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Yuengling Shamrock Marathon

Friday March 14th, 2025
Virginia Beach, VA
Distance: Marathon · Half Marathon · 8K · Kids Race
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The Shamrock Marathon was born in 1973. It was the brainchild of Jerry Bocrie, who along with his wife Lori would serve as race director for 30 years. The inaugural marathon had 59 entrants and 38 finishers, and the weekend also featured 1-mile, 2-mile, and 6-mile races. In 1976, the 6-miler gave way to an 8k, which has remained a part of the weekend in one form or another ever since.

The event continued to grow and evolve in the 1980’s. In 1982, the 10th annual Shamrock Marathon was named the Largest Sporting Event in Virginia, and in 1984, the first post race party was added. World class athletes such as Bill Rodgers, Jeff Galloway, and Grete Waitz, all ran one or more Shamrock events, with Grete setting a then world record in the 8k in 1986 (25:03).




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Yuengling Shamrock Marathon, Race Date: 2024-03-17, Distance: Marathon
Division Time Name Age Home
Male 2:28:26 Jerry Greenlaw 36 VA
2nd Male 2:30:29 Jason Tiezzi 37 VA
3rd Male 2:32:51 Zach Knight 30 NC
4th Male 2:33:34 Aidan McCaffrey 33 DC
Female 2:55:49 Clare Filiere 28 MD
2nd Female 2:56:52 Jonel Rodina 38 VA
3rd Female 3:02:03 Chelsea Dana 40 MT
4th Female 3:02:04 Tara Dower 30 VA
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