service fee) to: hash@waukeshahash.com and include your Hash Name, Hash, and Nerd Name. More info.

Monday, June 18, 2012: Bakersfield Hash House Harriers Annual Red Dress Run. 20th and Q, Bakersfield, California, USA. Bring at least $10 to cover costs.

Saturday, June 23, 2012: San Diego Hash House Harriers Red Dress Run. This is the original Red Dress Run, where it all started. Join the celebration of 25 years of Red Dress Runs! Info and Registration. See related preview story. See related news story.

Saturday, June 23, 2012. Trailing In Tulsa Shiggy Hash House Harriers Red Dress Run. Whiteside Park, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. Start time: 2:00. The Red Dress run is sandwiched between events on Friday and Sunday. See details.

Saturday, June 30, 2012: Madison Hash House Harriers Red Dress Run. 311 East Bluff, Madison, Wisconsin, USA. Other festivities continue on July 1.

Sunday, July 1, 2012: Denver Hash House Harriers Red Dress Run.

Sunday, July 1, 2012: Ottawa Hash House Harriers Red Dress Run. Celebrate Canada Day by running in a red dress! Details to be posted here.

Saturday, July 14, 2012: jHavelina Hash House Harriers Red Dress Run. Tucson, Arizona, USA.

Saturday, July 14, 2012: San Francisco Hash House Harriers Red Dress Run. Aquatic Park, Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, California, USA. Cost is $10 with profit going to charity. On On On: The Pub at Ghirardelli Square. More Info.

Saturday, July 21, 2012: Secession Hash House Harriers Red Dress Run (Pub Crawl). Jake’s Bar and Grill in 5 Points, 2112 Devine St, Columbia, South Carolina, USA. Cost: $15, plus extra for pay-as-you-go stops. Sign-in and kegs tapped at 3:00 p.m. More info here and here.

Saturday, August 4, 2012: Montreal Hash House Harriers Red Dress Run. Montreal, Canada. Funds will benefit the Canadian Transverse Myelitis Association. The weekend will also feature a Friday prelube and Sunday hangover run. Updates will be posted to the Facebook page.

Saturday, August 11, 2012: New Orleans Hash House Harriers Red Dress Run. Last year, proceeds benefited 60 local charities.

Saturday, August 11, 2012: Oregon Hash House Harriers Red Dress Run. Portland, Oregon, USA.

Monday, August 13, 2012: Lautoka Hospital Hash House Harriers and Nadi Hash House Harriers and Harriettes Red Dress Run for Charity. Sentai Restaurant (official sponsor), Nadi, Fiji. Fee of $20 benefits the Fiji Cancer Society Western Branch. Read more about Fiji’s cancer burden. Read Fiji Times story, “Red Dress Run for cancer.”

Saturday, August 19, 2012: The Howlin’ Hash House Harriers Red Dress Run. Bisbee, Arizona, USA. More information.

Saturday, August 25, 2012: Albuquerque Hash House Harriers Red Dress Run 2012. Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. Benefits Paws and Stripes. Registration fee also covers Friday prelube with catered dinner, etc. Saturday features pay-as-you-go pub crawl followed by dinner and party. More information.

Saturday, August 25, 2012. Eerie Hash House Harriers XVth Red Dress Run. Edinboro Hotel, 100 Meadville St., Edinboro, Pennsylvania 16412, USA. Registrations $20 (just $10 for hash “virgins”).

Saturday, September 8, 2012: Amarillo Hash House Harriers Red Dress Run. Meet at Beef ‘O’Brady’s, 7306 SW 34th Ave, Amarillo, Texas 79121 (34th & Coulter). Noon start. Cost is $35. Proceeds will benefit the The Arrow-Panhandle Assessment Center, which takes care of children from across the Panhandle who are removed from their homes because of abuse and neglect. Info and Registration.

Saturday, September 8, 2012: Pittsburgh Hash House Harriers Red Dress Run.

Saturday, September 15, 2012: Pikes Peak Hash House Harriers and Harriettes Red Dress Run. Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Sunday, September 16, 2012: Lubbock Hash House Harriers Red Dress Run. Intersection of Avenue U and 13th Street, Lubbock, Texas, USA. Details to be announced.
Saturday, September 22, 2012: Forest City and Sarnia Chemical Waste Hash House Harriers (combined) Red Dress Run. Squire Tavern, 4159 Petrolia Line, Petrolia, Ontario, Canada. Details to be announced.

