Shamrock 2- and 5-mile winners hail from Bristol and Middlebury

The start of the 2-mile Shamrock run on Saturday morning. | Ron Tessman

Posted By: David Fortier March 18, 2024

 Saturdays’ 21st Shamrock Run & Walk drew 154 participants for its Bristol Health 5-mile run and 224 participants for its 2-mile run.

Sean Ferguson, 29-year-old from Middlebury took first place for the men with a time of 27:10, while Shannon Hickey, a 30-year-old also from Middlebury took first place honors for the women with a time of 32:41. Ninety-four men and 60 women participated.

Bristol Health 5-mile run winners, Shannon Hickey, center left, and Sean Ferguson with St. Vincent DePaul executive director Christine Thebarge, left, and board chairman Stan Piotrowski. | Ron Tessman

Logan Crowley, a 19-year-old from Bristol, won the men’s 2-mile race with a time of 11:20, and Brittany Telke, 35-year-old also from Bristol, took first place for the women with a time of 11:41. One-hundred-and-nine men and 115 women.

The father and son team of James and Mason Joyce took honors for the wheelchair competition.

Shamrock run 2-mile men’s winner Logan Crowley, right, with St. Vincent DePaul Society executive director Christine Thebarge. | Ron Tessman

Shamrock run 2-mile women’s winner Brittany Telke, center, with St. Vincent DePaul Society executive director Christine Thebarge, left and board chairman Stan Piotrowski, right. | Ron Tessman

Wheelchair winners son and father team of Mason Joyce, in bicycle and James Joyce, holding award, with Christine Thebarge, St. Vincent DePaul Society executive director and board chairman Stan Piotrowski. | Ron Tessman

The annual event has for its primary benefactor the St. Vincent DePaul Society, a non-profit that provides shelter, food, counseling and referral services for people in need. The society operates a 25-bed homeless shelter, a 10-family Women with Children Transitional Center and a 13-unit transitional living center for single men.

Last year’s event raised $6,000 for the shelter, while raising awareness for the society. Since the race began in 2003, it has raised over $190,000 for the shelter.

In addition to benefiting St. Vincent DePaul, the run will again offer a $1,000 grant to the Cover, a center for grieving children.

Start of the Bristol Health 5-mile race. | Ron Tessman

Start of the Kids Fun race. | Ron Tessman

Among the Shamrock Run sponsors are the Bristol Hospital, BNDC Neighborhood Development Corp., Bristol Parks, Recreation, Youth and Community Services, Bristol Police Department, Bristol Hospital EMS Department, Dunkin Donuts, St. Joseph Church, St. Stanislaus Church, St. Gregory Church, Attorneys Vitrano, Preleski & Wynne, BristolCT.net, Scarritt Pools & Spas.

For a complete list of all 2024 participants, go to 2024 Shamrock Run results.

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