More than 1,200 runners hit the road for Citizens/Millennium Running Shamrock Half-Marathon
With the support of the City of Manchester, the NH COVID Task Force, and Citizens as the title partner, Millennium Running saw 1,244 official participants cross the finish line as individuals or as part of a three-person relay in the Citizens Shamrock Half Marathon & Relay in downtown Manchester on
VIDEO: Scenes from the March 27, 2021 Millennium Running/Citizen’s Shamrock Half-Marathon
MANCHESTER, NH – With the support of the City of Manchester, the NH COVID Task Force, and Citizens as the title partner, Millennium Running saw 1,244 official participants cross the finish line as individuals or as part of a three-person relay in the Citizens Shamrock Half Marathon & Relay in downtown Manchester on Saturday, March 27, 2021.
Event records were set in both the men’s and women’s half-marathon.
Ben Pare of Portland, Maine was the first overall finisher, setting a new men’s course record with a time of 1 hour 10 minutes and 16 seconds. The 28-year-old from Portland, Maine averaged 5:22 per mile to set the men’s course record.
With COVID travel regulations eased by the State of NH in the last few weeks, the women’s winner Katherine Irgens flew in from Seaside, California, to win the women’s division. Katherine set the women’s event record in a time 1 hour, 19 minutes and 38 seconds and averaging 6:05 per mile.
The NH Food Bank, a program of Catholic Charities NH, is the official charity of the two-day event is expected to generate nearly $10,000 for the organization by the conclusion of Sunday’s Citizens Shamrock Shuffle.
Top 10 Mens Division
| 1 | 101 | Ben Pare | 1:10:11.6 | |
| 2 | 102 | Jason Griffiths | 1:11:49.9 | |
| 3 | 104 | Conor Sleith | 1:12:18.3 | |
| 4 | 107 | Sean McNeil | 1:12:23.3 | |
| 5 | 105 | Brian Amaral | 1:12:26.2 | |
| 6 | 109 | Matthew Farkas | 1:13:16.0 | |
| 7 | 106 | Robbie Hollis | 1:13:48.8 | |
| 8 | 110 | Matthew Devillers | 1:14:16.2 | |
| 9 | 112 | Lucas Bowman | 1:16:17.3 | |
| 10 | 114 | Thomas Harvey | 1:16:49.8 |
Top 10 Womens Division
| 1 | 120 | Katherine Irgens | 1:19:35.2 | |
| 2 | 131 | Amanda Beucler | 1:22:05.5 | |
| 3 | 136 | Heather Stover | 1:22:18.5 | |
| 4 | 153 | Amanda Quinlan | 1:22:40.9 | |
| 5 | 123 | Alyssa Anderson | 1:22:46.7 | |
| 6 | 147 | Katrina Morrissey | 1:22:58.0 | |
| 7 | 140 | Alyssa Selmquist | 1:26:05.4 | |
| 8 | 142 | Rebecca Trachsel | 1:27:06.2 | |
| 9 | 193 | Lauren Novogratz | 1:28:01.1 | |
| 10 | 155 | Emma Locke | 1:28:28.2 |
More information available at milenniumrunning.com/shamrock
Below: Photo Slideshow by Jeffrey Hastings, Frame of Mind Photo
