Updates

The Anthem Shamrock Half Marathon is SOLD OUT for general entry however there are STILL CHARITY SLOTS AVAILABLE. There are only two ways to acquire charity entries into the race.  1: The American Cancer Society’s DetermiNation Team and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Team In Training each have a limited number of entries available for fundraisers.  Click on their link on the charity page to learn more about their programs.  2: J&A Racing will open 300 charity slots at 9am EST on January 9, 2012.  These entries will cost $200 a piece and will only be available for online purchase with 100% going to charity.  You can click the Register Now link and you will see an option for the Charity Anthem Half Marathon registration.  Once these entries are sold out, the only way to gain entry will be through fundraising for one of the charities while their limited number of entries last.

We are now 7 weeks away from the 2012 Yuengling Shamrock Marathon Weekend, and as we count down to the 40th annual running of this great event, we will share with you each week a little history and trivia of the event.  Here is this week's installment:

2006.  Major changes were in store for participants in the 34^th Annual Shamrock Sportsfest.  The first was the addition of two new races – a separate half marathon (after two years of the marathon relay), and the Final Mile, the culmination of a fitness program for elementary students who ran 25.2 miles before the weekend, and then completed the “Final Mile” of their marathon distance race weekend.  The half marathon, full marathon, 8k, Children’s Marathon and Final Mile would not all fit on Saturday, necessitating the expansion of the event to Sunday, which is where the half and full marathon currently reside.

Phillip Lagat of Kenya, via Ann Arbor, MI, was the inaugural Shamrock Half Marathon men’s champion, finishing in 1:04:23.  He was joined in the winner’s circle by Mary Kate Bailey of Arlington, VA, who took the women’s crown with a 1:15:21 finish.  Another Arlington resident, Michael Wardian, was the full marathon winner, finishing in 2:28:27.  Renee High of Va Beach, running in just her third marathon, was the women’s champion, finishing in 2:45:27.

The 2011 Yuengling Shamrock Marathon Event Video is now ready!