St. Paddy's Day Lucky Run 5K/10K/13.1 MEMPHIS

St. Paddy's Day Lucky Run Memphis is held in Memphis, Tennessee, on March 20, 2027. The morning offers four distances, all leaving at 7:30 a.m.: a 13.1-mile half marathon, a 10K, a 5K and a one-mile family fun run, staged under the St. Patrick's theme the series carries in every city.

If you already race 10Ks comfortably, the half here is the logical next rung, and the jump is mostly a matter of adding one long run a week for about three months rather than running harder. Keep the week after the race easy whichever distance you choose, since a hard 13.1 needs more recovery than the finish-line feeling suggests. The mile and the 5K are short enough to enter on current fitness and still enjoy the day.