Under perfect sunny skies and a nice temp of around 68-70 degrees, hundreds of runners, walkers and supporters gathered in Downtown Burien near Town Square Park for the Brat Trot & Oktoberfest fundraiser on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023.

First place runners included Cameron for men and Andrea for women.

For the kids 1k, the top runners were Angela and Brooks.

Participation/Fundraiser Up Over Last Year

A total of 718 runners registered this year, an increase of more than 200 participants over last year’s 515 – a +38% increase.

Overall, the event raised $37,210, which is a +79 percent increase over last year when they raised $20,847!

Videos

Below are two videos of the start of the race – the first is a slow-motion overhead video as shot by Scott Schaefer using an Insta360 camera on a long pole – do you see yourself or someone you know? (running time 5-minutes, 25-seconds):

The second is a 4K slow-motion shot from a different angle:

Photos

Below are photos from the Oktoberfest, courtesy Lainey Poelzer of Clover Laine Photography (click arrows or swipe to view slideshow):

New Course This Year

Also, a new course was run this year, with the start/finish line on SW 152nd Street near Burien Town Square:

Increase in Participation

There was also a big increase in Team participation, including teams from:

Pain Science Physical Therapy (also a sponsor)
Counterforce Taekwondo Burien
Centro Neighborhood Kitchen (sponsor)
Soundview Strength
bodySTRONG (sponsor)
Hazel Valley Elementary
HPS College & Career Team
Normandy Park Swim Club

They also had great Highline Public Schools participation with teams from:

HPS Cabinet and Superintendent Ivan Duran
District Social Work team
HPS Communications team
Teams from:
- Bow Lake Elementary
- Highline High School Cross Country
- Midway Elementary
- Madrona Elementary
- White Center Heights Elementary
- Highline High School Alumni and Friends