Saturday, September 22, 2012. New York City Hash House Harriers Red Dress Run. Fontana’s Bar & Night Club, 105 Eldridge, New York, NY, USA (Chinatown. Transit: D to Grand St.) Makeup start at 2:00 pm and start at 3:00 pm. Hash cash is $30 for pizza, beer, giveaways, prizes and more beer! The first 100 Hashers to RSVP by Sept. 15 will receive guaranteed haberdashery including a name tag. Weekend includes a Friday, Sept. 21 pub crawl and a Sunday, Sept. 23 recovery run. Register here.

Saturday, September. 22, 2012. Northboro Hash House Harriers Red Dress Run. Prospector Saloon, 520 Lincoln St, Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA. Start time: 3:30 p.m. No charge for the run; optional beer tickets and food available for purchase. A portion of the food and drink ticket proceeds will be donated to local charities. The Red Dress Run is open to adults over 21, including non-hashers. More info and news story.

Saturday, September 29, 2012. LincolNE Hash House Harriers Red Dress Run. Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. Cost is $35 and benefits the American Cancer Society. Friday night pre-lube and pub crawl co-hosted by the Full Moon Hash and LincolNE Hash House Harriers. Participants will collect Goodwill donation from tailgate parties that will be crashed. Additionally, an auction will be held at the bar to benefit the American Cancer Society. More info.

Saturday, October 6, 2012: Washington, DC Area Hash House Harriers Red Dress Run. Rated by Harrier Magazine as “among the classics,” DC’s Red Dress Run is the keystone of a Thursday-through-Sunday Hashtivus celebration. Registration for the Red Dress Run may be purchased seperately or as part of the Hashtivus package. The Red Dress Run supports the Beer for Brains Foundation, an organization of craft-beer brewers, distributors and enthusiats dedicated to the development of cutting-edge brain cancer research. The Saturday event includes dinner, beer, access to free on-site photograhers, a unique giveaway and more. Hash Hotel: Rooms available starting at group rate of $119 before September 1 at The Melrose Hotel. Reservation Group code: 1210REDDRE. More information.

Sunday, October 6, 2012. Bell Scott Hash House Harriers Red Dress Run. Friday’s South Bar & Grill, 624 S. Illinois Ave., Belleville, IL 62220. Start: 2:00 p.m.. Registration fee of $40 includes at least 4 beer stops, a T-shirt, pizza and beer. Supports the Southern Illinois Autism Society. Reserve you place by e-mailing Halley’s Comet at WVUGeek@yahoo.com or call 304.629.9016. If you would like to be guaranteed a shirt, you MUST inform Halley of your size and reserve by September 25, 2012. Hash Hotel: Town House Motel, 400 S. Illinois St. #2, Belleville, IL 62220, Tel. 618.233.7881.

Sunday, October 7, 2012: Saigon Hash Harriers Red Dress Run. Saigon, Vietnam. The bus will leave at 2pm from the Caravelle Hotel. Running and walking trails are planned and all participants are required to wear a red dress. Proceeds raised will go to the charity Operation Smile.

Friday, October 19, 2012: Daytona Beach Hashers Red Dress Run. OM Bar and Chill Lounge, 392 Flagler Ave, New Smyrna Beach, Florida, USA 32169. Start: 7:00 p.m. Cost $25.

Saturday, October 27, 2012: Las Vegas Red Dress Run. The event starts with a Halloween Costume Ball on the 26th, the Red Dress Run on the 27th, and a Recovery Run on the 28th.

Wednesday, October 31, 2012: Peach Fuzz Hash House Harriers Red Dress Run and Halloween Costume Pubcrawl. The First Round Bar, 210 Eleventh Street, Downtown Augusta, Georgia, USA. More info.

Saturday, November 10, 2012: The 4th PorME Hash House Harriers Red Dress Run. Time: 1:00 HST. Start Location: Brian Boru’s, 57 Center Street, Portland, Maine 04101 USA. Hash Cash: $20; includes beer and donation on behalf of the PorME H3 to Portland Trails. More info.

