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Catch A Leprechaun 5K
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Catch A Leprechaun 5K

Essex, Connecticut, United States View on map
Mar 13, 2027 (America/New_York local time)
Running

About this race

Celebrate St Patrick's Day and try to Catch A Leprechaun in support of the Region 4 Education Foundation. The race route follows a 5K course around the town of Essex

Registration & Race Schedule

  • Registration is available on-line only, even on race day,
  • Race day check in opens  8:30 am 
  • 5K Start - 10:00 am

Entry Fees

  • Advance registration - $33 before March 10, thereafter $38
  • Region 4 students and staff - $18 before March 10, thereafter $23
    • Note: Entry fees include on-line processing fee.

Custom Short Sleeve T-Shirts provided to registrations received before February 10, 2026. Thereafter, race shirts will be subject to availability on race day.

Awards

  • First male / female overall winners
  • Top three male / female in age groups:
    • 12 and Under
    • 13-18
    • 19-29
    • 30-39
    • 40-49
    • 50-59
    • 60-69
    • 70+

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Running

Catch a Leprechaun 5k

Mar 13, 2027 5K 10:00 AM
$33.00
Open

Typical race-day weather

Based on 6 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Essex, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) -0.1° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 9.1°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) -5.2° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 7.1°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
19.4
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
5.8mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
67.7%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on March 13, 2027 (EST)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on March 13, 2027 (EST)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
11h 49m

The sun rises at 6:04 AM and sets at 5:53 PM local time (EST) in Essex on March 13, 2027 — 11h 49m of daylight.

Course

No course map published yet.

The organizer hasn't released a route for this event, and we don't publish guesses. If you're the organizer, send us a GPX file and we'll draw the profile.

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Results — Catch A Leprechaun 5K

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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.

  • Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
  • Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
  • Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
  • Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 1 Essex event

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