Shamrockin Run New Orleans
About this race
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
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
Join fellow runners on March 7, 2027 for the Shamrockin Run New Orleans. It's a fantastic Half-Marathon, 10K, 5K, 1.6K featuring a flat and fast course in New Orleans.
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Running
Half Marathon
Each event will start & finish from our host at the Blue Crab Restaurant & Oyster Bar located at 7900 Lakeshore Drive on the beautiful New Orleans Lakefront.
10K
Each event will start & finish from our host at the Blue Crab Restaurant & Oyster Bar located at 7900 Lakeshore Drive on the beautiful New Orleans Lakefront.
5K
Each event will start & finish from our host at the Blue Crab Restaurant & Oyster Bar located at 7900 Lakeshore Drive on the beautiful New Orleans Lakefront.
5K Guinness Challenge
Each event will start & finish from our host at the Blue Crab Restaurant & Oyster Bar located at 7900 Lakeshore Drive on the beautiful New Orleans Lakefront.
Leprechaun Kids Fun Run
Each event will start & finish from our host at the Blue Crab Restaurant & Oyster Bar located at 7900 Lakeshore Drive on the beautiful New Orleans Lakefront.
Virtual Half Marathon
Virtual 10K
Virtual 5K
Weather Overview
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for March in New Orleans.
About New Orleans
Shamrockin Run New Orleans takes place in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. The local timezone is America/Chicago.
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