WeeViews - Real Advice From Real People

Create a WeeView

Michael Young

Shamrock Run Portland

Summary

Fun Saint Patrick's Day themed event. Lots of green and you get a free beer after you finish. 😄 I typically have run the 5K with my brother most years and the atmosphere has always been super upbeat even when it's a rainy cold PNW March day.

Posted Mar 13, 2023

Pros

Good early spring warmup race.
High, fun energy from everyone
Can be competitive, or just a fun run.

Cons

It's March in Portland, so probably raining
Parking downtown kinda sucks

I have run this event a handful of times now, and I have always enjoyed it. The event organizers put on a good race. I did the 5K and there were 5000 people for this race and they were able to make it organized without any major problems. The other races that day have less people, but it's around 20k for all the races combined.
After the race they have a beer garden for everyone celebrating St. Patrick's Day, plus free oatmeal and other goodies as well. I plan to do it again next year.