No, sorry!  While the Jig team all loves our dogs, the size of this race and the sometimes cold temperatures makes it not quite the right race for them!  

Packet pickup is at the Jig Health and Wellness Expo at the Corewell Health Sports Performance Center (2770 East Beltline Avenue, Grand Rapids, 49525) from 11:00 a.m. to 5:30 PM on Friday, March 19th. 

We also will have late packet pickup at the EGR middle school gym from 6:00 am until 8:00 on race morning, March 20th, 2027

Yes!   We'll have several options near the start and finish area, as well as options in the EGR middle school

Yes!  New this year by popular demand will be a SWEET Irish Jig themed finisher medal.  We have a bit of a Jig your way theme coming this year with a short sleeve shirt option, but also the ability to make a donation at registration and upgrade to the long sleeve (or get both!).   

Yes for sure!  It will be your loss to miss out on the health and wellness expo experience but we totally understand busy schedules.   

The Jig is family friendly and for an amazing cause, so we encourage everyone to participate regardless of how fast you're in position to go.   We do have to cut off the timing at 60 minutes for the 5K, but if you need a little more time you can finish up on the sidewalk!  

The race starts right in front of the East Grand Rapids library and community center.  There is some parking where the track used to be, at the D&W in gaslight village, as well as lots of street parking.  We encourage any EGR residents participating to walk or jog down if possible!  

The start and finish are right in front of the East Grand Rapids library and community center

Yes they are!  Given the size of the race and the speedy folks that will be up front, we just ask you start towards the back. 

The Irish Jig is not only the premier 5K of the spring in West Michigan, it supports cancer research and prevention efforts right here in our community through Corewell Health and Helen DeVos Children's Hospital.  

Yes, there is and it's going to be awesome this year.   You can create a competitive team and try to win based on speed (up to 7 marked as competitors) or just create a social team for fun.   If you recruit 10 or more to a team your registration is going to be free!!!!

The Irish Jig partner hotel is Hilton Garden Inn located at 2321 East Beltline Avenue, Grand Rapids, MI 49546. 

You can click here or enter company code 'Irish Jig' at registration for a special rate Hilton Garden Inn Jig discount

Yes, the Jig will have an elite division.   If you've run 15:15 or faster as a male, or 17:50 or faster as a female reach out to irishjig@corewellhealth.org for your complementary registration and elite runner details.   Prize money is still being finalized based on sponsorship.  

Yes!  If you haven't seen the discount code on internal channels, just reach out to irishjig@corewellhealth.org and we'll provide you the discount code!  

Our amazing partners from RunGR will once again be there to pace you to your goal!  Look for the pace signs being held up before the race starts and line up by them.  

Great question!   We've heard from many of you that you'd like a finisher medal and a super high quality shirt, plus you love that the Jig provides an awesome health and wellness expo.  Since the Jig raises critical funds for cancer research and prevention, we decided to allow you to Jig your way when it comes to shirts.   Every registration gets an awesome, high quality short sleeve.  If the pricier long sleeve is important to you we're offering the option to upgrade which also helps us give more funds to the cause!