NEW ORLEANS (press release) – With the welcome return of the traditional Metairie Road St. Patrick’s Day parade this year officially on St. Patrick’s Day, the prequel running event, the LCMC St. Patrick’s Day Classic is back for its 10th annual running. The luck of the Irish will be with runners and walkers from all over Louisiana competing in the two-mile fun run on Sunday, March 17. The race will give runners their final chance to qualify at the 2-mile distance for the LCMC Health Crescent City Classic 10K less than two weeks later on March 30.
The race will begin on Sunday, March 17, at 10 a.m. on the historic Metairie Road St. Patrick’s Day parade route at Gennaro’s Bar at 3200 Metairie Rd., proceed down Metairie Road and end at Frisco Avenue. A post-race party will take place immediately following the race at Winston’s Pub and Patio at 531 Metairie Rd. where runners can watch the Metairie Road St. Patrick’s Day parade.
The LCMC Health St. Patrick’s Day Classic is the final qualifying race for an LCMC Health Crescent City Classic seeded starting corral.
Runners who finish the 2-mile race in 10 minutes, 50 seconds or less will be placed into the “Seeded A Corral” at the Crescent City Classic, runners who finish in 10 minutes, 51 seconds to 12 minutes, 25 seconds will be placed into the “Seeded B Corral,” runners who finish in 12 minutes, 26 seconds to 14 minutes will be placed into the “Seeded C Corral,” and runners who finish in 14 minutes, one second to 16 minutes will be placed into the “Seeded D Corral.”
Online registration for this year’s race is $30 until midnight on Saturday, March 9. The price increases to $35 on Sunday, March 10. Interested race participants can register by visiting https://runsignup.com/Race/LA/Metairie/stpatsdayclassic.
Day-of registration will be available for $35 at Gennaro’s Bar. For more information on the LCMC Health St. Patrick’s Day Classic, visit www.ccc10k.com.
