Irish step dancers, free beer, live music, lots of food... and that was just the post-race block party! The 15th annual Runnin' of the Green Lucky 7K was another success, with nearly 3,000 runners packing the streets of Denver's lower downtown. How far is a lucky 7K, you ask? It's 4.349 miles - an unusual race course distance, but at least you can say you ran a PR.

On the cool, sunny Sunday morning, 27-year-old Brock Tessman of Boulder outsprinted the pack to finish in 21:27, an average of 4:56 minutes per mile. Just six seconds back was Greg Mitchell of Colorado Springs. Fort Collins' Paul Digrappa captured third in 21:39.

Olympic Marathon Trials Qualifier Patty Murray breezed through the finish in 24:28 to capture the women's title. The 38-year- old Boulder resident averaged 5:38 minutes a mile over the 7K race course. Katie Blackett, also of Boulder, finished second and Heather Hunt of Englewood came in third.

The 7K run and the 2 mile walk raised money for Volunteers of America's Meals on Wheels program and their Foster Grandparent and Retired Senior Volunteer program.

The Runnin's of The Green is part of the Colorado Runner Racing Series. For info on the series, click here.