The shamrock shuffle is a pretty huge race in Chicago (second only to the marathon), but the distance is only an 8k. Why not make it a 10k since that's a distance we base training off of anyways. Does any other cities have a large 8k race? It's not even an even 5 miles.
They do the same thing with the Soldier Field 10 mile run. Why not a soldier field half marathon???
The 8k is to commemorate the 800 homicides per year
Oooohhh classic Chicago stereotype with no analysis of money/power dynamics in the city. Carry on.
Anyways, it's fun to race off distances. There are plenty of 10k races out there if you want a 10k. The US has a lot of classic road races that are distances like 4.7 miles/7 miles/12k/15k/etc. It's nice to be in a race where you might not be so focused on splits. These races are usually incredibly deep. I would also say that 8k is common in XC.
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