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MarathonRoad🇺🇸 Virginia Beach, United States

Shamrock Marathon

Sunday, 21 March 2027In 5 months · Start 07:30

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A flat St. Patrick's-themed race along the Virginia Beach oceanfront and through Joint Expeditionary Base Fort Story past the Cape Henry lighthouses, finishing on the boardwalk by King Neptune.

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Facts checked 11 Oct 2026 against shamrockmarathon.com, shamrockmarathon.com, findmymarathon.com.

Elevation gain
82 m
Flat · ↓ 82 m
Highest point
9 m
above sea level
Temp at start
8°C
Peaks around 13°C
Entry fee
Check site
Open entry
Finishers
2,450
typical year
Course
Out and back
7h cut-off
Getting thereFly into ORF (Norfolk), about 21 km from the start

Course map

A detailed route is not available for this race yet. The marker shows the race location.

Elevation profile

Flat: about 82 m of climbing and 82 m of descent. A detailed profile isn’t available for this race yet.

Race-day weather

At start
8°C
Peak during race
13°C
Humidity
71%
Chance of rain
24%
Wind
22 km/h

Race day in past years

Historical averages for 21 March ±3 days, 2016–2025, from 07:30 for 5 hours (70 days sampled). Source: Open-Meteo / ERA5.

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