# Chicago Shamrock Shuffle

The Chicago Shamrock Shuffle is an 8 kilometer road race held in Chicago which was started in 1980. The race is held during celebrations of Saint Patrick's Day in the Chicago area.

## History

For the first couple of decades, the number of participants and competitiveness of the field grew each year. In its inaugural year, the race attracted around 1000 participants. By 1992, the race had grown to nearly 7,500 participants. By 2007, the race had attracted over 30,000 runners. The number of participants is capped at 32,500.
In 1993, the race began offering prize money to the top finishers. They offered a purse of $2,000 the first year. In 2010, the prize purse had grown to $14,500, offering $2,500, $2000, $1500, $1000, and $500 to the first 5 male and female finishers.
In 2011 the race introduced a USATF team scoring championship. This scoring is coincident with the actual race. Scoring works similarly to cross country team scoring and is scored to 4 runners for both men's and women's teams.
From the races inauguration to 1992, there was no presenting sponsor. From 1993 to 1996, Sportmart was the main sponsor. From 1997 to 2007, LaSalle Bank was the main sponsor. Since 2008, Bank of America has been the presenting sponsor

## Results

Key: Course record Virtual Race
| Year | Men's winner | Time (m:s) | Women's winner | Time (m:s) |
| 1980 | Kurt Schallenberger (USA) | 24:30 | Peggy Schott (USA) | 29:38 |
| 1981 | Fernando Reyes (USA) | 24:47 | Kathryn Prosser (USA) | 29:17 |
| 1982 | Dan Skarda (USA) | 24:10 | Sarah Linsley (USA) | 27:41 |
| 1983 | Mike Axinn (USA) | 24:02 | Chris Reid (USA) | 28:25 |
| 1984 | Jim Hanson (USA) | 24:55 | Sarah Linsley (USA) | 27:41 |
| 1985 | Dan Skarda (USA) | 25:13 | Karen Lutzke (USA) | 28:17 |
| 1986 | Michael Buhmann (USA) | 24:10 | Rebecca Kirsininkas (USA) | 27:20 |
| 1987 | Scott Jenkins (USA) | 24:28 | Kimberly Gattone (USA) | 29:23 |
| 1988 | Jim Spivey (USA) | 23:50 | Kelly Innis (USA) | 27:09 |
| 1989 | Jon Thanos (USA) | 24:18 | Ann Schaefers (USA) | 28:27 |
| 1990 | Mark Plaatjes (RSA) | 24:03 | Jean McGould (USA) | 28:37 |
| 1991 | Greg Domontay (USA) | 23:43 | Michele Bush (USA) | 27:03 |
| 1992 | Michael O'Connor (USA) | 24:05 | Tauna Vanderbilt (USA) | 28:53 |
| 1993 | Scott Jenkins (USA) | 24:05 | Collette Murphy (USA) | 27:18 |
| 1994 | Rodney DeHaven (USA) | 23:31 | Laura Mizener (USA) | 28:17 |
| 1995 | Leszek Stoklosa (POL) | 24:21 | Debra Gormley (USA) | 27:36 |
| 1996 | Charles Mulinga (ZAM) | 23:24 | Wileen Gausman (USA) | 27:43 |
| 1997 | John Kariuki (KEN) | 22:58 | Collette Murphy (USA) | 26:32 |
| 1998 | James Kariuki (KEN) | 22:35 | Marian Sutton (ENG) | 25:53 |
| 1999 | Todd Williams (USA) | 23:20 | Collette Liss (USA) | 26:45 |
| 2000 | Mark Coogan (USA) | 22:59 | Collette Liss (USA) | 25:26 |
| 2001 | Shaun Creighton (AUS) | 22:51 | Kathy Butler (USA) | 25:25 |
| 2002 | Shaun Creighton (AUS) | 22:57 | Priscilla Hein (USA) | 26:08 |
| 2003 | Shaun Creighton (AUS) | 23:13 | Collette Liss (USA) | 26:14 |
| 2004 | Brian Sell (USA) | 23:31 | Tatyana Chulakh (RUS) | 25:56 |
| 2005 | Brian Sell (USA) | 23:17 | Deena Kastor (USA) | 24:35.6 |
| 2006 | Chad Johnson (USA) | 23:52 | Constantina Dita (ROM) | 26:27 |
| 2007 | Luke Watson (USA) | 23:26 | Tera Moody (USA) | 27:09 |
| 2008 | Brian Olinger (USA) | 23:09 | Annie Gasway (USA) | 29:03 |
| 2009 | Emmanuel Korir (KEN) | 24:18 | Deena Kastor (USA) | 27:15 |
| 2010 | John Cheruiyot (KEN) | 22:39 | Tera Moody (USA) | 27:21 |
| 2011 | Simon Bairu (CAN) | 23:38 | Amy Begley (USA) | 26:50 |
| 2012 | Abdelazziz Atmani (USA) | 23:17 | Julia Lucas (USA) | 25:36 |
| 2013 | Phillip Reid (USA) | 23:07 | Lisa Uhl (USA) | 25:54 |
| 2014 | Jacob Riley (USA) | 23:06 | Katie Kellner (USA) | 27:13 |
| 2015 | Stephen Sambu (KEN) | 23:03 | Alexi Pappas (GRE) | 26:32 |
| 2016 | Stephen Sambu (KEN) | 22:45 | Alexi Pappas (GRE) | 26:17 |
| 2017 | Stephen Sambu (KEN) | 22:47 | Kimberly Conley (USA) | 25:43 |
| 2018 | Stephen Sambu (KEN) | 23:10 | Laura Thweatt (USA) | 26:02 |
| 2019 | Joe Moore (USA) | 23:18 | Olivia Pratt (USA) | 26:26 |
| 2020 | cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021 | Alan Toled (USA) | 23:56 | Jane Bareikis (USA) | 28:03 |