The course mixes road and golf course terrain, with a stretch that crosses over a lake on the club grounds. It raises money for the Wounded Warrior Project, so the field tends to draw people who are there for the cause as much as the clock.
Packet pickup opens race morning, so there is no separate trip the day before. Parking is at the south and east end of the lot.
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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.
Top 3: Johnathon Barnett (21:33) · Avery Smith (23:21) · Kate Camara (23:41)
The 7th Annual Shamrock Shuffle 5K is in its 7th year.
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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 Nov 12, 2026.
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Almost certainly not. Half the 5K field finished slower than 36:58, and the last recorded finisher came in around 1:01:00, 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 (106 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 5K, that spread matters more than the winner's time.
The 5K winner ran 21:33 while the median finisher took 36:58. That spread points to a mixed field, with a competitive front and a big recreational middle.
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