Chicago Shamrock Shuffle 2022 draws 20K for festive downtown running event

“It is very nice to be in an enormous crowd, operating and with all of the individuals, all of the spectators cheering on,” mentioned Annie, who was operating within the race.

“I really feel prefer it’s an entire new yr, an entire new season,” added fellow runner, Mark McHugh.

The pandemic impacted this annual race for the final two years after being canceled in 2020 and going digital final yr.

However now, the custom is again, together with the inexperienced guys who had been coated from head to toe in inexperienced paint. One thing John Atchison and his crew have been doing since 2008.

“It is a kind of traditions that yearly in March, I am like, I acquired the Shamrock Shuffle to prepare for therefore begin hitting the fitness center, and , I will get pumped as a result of yearly is simply a kind of issues I sit up for,” Atchison mentioned.

They mentioned it takes not less than 5 showers to get all that inexperienced off.

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Together with these traditions, many newcomers are additionally becoming a member of in on the motion. That features two acquainted faces to Bachelor followers, Clay Harbor and Joe Amabile.

“Joe lives a sedentary life-style, so I prefer to get him up and get him some train. So I hit him up, like this Shamrock Shuffle is a good Chicago occasion. Considered one of my favorites,” Harbor mentioned. “It is my first time however I’ve watched it earlier than.”

“This man was within the NFL for 10 years. I beat him by eight minutes,” Amabile interjected.

That aggressive spirit is what makes this race so particular, and it is topped off by that St Patrick’s Day ambiance.

“It is actually cool after, like, St. Patrick’s Day. Everybody’s actually festive,” added younger runner, Callie.

There was additionally a post-race celebration in Grant Park when the whole lot wrapped up, so it made for a big day within the metropolis.

Shamrock Shuffle Outcomes:

Males’s 8K Run
1st: Tai Dinger (Bib 304) Time: 22:56
2nd: Zach Panning (Bib 185) Time: 22:56
third: Johnny Crain (Bib 230) Time: 22:57

Girls’s 8K Run
1st: Natosha Rogers (Bib 179) Time: 25:30
2nd: Amy Davis (Bib 117) Time: 26:21
third: Olivia Pratt (Bib 178) Time: 26:48