Race Report: 2009 Portland Shamrock Run 15K

Things I learned at this year’s Shamrock: – Running in the rain doesn’t suck. Running in high winds does, a little. Walking around before and after a race in the rain does, a lot. – Racing never gets easier, only faster.  – The first four and a half miles of the Shamrock 15K are worse

Race Report: 2008 Portland Shamrock Run 15K

I got downtown around 7:30 and parked pretty far from the race start. The weather was a lot colder than last year, but it wasn’t raining. I’d already picked up my bib number and timing chip the day before (the early pickup was a lot more crowded than I had expected, but then 14,000 people