Shamrockin Run New Orleans

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Date 07 Mar, 2027
Races 8 distances
Entry fee $20.00 – $60.00
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Shamrockin Run New Orleans

About the event

Go Green or Go Home!!!   Shamrockin Run New Orleans is back for the 2026 spring racing season!  Once again we will offer a Half Marathon, 10K, 5K and our Kids One Mile Fun Run on Sunday morning March 8, 2026 along beautiful Lakeshore Drive on a completely closed race course to all vehicle traffic.  The event also host for the 12th time the Guinness Challenge 5K, which consist of athletes stopping at each kilometer and drinking a 6oz glass of Guinness Beer.  The top three male and female runners finishing with the fastest times while consuming the beer at each beer zone, will receive a case of World Famous Guinness Beer to take home for the upcoming St. Patricks Day Celebrations!!!

Shamrockin Run New Orleans will be hosted from the Blue Crab Restaurant & Oyster Bar, located at 7900 Lakeshore Drive in New Orleans, Louisiana 70124.  

IMPORTANT RACE WEEKEND INFORMATION!

Friday, March 6, 2026
RACE REGISTRATION & RACE BIB PICK-UP
LOUISIANA RUNNING COMPANY – PARKING AVAILABLE NEAR THE LOCATION
4153 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70119
12:00pm to 5:00pm

Saturday, March 7, 2026
RACE REGISTRATION & RACE BIB PICK-UP
THE BLUE CRAB RESTAURANT – PARKING AVAILABLE NEAR THE RESTAURANT 
7900 Lakeshore Drive, New Orleans, LA 70124
11:00am to 5:00pm
 
Race Day – Sunday, March 8, 2026
THE BLUE CRAB RESTAURANT – PARKING AVAILABLE NEAR THE RESTAURANT
7900 Lakeshore Drive, New Orleans, LA 70124
5:30 am - Pre-registered and New Registration Packet Pick Up begins
7:00 am - Pre-registered and Possible New Registration Packet Pick CLOSES!
7:10 am - Irish & US National Anthems played at Starting Line
7:15 am - Shamrockin’ Run Half Marathon begins!
7:30 am - Shamrockin Run 10K, 5K & Guinness Challenge 5K
10:00 am - Leprechaun Kids Fun Run

Races offered

07Mar

Half Marathon

Running

Distance
13.1 Miles
Start time
07:15
Entry fee
$60.00
07Mar

10K

Running

Distance
6.2 Miles
Start time
07:30
Entry fee
$35.00
07Mar

5K

Running

Distance
3.1 Miles
Start time
07:30
Entry fee
$25.00
07Mar

5K Guinness Challenge

Running

Distance
3.1 Miles
Start time
07:30
Entry fee
$35.00
07Mar

Virtual 10K

Running

Distance
6.2 Miles
Start time
07:30
Entry fee
$50.00
07Mar

Virtual 5K

Running

Distance
3.1 Miles
Start time
07:30
Entry fee
$40.00
07Mar

Virtual Half Marathon

Running

Distance
13.1 Miles
Start time
07:30
Entry fee
$60.00
07Mar

Leprechaun Kids Fun Run

Running

Distance
1 Miles
Start time
10:00
Entry fee
$20.00

Weather history

3-year monthly averages for March in New Orleans.

Temperature15.0° / 22.4°
Feels like12.8° / 21.4°
Sunshine hours9h 15m
Rainfall4.2 mm
Snowfall—
Wind14.6 km/h (Gentle breeze)
Humidity74.8%
Max UV indexModerate (4.8)
Sweat lossModerate
Course conditionsFirm and slightly soft
Sunrise07:07
Sunset19:08

About New Orleans

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Way down yonder in New Orleans, you'll find the roots of jazz and a blossoming culture that is unlike anything else on Earth. Here, the laid-back atmosphere of the riverfront South has mixed with French sophistication, Spanish style, and African-American energy to create something greater than the sum of its parts. "NOLA" is the largest city in Louisiana and one of the top tourist destinations in the United States.

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