Saturday, November 17, 2012. Little Rock Hash House Harriers 15th Annual Red Dress Run (and 2000th Run Celebration). Arlington Resort Hotel & Spa, 239 Central Avenue, Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas, USA. Weekend events include Friday night pub crawl and Sunday hangover trail. Registration and info.

Sunday, December 9, 2012: Wessex Hash House Harriers Red Dress Run. Carlton Hotel, East Overcliff Drive, Bournemouth, Dorset BH1 3DN, United Kingdom

Monday, December 10, 2012: The Brisbane Hash House Harriers Red Dress Run. Caxton St Hotel, Brisbane, Australia. $10.

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You’ve reached the end of the Red Dress Run trail. Let the party begin! Here are some song suggestions in keeping with the theme. Have a favorite? Other suggestions? Join the conversation on the Red Dress Runs Facebook page!

 99 Red Balloons – Nina

Centerfold – J. Geils Band

Lady In The Red Dress – Frankie Paul

Lady In Red – Chris de Burgh

Little Red Corvette – Prince

Lola – The Kinks

Oh Yeah – Yello

Red Dress – The Glitch Mob 

Red Dress – Lovehatehero

The Red Dress -Motion City Soundrack

Red Dress – Sugababes

Red Rain – Peter Gabriel

Red Red Wine – UB40

Roxanne – Police

Woman in Red – Stevie Wonder

(jHavelina Hash House Harriers, Tucson, Arizona, USA – June 13, 2012) – Have that favorite Red Dress Run moment caught on camera? No matter when and regardless of where in the world it was, share it with us here! When you attend the 2012 jHavelina Red Dress Run on July 14, you could win free swag!

Related:

• “How It All Started”
• “The Lady in Red Named ‘Hash Hero’”
• Runner’ World: “Dress Code: The latest race sensation has simple rules: you gotta wear red and it’s gotta be a dress,” Bill Stump, March 1998 (pp 104-111).
• The Half-Mind Catalog: “The Lady in Red Speaks,” The Lady in Red, 2005.
• Hare of the Dog: History, Humour and Hell-raising from the Hash House Harriers, Stu ‘The Colonel’ Lloyd, “A R*n In Your Stockings. The real story of the Red Dress R*n phenomena,” pp. 449-452 (ISBN 0 9578332 1 0) 2002.

The San Diego Hash House Harriers will host their annual Red Dress Run on Saturday, June 23, 2012. The run will feature a sea of red-clad hashers on a trail beside San Diego’s spectacular MissionBay. It promises an epic start from Jake’s Tiki Bar and an amazing beer check at the city’s oldest open-roof pub. At the finish, hashers will dance to the live sounds of “The Hash Band.”

As if that weren’t already enough to put the San Diego Red Dress Run on every hasher’s bucket list, the San Diego Hash House Harriers lay claim to being home of the original Red Dress Run, and this year, they’re celebrating the 25^th anniversary of the first Red Dress Run. The party starts on Friday and continues through Sunday with a number of special events planned. Sign up here before the limited number of registrations are gone.

Given that The Lady in Red will be in San Diego for the festivities, Red Dress Runs thought the time was right to ask her a few questions.

Are we really celebrating the 25^th anniversary of the Red Dress Run this year?

San Diego is. I’m always up for celebrating something. Is there beer?

Were you really wearing a red dress at your first hash, and if so, why?

I had just arrived on a visit from Arizona, and the airline lost my luggage. Running naked wasn’t really a good idea. So yes, I ran in the red dress I wore when I stepped off the plane.

In San Diego?

3M, a friend from high school and college, invited me, and he was from the Long Beach Hash. But there were so few people who hashed in Californiaback then that they had to combine two or three different kennels. That was Long Beach and San Diego that combined that weekend in the fall of 1987. The run was in OrangeCounty. But the on-after was in the San Diego area. That’s why San Diego held the first Red Dress Run. And they’re the one’s who named me The Lady in Red. 

Did you hash after that?

I’ve never stopped! I went to several more hashes that weekend. The last run is when people started throwing clothes at me to run in. When I got home, I washed them and sent them to 3M along with a note asking him to thank all who let me borrow them – not realizing that everyone had a lot of hash shirts. Apparently they found that rather amusing and read the letter in the circle. By the way, two weeks after arriving back home in Arizona, the luggage showed up on my doorstep.

