Balmy Beach Canoe Club’s Hair of the Dog Run welcomes 2025 on Wednesday, Jan. 1

By AUNALYA TURNER

The Balmy Beach Canoe Club’s annual Hair of the Dog Run is set to welcome 2025 on the morning of Wednesday, Jan. 1.

The run begins on New Year’s Day morning on the Boardwalk at the south side of the Balmy Beach Club, 360 Lake Front, with participants starting to gather at 11 a.m.

The Hair of the Dog Run, a local tradition, will celebrate its 43rd edition in 2025. The run first took place in 1980 and the event has become a New Year’s Day tradition for many local residents.

All funds raised at the Hair of the Dog Run go to support programs at the Balmy Beach Canoe Club. The event is open to serious runners, walkers, adults, children and entire families. Participants have the option of doing either a three-kilometre walk or a nine-kilometre run.

The walk starts at 11:30 a.m. and the run at noon.

There will not be any on-site registration on Jan. 1, so those wishing to take part are asked to register in advance by going to https://www.balmybeachcanoe.com/event-details/2025-hair-of-the-dog-run