Sun, Mar 21, 2027
Tampa, FL
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The race runs through Gadsden Park, a city park in Tampa. The route stays on park grounds, so the terrain is mostly flat grass and paved paths. The event benefits the Lightning Warriors Hockey Program, which supports disabled veterans through ice hockey, so the crowd tends to include people who know the mission and mean it.
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Going by the 2026 results, this is a small, friendly field, with a competitive front end and a big recreational middle.
3.1 Miles · 2026 results
Top 3: William Wine (21:51) · Carol Geddes (22:09) · Craig Kiernan (22:33)
The Lightning Warriors St Patrick’s Day 5K Run/Walk has been held every year since at least 2026. That is as far back as RunSignup's records for this race go, so it may well be older.
Enter a finish time to see where it lands against the most recent 3.1 Miles results.
How we calculate these stats: RunSesh calculates these figures from the most recent published results of past editions, sourced from RunSignup. We show aggregates only: field size, winning and median times, and the cutoff. We never publish individual finisher tables. Last updated Jul 27, 2026.
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Almost certainly not. Half the 3.1 Miles field finished slower than 34:15, and the last recorded finisher came in around 59:24, so there is a long tail of runners behind the middle of the pack. Most fields are far slower than people expect.
It is a small race (71 finishers), which is friendlier and less intimidating than a big-city event, though the field thins out. There is no qualifying time, and the finish-time spread above shows how varied the field really is. If it is your first 3.1 Miles, that spread matters more than the winner's time.
The 3.1 Miles winner ran 21:51 while the median finisher took 34:15. That spread points to a mixed field, with a competitive front and a big recreational middle.
Join a local run club. Run Tampa, Run the Heights, Run Club for MFs That Don't Run and others in Tampa welcome runners of all paces, and a weekly group run is the most reliable way to hold a training block together.
