About the Shake Your Shamrocks
The race starts and finishes at Lucky Chucky's, a bar that doubles as the post-race gathering spot. It is part of a winter run series, so this one lands at the tail end of cold-weather racing season, with the feeling that spring is close but not quite there yet. Costumes are common, green is everywhere, and the crowd leans into the St. Patrick's Day theme hard.
The post-race scene is at Lucky Chucky's, so there is somewhere warm to land when you finish. The costume culture here is real, not just a suggestion on the flyer.
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Shake Your Shamrocks 2026 Results
Going by the 2026 results, this is a small, friendly field, with a competitive front end and a big recreational middle.
5K Results · 2026
181finishers
16:19winner
30:35median
1:08:09cutoff
Top 3: Dan Simon (16:19) · Nathan Bertman (17:39) · Mark Elworthy (18:48)
10K Results · 2026
71finishers
42:16winner
59:19median
1:35:00cutoff
Top 3: Matt Snider (42:16) · Nickolas Snider (42:27) · Jim Cordingley-Power (42:52)
2 Miles Results · 2026
27finishers
20:20winner
27:55median
50:10cutoff
Top 3: Michelle Burton (20:20) · Mary Frankel (20:21) · Sherry Warren (23:31)
The Shake Your Shamrocks has been held every year since at least 2018. That is as far back as RunSignup's records for this race go, so it may well be older.
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 Oct 25, 2026.
Distances & Start Times
3.1 Miles3/13/2027 09:00$33
6.2 Miles3/13/2027 09:00$33
3.1 Miles3/13/2027 09:00$33
2 Miles3/13/2027 09:00$33
1K Kiddo's Race3/13/2027 08:45Free
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