Saint Fennessy 4K
Registration for the 2024 Saint Fennessy 4K opens on January 1.
Registration for the 2024 Saint Fennessy 4K is now open.
Registration for the 2024 Saint Fennessy 4K is now sold out.
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Online registration for the 2024 Saint Fennessy 4K is now closed. In-person registration is available Friday-Saturday, March 15-16 at Skyline Social & Games during following times:
Friday, March 15 — 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 16 — 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
NOTE: The capacity for this year’s race is 850 participants. Registration is taken on a
first-come, first-served basis until that capacity is reached.
RECORD PARTICIPATION IN 2024
SHAMROCK & ROLL
The perfect start to our annual racing calendar, the Saint Fennessy 4K is a chance for our participants to shake off the winter blues and celebrate… St. Patrick’S Day style.
An out-and-back racecourse that starts and finishes at Skyline Social & Games in Hermantown makes this a perfect race for veteran runners hoping to set a new PR, and the shorter 4K distance makes it an inviting event for those who aren’t regulars in the running scene.
PLUS, a post-race costume contest offers participants with the most St. Paddy’s Day spirit the chance at some lucky charms and a pot o’ gold! So get your green on and come out to Skyline Social & Games, which will be offering great food and drink specials throughout race day.
A RECORD-SETTING DAY
Thanks to ALL who participated, the 2024 Saint Fennessy 4K raised
over $8,500
Every step. Every finisher. Every smile.
This is what your participation means. This money goes directly back to our Young Athletes Foundation. It goes to buy equipment, pay travel costs, fund scholarships, and more!
This money can, and will change lives.
2024 RACE DETAILS
START & FINISH LINE
Skyline Social & Games
4894 Miller Trunk Highway
Duluth, MN 55811
Pricing Structure (Adults)
January 1-January 21 — $25
January 22-February 29 — $30
March 1-Race Day — $35
Pricing Structure (Youth – Ages 18 & Under)
January 1-Race Day — $10
Online registration will be open until 11:59 p.m. CT on Thursday, March 14. Race packet pickup and in-person registration will be available at the following times and locations:
FRIDAY, MARCH 15
12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. @ Skyline Social & Games
SATURDAY, MARCH 16
8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. @ Skyline Social & Games
On event day, Stebner Road will be closed between West Arrowhead Road and Village Drive from 9:15-11:45 a.m., and West Arrowhead Road will be closed between Stebner Road and Lavaque Road from 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Motorists can use Miller Trunk Highway/Highway 53 or Maple Grove Road as detour routes between Lavaque and Stebner Roads.
Free parking for participants, volunteers, and spectators will be available in the Skyline Social & Games and Marcus Lakes Cinema parking lots. NOTE: Those parking in the Marcus Lake Cinema lot must move their vehicles by 12:00 p.m. on race day.
No pets, motor vehicles, bicycles, handcycles, hand-cranked wheelchairs, roller skis, inline skates, or unregistered participants are allowed on the racecourse.
Baby joggers and strollers are allowed at YAF events but must start in the back of the corral.
Pushrim wheelchair competitors, duo teams, and other adaptive athletes are encouraged to participate but must follow all Wheelchair & Adaptive Program Guidance. NOTE: Adaptive athletes are asked to contact Race Director Greg Haapala via phone at (218) 727-0947 prior to registering so that all reasonable accommodations can be provided.
THE SWAG
2024 PARTICIPANT SHIRT
All Saint Fennessy 4K participants will receive a commemorative long sleeve shirt, included with the entry fee. NOTE: Adult and youth sizes may vary in color and style.
2024 PARTICIPANT SOCKS
All Saint Fennessy 4K participants will also have the option to purchase commemorative Fitsoks for $8, either during registration or at packet pickup.
Fitsoks Sizing Information
- Medium — Men’s Shoe Size 6-8; Women’s Shoe Size 7-9
- Large — Men’s Shoe Size 9-11; Women’s Shoe Size 10-12
POST-RACE PARTY
2024 POST-RACE PARTY
Skyline Social & Games will open for business at 8:00 a.m. on race day, with the kitchen scheduled to open at 10:00 a.m.
Participants are encouraged to stay for one of the best post-race parties around, complete with festive St. Patrick’s Day-themed drinks (listed below).
