Photo by LaTur.

Fair public notice to those whose idea of St. Patrick’s Day fun is less drinking Guinness until you pass out on the couch and more watching others physically exert themselves through a rainstorm: Sunday’s St. Patrick’s Day 8K Race will be sure to tickle your fancy. Many a runner will wind their way down some heavily-trafficked roads between 9 a.m. and noon, so the District is doing it’s usual “close down most of the routes along the Mall, making crossing into or out of Virginia by car a real pain in the ass” routine.

On the plus side, there’s a parade afterward! (Though that will also close down Constitution Avenue between 7th and 23rd Streets, so no relief for those of you operating four-wheeled metal conveyances.)

Of course, with this being the observance of a holiday which is nearly synonymous with consuming heroic amounts of alcohol, driving around might not be the best idea. (Though certainly, it won’t be as poor an idea as it will be on Wednesday evening.) That said, as long as parade-goers don’t end up invoking the wrath of Rex Banner, it’ll probably all be okay.

The full list of road closures after the jump.