What do our very own CVBers Tiffany Russell (Media and Communications), Renee Britt (VBCC Admin) and Sabrina Rinaldo (Distinctive Gourmet) have in common this weekend? They will be joining forces with more than 30,000 other runners who will take to the streets of VB for the Shamrock Sports Festival!
Have you ever wondered what it takes to operate this massive March event? The fun facts below give you a quick look behind the scenes:
290,000 Water Cups throughout the course
220,000 Gatorade Cups throughout the course
25,000 Bottles of water
22,000 bags of delicious salty Potato Chips
22,000 cute sugar Shamrock Cookies
16,500 bananas for race finishers
11,000 Granola Bars
11,000 12-ounce bottles of Gatorade
3500 Rolls of Toilet Paper
500 Port-A-Potties
284 kegs of ice-cold Yuengling Lager
2,000 AWESOME volunteers
The VB Sports Team will be on site and around town supporting our event partner, J&A Racing. May the “Luck of the Irish” be with Tiffany, Renee, Sabrina and all of the participants. According to the 2015 study facilitated by San Diego State University, the Shamrock Weekend brings more than $22 million in impact to Virginia Beach! That is a lot of GREEN.
See you at the finish line!
-VB Sports