More than 170 Sailors and Marines ran in a St. Patrick’s Day-themed marathon aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (TR) (CVN 71) March 13-17.
The ship’s Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) team coordinated the Shamrock 8K, Half and Full Marathon shadow runs for Sailors who wanted to race in this year’s Shamrock Run held in Virginia Beach, Virginia, March 20-22, but couldn’t due to the deployment.
Sailors with various levels of running experience competed in the race.
The event spanned four days to ensure Sailors could join in the experience. MWR representatives documented the racers’ times and sent those in to the Shamrock Run officials. Those officials will compare Sailors’ times with those of fellow participants in the Virginia Beach Shamrock Run.
MWR staff held the grand finale of this year’s Shamrock run March 17, with the monstrous task of completing a 26.2-mile marathon while on the rocky seas.
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