MSU Tower Guard Shamrock 5k run, walk, roll!

🏃‍♂️ Welcome to the Shamrock 5K

The Tower Guard class of 2000 founded the Shamrock 5k Run – Walk – Roll as an annual event to raise funds for the Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities serving spartans students! This year we carry on the tradition and are hosting the 25th Annual Shamrock 5k on March 22, 2025 at 10:00 am on the Michigan State University campus in East Lansing, Michigan.

🤝 About Tower Guard & RCPD

• Mission: Tower Guard collaborates with the RCPD to help scribe for exams, create more accessible textbooks, hold one-on-one tutoring, and build a more inclusive environment for all Spartans.
• Service: Well over 85% of the reading for the visually impaired is done by Tower Guard, thus maintaining MSU's outstanding service to students with disabilities.
• History: Founded in 1934 by May Shaw, Tower Guard was started as a service-oriented organization for visually impaired students.
• Membership: In 1977, membership was opened to outstanding male students on campus, alongside female students.

💸 Pricing Information

• Early Registration: $30 until March 1st, then $35.
• Discount: MSU Students receive a $5 discount.
• Registration: Be sure to register early: there is no race-day registration.
• T-shirts: Guaranteed for those who register by March 1st: available after that date as supplies last.

👪 Team & Family Pricing

• Team Pricing: Form a team of 5 or more people and receive $5 off per participant.
• Family Pricing: Sign up 3 or more people from the same household at the same time and save $3 per participant (not valid for MSU Students).
• Discount Offer: See below for details on how to get 50% off your registration fee!

🏅 Awards

Finishers medals to all participants.

📍 Course Details

This year the race will start and finish at Conrad/Fee Hall, in the East Neighborhood courtyard. This is a change from previous years so please note the new location. There is plenty of parking in nearby lots on campus. The course map can be found HERE.

🎟️ Packet Pickup

Race day morning starting at 8:30 am at the race start location.

🎉 Event Atmosphere

We hope this race will be the biggest and best Shamrock 5K yet! The 5K committee has been hard at work organizing the details that will make the atmosphere fun for participants of all ages and abilities: you can look forward to music, complimentary food and drinks, hundreds of dollars worth of raffle prizes from local businesses, and an appearance by Sparty (dependent on March Madness scheduling)! Participants receive a Shamrock Run - Walk - Roll T-shirt (guaranteed with registration by 3/01) and have the opportunity to purchase raffle tickets for some of our great prizes. We are pleased to announce we will be giving tours of our very own Beaumont Tower both during and after the conclusion of the event! Best of all, because of the awesome fundraising efforts of our committee, almost every dollar of your registration fee goes straight to the RCPD and their note-taking pilot program!

🌟 Join Us!

We look forward to seeing you at the 25th Annual Shamrock 5K!

The race will be professionally timed by the Michigan Running Foundation. Results will be available live during the race and on this page.

For more information, visit: Shamrock 5K Registration.