Winter was going to try one last attempt as the sun was covered by clouds and a few flakes fell, but it was short-lived. The winds did stay around to badger those gathered for the 5th St. Patrick's Day 10K, Sunday, March 15, 1992. The event sent the runners off from the Pavilion at the Old Post Office in Washington, DC. The runners wanted a fast race to get back to the post-race refreshments provided by the Food Court vendors.

In excess of 2,000 runners wanted to test their speed against the elements, and the course was mostly flat, so the runners had a chance to do some sightseeing of the monuments. It did not take long for the front runners to form--a group of nine runners with Ron Kulik of Reston, VA in control. In the pack were Robert Marino, Brian Daugherty, and Stephen Clarke. There was a rocket in the pack--Dave McCormack of Falls Church, VA. McCormack was defending his 1991 win of 31:20.

The second pack was 25 yards back with six runners ready to capitalize on any mistakes made by the leaders. The lead female was trailing by a few minutes--Patty Scott of Alexandria, VA. The runner on Scott was later disqualified for running with another person's race number, a no-no. With five miles to the finish, and more road to cover, things were going to change.

The runners had the thrill of listening to a group of ten New York students cheering as they came up on the one mile mark by the Museum of American History. In the final miles, McCormack made a decisive move which separated the front pack to a lone runner. From the finish line, all eyes were focused a half block to the corner to see who was going to turn first. It was not long before McCormack came sailing around the turn alone; the arms went up as the foot crossed the finish line with 31:37 on the clock. McCormack became the first two-time winner. Jorge Pardo of Blacksburg, VA managed to stay with the earlier runners and picked up second place with 31:48. Jeff Van Horn of Dumfries, VA was third in 31:48.

Patty Scott did manage to maintain a slight lead to finish first in 37:29. In close second was Carol Schultz of Bethesda, MD in 37:45. Mary Ellen DeRocher of Arlington, VA was third in 37:47. There was not much of a forced race for the women.

The lead male master was Chuck Moeser of Herndon, VA, who maintained a presence in that second front pack. Moeser ran to capture the tile in 33:45 (13th overall). Bill Lee of Clarksburg, MD was second in 34:10 (18th overall). The third place went to Ridge Kelley of Upper Marlboro, MD, in 35:37.

The female master's title was captured by Marny Gilluly of Washington, DC in 40:31 (11th place). Beverly Shooshan of Bethesda, MD was second on 40:31 (12th place) and third was Janet Gerber of Potomac, MD, in 42:53 (24th place).

There were seven wheelchair starters and Ken Archer, the favorite, took the win in 28:59. The first female was Brenda Smith of Gaithersburg, MD, in 35:50.

The first 50-59 female was Janice Stoodley of Arlington, VA, in 28th place, the fourth master. Judith Flannery of Chevy Chase, MD was the second in the age group and fifth master in 44:50.

There were 2,211 finishers (1,533 males, 678 females). The largest age group was the 30-39 with 850 finishers (600 males and 250 females).