Polar Bear Plunge 2024 Seattle Times. Nothing jumpstarts the new year like an icy plunge in lake washington! 5k starts at 10:30 a.m., kids dash begins at 11:30 a.m.

Feel more awake than you’ve felt in years, whether you’re curing a new year’s. Approximately 340 brave souls participated in the city of renton’s annual new year’s day polar bear plunge.