Event Description

Enjoy a beautiful morning at Gunpowder Falls State Park - Hammerman Area, overlooking the Chesapeake Bay, for a 5K Fun Run and Walk. Walkers can follow the entire route or one of two shorter routes.  Register as an individual or bring a team of friends, family, and co-workers to run, walk, or stroll, and spread the good cheer overlooking the picturesque Chesapeake Bay.  Of course, we recommend wearing green to celebrate St. Patrick's Day weekend. (After all, everyone is Irish on St. Patrick's Day!)

Registration 8 AM to 8:55 AM, follow signs to the parking area and "Start" line.  Fun Run and Walk begins at 9 AM. Prizes awarded following the Fun Run and Walk.  We will have a Professional Timer using state-of-the-art, high performance RFID race timing technology for accuracy. Your results will be available at the event and published online along with the ability to print a Certificate and view a Finish Line Video Link. Gunpowder State Park - Hammerman Area is located at 7200 Graces Quarters Road, Middle River, MD 21220, near the intersection of Eastern Avenue and Ebenezer Road.  Visit our Facebook group "Chesapeake Shamrock Fun Run and Walk" for maps.  For more information, send an email to Chesapeake.Shamrock.5K@gmail.com or call / text 443-242-4244

Proceeds benefit the Chesapeake Bay Association, Inc. for our environmental support programs and our scholarships for deserving graduates.  We support average achieving graduates as well as athletes and high achievers for both college tuition or trade school tuition.  At registration, each runner and walker will be able to nominate their favorite High School for a scholarship.  Top votes will determine the High Schools who receive a scholarship.

Sponsors:  Chesapeake Bay Association, Inc., Chesapeake Bay Environmental Alliance, Inc., Tradepoint Atlantic, Sparrows Point Country Club, The Sarah Hamilton Foundation, Southeast Baltimore County Council, Inc., Back River Conservation Association, Inc., and Greater Baltimore County Association, Inc. 

Awards and cash prizes to winning runners.    Commemorative shirt for each runner and walker (guaranteed to the first 200 participants but with sufficient time we'll try to have them for all participants)

Chesapeake Bay Association, Inc. was awarded Best of Baltimore Non-Profit / Charity Association in 2023, Reader Approved on the Dundalk Eagle poll

Certified non-profit charitable association by GuideStar, Charity Giving, and DonationXChange

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