25K Wheelchair/Handcycle

  • Handcycle Division:  8:10 am (new time)
  • Wheelchair Racing Division: 8:12 am (new time)


Wheelchair and Handcycle** Entry Fees and Deadlines

  • Early registration closes on April 24 for mail and online entries with a non-refundable entry fee of $30 per runner.
  • Late registration available until May 4 online or at any Gazelle Sports’ location with a non-refundable 25K entry fee of $40.
  • Late Registration on May 8 from 11 am to 8 pm available during Late Registration/Packet Pick-up held in conjunction with the Sports & Fitness Expo and Fashion Show at the DeVos Place in downtown Grand Rapids for $40 per runner. NO REGISTRATION AVAILABLE ON MAY 9 (RACE DAY)!  Packet Pick-up will be available on May 9 at DeVos Place beginning at 6:30 am.
  • Confirming registration information will be mailed to everyone submitting an entry by April 17. Registration after April 17 will not be mailed a confirmation. Online registration search available in February.


Choose Cotton or Wicking on Race Day

If you already have too many cotton t-shirts in your dresser drawers, this offer is for you! Select the Wicking Shirt option when you fill out your entry form and enclose an additional $15. At Late Registration/Packet Pickup at DeVos Place, we'll have a short sleeve "technical" shirt waiting for you instead of the traditional 100% cotton t-shirt. Same design as the race day shirt but with a wicking fabric to pull moisture away from your skin while you run!

** The race is for competitive cyclist only, this division is not setup for leisure racing.

Please click on the following links for information on:
Tax Form W9 / Tax Form Canada Page 1 / Page 2

E-mail Kelly Merz at Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital or call (616) 356-1861.

Fifth Third World Record Challenge For Wheelchair Division

Male Female
$5,000 $5,000

Wheelchair Division

Place Open Quad Open Men Open Women Masters T-1 Quad
1st $1,250 $1,300 $1,300 $1,000 $ 500
2nd $ 900 $1,000 $1,000 $ 800 $ 200
3rd $ 600 $ 800 $ 800 $ 600 n/a
4th $ 350 $ 600 n/a $ 550 n/a
5th $ 200 $ 500 n/a $ 450 n/a
6th n/a $ 450 n/a $ 350 n/a
7th n/a $ 350 n/a n/a n/a
8th n/a $ 250 n/a n/a n/a
9th n/a $ 150 n/a n/a n/a
Course Record $ 100* $ 100* $ 100* $ 100* $ 100*

* Limited to first participant in division to set a new course record. Wheeler prize money paid in each division is contingent on five to eight racers completing the event. Please call Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital at (616) 356-1861 for more information. Race helmets are required.

Handcycle Division

Place Quad Para Other (amputee, BI, etc) Women
1st $300 $300 $300 $300
2nd $200 $200 $200 $200
3rd $100 $100 $100 $100

Total Wheeler/Handcycle Prize Money: $19,150


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