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2020 - Irish Jig 5K

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States View on map
Mar 21, 2020 (America/New_York local time)
Running

2020 distances

Running

5K

Registered participants will receive a 37th annual Spectrum Health Irish Jig long sleeve, gender-specific, technical shirt at event check-in. Awards are presented to first through fifth place in 12 and younger age groups, and first to third place in 13 and older age groups. Medals will be presented to the top three teams in each Team Competition division. Cash prizes for Overall, Masters and Grand Masters as well as for course records. Participants younger than 18 and those in college are ineligible for cash prizes. All age group awards will be available for pick-up in the East Grand Rapids High School gym on Saturday, March 21 beginning at 9:15 a.m. with the Irish Jig awards ceremony at approximately 9:30 a.m. in the East Grand Rapids High School gym.

Mar 21, 2020 5K 8:30 AM
$30.00
Closed

Cancer Survivor 5K

Registered participants will receive a 37th annual Spectrum Health Irish Jig long sleeve, gender-specific, technical shirt at event check-in. In addition, those who select to participate as a cancer survivor in the Irish Jig will be assigned a "Cancer Survivor" bib to wear during their event to commemorate their journey back to health. Awards are presented to first through fifth place in 12 and younger age groups, and first to third place in 13 and older age groups. Medals will be presented to the top three teams in each Team Competition division. Cash prizes for Overall, Masters and Grand Masters as well as for course records. Participants younger than 18 and those in college are ineligible for cash prizes. All age group awards will be available for pick-up in the East Grand Rapids High School gym on Saturday, March 21 beginning at 9:15 a.m. with the Irish Jig awards ceremony at approximately 9:30 a.m. in the East Grand Rapids High School gym.

Mar 21, 2020 5K 8:30 AM
$30.00
Closed

Three Event Deal

Athletes who choose to run local in 2020 can save $15 when registering with the Three Event Deal -- Spectrum Health Irish Jig, Brian Diemer Family of Races (6/13/20) and the Reeds Lake Run (6/27/20). They will also receive a Spectrum Health Irish Jig long sleeve, gender-specific, technical shirt at Irish Jig check-in as well as the registration incentives associated with the two other events in the Three Event Deal. Three Event Deal athletes can also participate on an Irish Jig team by selecting to be part of a specific team once it has been created online by the team captain. Medals will be presented to the top three teams in each Team Competition division. However, to participate in the Brian Diemer Family of Races and Reeds Lake Run team competitions, individuals must create teams on each event's website.

Mar 21, 2020 5K 8:30 AM
$75.00
Closed

Race-day weather

Conditions on March 21, 2020 — historical Open-Meteo data.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (recorded on race day) -6.9° / Maximum temperature (recorded on race day) 2.3°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (recorded on race day) -12.6° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (recorded on race day) -1.3°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (recorded on race day)
13.7
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (recorded on race day)
0.0mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (recorded on race day)
54.0%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on March 21, 2020 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on March 21, 2020 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
12h 13m

The sun rises at 7:42 AM and sets at 7:56 PM local time (EDT) in Grand Rapids on March 21, 2020 — 12h 13m of daylight.

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  • Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
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