Chicago Shamrock Shuffle
DateSaint Patrick's Day
LocationChicago, Illinois, U.S.
Event typeRoad
Distance8 km
Primary sponsorBank of America
Established1980
Course recordsMen: 22:35
James Kariuki (1998)
Women: 24:35.6 (2005)
Deena Kastor
Official sitehttps://www.shamrockshuffle.com/
Participants32,500

The Chicago Shamrock Shuffle is an 8 kilometer road race held in Chicago which was started in 1980. The race is held during celebrations of Saint Patrick's Day in the Chicago area.

History

For the first couple of decades, the number of participants and competitiveness of the field grew each year. In its inaugural year, the race attracted around 1000 participants. By 1992, the race had grown to nearly 7,500 participants. By 2007, the race had attracted over 30,000 runners. The number of participants is capped at 32,500.[1]

In 1993, the race began offering prize money to the top finishers. They offered a purse of $2,000 the first year. In 2010, the prize purse had grown to $14,500, offering $2,500, $2000, $1500, $1000, and $500 to the first 5 male and female finishers.[2]

In 2011 the race introduced a USATF team scoring championship. This scoring is coincident with the actual race. Scoring works similarly to cross country team scoring and is scored to 4 runners for both men's and women's teams.[3]

From the races inauguration to 1992, there was no presenting sponsor. From 1993 to 1996, Sportmart was the main sponsor. From 1997 to 2007, LaSalle Bank was the main sponsor. Since 2008, Bank of America has been the presenting sponsor

Results

Key:   Course record   Virtual Race

Edition Year Men's winner Time (m:s) Women's winner Time (m:s)
1980  Kurt Schallenberger (USA) 24:30  Peggy Schott (USA) 29:38
1981  Fernando Reyes (USA) 24:47  Kathryn Prosser (USA) 29:17
1982  Dan Skarda (USA) 24:10  Sarah Linsley (USA) 27:41
1983  Mike Axinn (USA) 24:02  Chris Reid (USA) 28:25
1984  Jim Hanson (USA) 24:55  Sarah Linsley (USA) 27:41
1985  Dan Skarda (USA) 25:13  Karen Lutzke (USA) 28:17
1986  Michael Buhmann (USA) 24:10  Rebecca Kirsininkas (USA) 27:20
1987  Scott Jenkins (USA) 24:28  Kimberly Gattone (USA) 29:23
1988  Jim Spivey (USA) 23:50  Kelly Innis (USA) 27:09
1989  Jon Thanos (USA) 24:18  Ann Schaefers (USA) 28:27
1990  Mark Plaatjes (RSA) 24:03  Jean McGould (USA) 28:37
1991  Greg Domontay (USA) 23:43  Michele Bush (USA) 27:03
1992  Michael O'Connor (USA) 24:05  Tauna Vanderbilt (USA) 28:53
1993  Scott Jenkins (USA) 24:05  Collette Murphy (USA) 27:18
1994  Rodney DeHaven (USA) 23:31  Laura Mizener (USA) 28:17
1995  Leszek Stoklosa (POL) 24:21  Debra Gormley (USA) 27:36
1996  Charles Mulinga (ZAM) 23:24  Wileen Gausman (USA) 27:43
1997  John Kariuki (KEN) 22:58  Collette Murphy (USA) 26:32
1998  James Kariuki (KEN) 22:35  Marian Sutton (ENG) 25:53
1999  Todd Williams (USA) 23:20  Collette Liss (USA) 26:45
2000  Mark Coogan (USA) 22:59 25:26
2001  Shaun Creighton (AUS) 22:51  Kathy Butler (USA) 25:25
2002 22:57  Priscilla Hein (USA) 26:08
2003 23:13  Collette Liss (USA) 26:14
2004  Brian Sell (USA) 23:31  Tatyana Chulakh (RUS) 25:56
2005 23:17  Deena Kastor (USA) 24:35.6
2006  Chad Johnson (USA) 23:52  Constantina Dita (ROM) 26:27
2007  Luke Watson (USA) 23:26  Tera Moody (USA) 27:09
2008  Brian Olinger (USA) 23:09  Annie Gasway (USA) 29:03
2009  Emmanuel Korir (KEN) 24:18  Deena Kastor (USA) 27:15
2010  John Cheruiyot (KEN) 22:39  Tera Moody (USA) 27:21
2011  Simon Bairu (CAN) 23:38  Amy Begley (USA) 26:50
2012  Abdelazziz Atmani (USA) 23:17  Julia Lucas (USA) 25:36
2013  Phillip Reid (USA) 23:07  Lisa Uhl (USA) 25:54
2014  Jacob Riley (USA) 23:06  Katie Kellner (USA) 27:13
2015  Stephen Sambu (KEN) 23:03  Alexi Pappas (GRE) 26:32
2016 22:45 26:17
2017 22:47  Kimberly Conley (USA) 25:43
2018 23:10  Laura Thweatt (USA) 26:02
2019  Joe Moore (USA) 23:18  Olivia Pratt (USA) 26:26
2020 cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021  Alan Toled (USA) 23:56  Jane Bareikis (USA) 28:03

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References

  1. ↑ "40 Years: The History of the Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle 8K". NBC Chicago. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
  2. ↑ "ARRS - Race: Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle". more.arrs.run. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
  3. ↑ "Elite Club Competition Added To Shamrock Shuffle In Chicago". www.letsrun.com. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
  4. ↑ "ARRS - Race series: Shamrock Shuffle". more.arrs.run. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
  5. ↑ "Shamrock Shuffle". arrs.run. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
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