Before leaving, I begged everyone who would listen to help me start a hash in Arizona. Somebody got in touch with Wrong Way (he would get lost on his own trails as a hare) who was moving back to Arizona from Mexico City. Together with Captain Crash (who crashed an ultra-light and waked away from it), he started the Phoenix Hash. Shortly after the inaugural run, I moved to Houston. I continued to hash with the Houston kennel during my time there.

According to the story, you attended the first “official” Red Dress Run held in your honor?

The very moment the technician finished installing the telephone, it rang. “Where are you?” the voice asked. It was 3M. “I’m overnighting a ticket.” He said that the San Diego Hash had taken up a collection to buy me an airline ticket and that I had to be there in just two days. This was in August 1988.

Were you nervous?

No, it was more like being in a daze, trying to figure out what’s going on.

How was your reception?

Everyone seemed to be very excited. The women were a bit standoffish, though. It seems some have them had been told to watch their men or I would steal them. Goulash, who had been at the on-after in San Diego the previous year presented me with some very thorny red flowers from a bush. I pressed the petals and still have them. I’m the kind of person who, when being chased out of town, will grab a stick and pretend I’m leading a parade. It was a great weekend. There was beer. And the guys were all very nice.

Did you make a request that the Red Dress Run be held every year?

No, while I was there, they had already decided to hold another Red Dress Run the following year. But I did request that they should do this to benefit local charities. I’m astounded at how it has grown and how so many hashers have used the Red Dress Run to assist so many worthwhile charities worldwide.

EPILOGUE: In true hashing form, The San Diego Hash House Harriers were a bit confused in calculating the 25th anniversary of the first Red Dress Run. Rather than 2012, the real anniversary was in 2013. Perhaps that was a happy accident. The Lady in Red, who was in attendance, was honored for inspiring the first Red Dress Run. On April 13, 2013, the hashing world was stunned to learn that The Lady in Red died unexpectedly. While she would not live to see the actual 25th anniversary, the mistake allowed her to celebrate the occasion anyway. Did she know about the error in marking the anniversary? Absolutely. Take another look at her response to the first question. Her sense of humor is one more aspect of The Lady in Red that will be deeply missed.

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The Phoenix Hash House Harriers held their Red Dress Run on April 1, 2012. KPNX Television News 12 in Phoenix, Arizona reported on the event which benefited the Beer For Brains Foundation, a nonprofit organization of craft-beer lovers, distributors and brewers, who are committed to funding ground-breaking brain cancer research. The Lady in Red was on hand to lend her support.  Join the discussion on the Red Dress Runs Facebook page.

The 2012 DC-Area Hash House Harriers Red Dress Run is set for Saturday, October 6. Registration officially opens on April 1. 

HOWEVER, the honor of holding prestigious Registration #1 and classy Registration #69 will go to the highest bidders on March 31. Winning bids will be donated to the Beer for Brains Foundation, a national, nonprofit organization of craft-beer lovers, distributors and brewers in support of cutting-edge brain cancer research and treatment options at the new Barrow Brain Tumor Research Center. Half of the funds raised will be directed toward brain cancer research and treatment in the Washington, DC area.

The 2012 DC Red Dress Run will be dedicated to Dan Stringer, “Beer Fairy” and “Rubber Maiden,” DC-area Hash House Harriers whose lives were taken by brain cancer.

Last year, the DC Red Dress Run raised more than $10,300 for two charities; Fisher House Foundation and Food & Friends. What’s more, none of the money raised came from base registration fees. Upon registering this year, hashers are asked to consider clicking the option to make a voluntary donation.

The organizers are also seeking volunteers to help with and participate in the various fundraising events to be held between now and the Red Dress Run. Last year, the DC organizers and volunteers held auctions, raffles, a beer dinner, and a band party.

Instructions for Bidding: Bids – which do not include the base price of the registration fee, must be submitted to RDRCharity [the "at" symbol goes here] dchashing [dot] com on or before March 31, 2012. Bidders should specify whether they’re bidding on #1 or #69.  In case of a tie, the preliminary winners will face off in new round of bidding.  Bid donations will only be collected from winning bidders.

Additional information and registration.