Lucky Charm — $9
melon liqueur, vodka, white run, pink lemonade
Irish Luck — $9
tequila, orange and pineapple juices, blue curacao liqueur
Saint Fennessy Finisher — $9
Jameson Irish whiskey, peach schnapps, pineapple juice, Starry
Green Beer — $5.75
Michelob Ultra
COSTUME CONTEST & RAFFLE
2024 COSTUME CONTEST
A costume contest will determine the day’s best dressed, so participants are encouraged to come wearing their best St. Patrick’s Day attire.
To enter the costume contest, please visit our photo backdrop at Skyline Social & Games on race morning. Pictures will be posted on our Facebook page for voting the Monday following the race.
Best Overall: $75 Tortoise & Hare Footwear Gift Card
Best Group: $100 Skyline Social & Games Gift Card
Best Kids: $20 Skyline Social & Games Gift Card (2 winners chosen)
2024 SKI HUT RAFFLE
At packet pickup, participants will have a chance to purchase $10 raffle tickets with the grand prize being a 24” bicycle (or $700 gift certificate), courtesy of Ski Hut.
The winner will be announced at the start line. The gift certificate must be used at the Ski Hut in Duluth on or before December 31, 2024.
COSTUME CONTEST
2024 COSTUME CONTEST
Each Saint Fennessy 4K we hold a costume contest determine the day’s best dressed, and voting is now open for 2024!
Click HERE to view all of the entries into this year’s costume contest.
Click ‘like’ on your favorite photos. You can vote for more than one photo, but you must ‘like’ the photo for your vote to count.
The voting closes at noon on Friday, March 22. The winners will be announced on Facebook and contacted directly.
BEST OVERALL
BEST GROUP
BEST KIDS’
BEST KIDS’
RACE RESULTS & PHOTOS
Scott Behling holds the all-time men’s event record in the Saint Fennessy 4K, posting a time of 12:03 in the second annual event. John Curley (12:18 in 2024) and Kyle Smith (12:59 in 2018) are the only other men to break the 13:00 mark in the event’s history.
Grace McCormick, meanwhile, holds the all-time women’s event record in the Saint Fennessy 4K, finishing with the only women’s time under 15:00 in the event’s history — her time of 14:56 in 2017 is still the market to beat.
Joshua Herbert is the all-time non-binary event record holder, having finished in 21:43 in 2023.
Full historical results of the Saint Fennessy 4K can be seen HERE.
ALL-TIME SAINT FENNESSY 4K MEN’S CHAMPIONS
2024 – John Curley, 12:18
2023 – Charlie Juntunen, 13:31
2022 – John Curley, 13:25
2021 – Henry Seeb, 13:49
2020 – n/a
2019 – Matt Estep, 14:56
2018 – Kyle Smith, 12:59
2017 – Sam Helms, 12:26
2016 – Eric Cyr, 13:10
2015 – Scott Behling, 12:03
2014 – n/a
ALL-TIME SAINT FENNESSY 4K WOMEN’S CHAMPIONS
2024 – Anna-Britta Helmer, 16:31
2023 – Sasha Wahman, 17:52
2022 – Julie Running, 15:19
2021 – Keegan McAuliffe, 15:16
2020 – n/a
2019 – Molly Pennings, 15:56
2018 – Molly Pennings, 15:12
2017 – Grace McCormick, 14:56
2016 – Amy Hallbeck, 16:59
2015 – Kathi Madden, 17:10
2014 – n/a
ALL-TIME SAINT FENNESSY 4K NON-BINARY CHAMPIONS
2024 – Ammie O’Connor, 27:32
2023 – Joshua Herbert, 21:43
2022 – Majora Bengston, 47:28
2014-2021 – n/a
ALL-TIME SAINT FENNESSY 4K MULTIPLE TIME MEN’S CHAMPIONS
2 – John Curley (2022, 2024)
ALL-TIME SAINT FENNESSY 4K MULTIPLE TIME WOMEN’S CHAMPIONS
2 – Molly Pennings (2018, 2019)
ALL-TIME SAINT FENNESSY 4K MULTIPLE TIME NON-BINARY CHAMPIONS
n/a
YOUNG ATHLETES FOUNDATION
The Young Athletes Foundation (YAF), the charity arm of Grandma’s Marathon, was created in 1990 to assist with the promotion and development of healthy and active lifestyles for youth throughout Carlton, Cook, Douglas, Lake, and St. Louis Counties. Since its inception, the YAF has donated more than $1.3 million to the community’s youth athletic, recreational, and nonprofit organizations.
If you are interested in volunteering for any of our Young Athletes Foundation (YAF) events or have any other questions, please contact our Program Director Alivia Nelson via email at [email protected] or call our office at (218) 727-0947.