Chicago Shamrock Shuffle

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.

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

History

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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

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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

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  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.