Irish Invitational
Irish Invitational
September 26, 2026
Hosted by Notre Dame Running Club


Race Information

Course Location:
Burke Golf Course, Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN

Terrain: About 80% soft dirt/grass and 20% golf course turf

Spikes can be worn at the runner's discretion.

Awards: Top 3 male and female finishers as well as winning teams for each gender will receive an award


Event Schedule:  (Subject to Change)

11:30 AM - Women's 6k
12:15 PM - Men's 8k


Other Information

Hotel information:
Contact us if you are planning to stay overnight and need help finding hotels.

Directions:
Plan to park in the Dorr lot directly adjacent to the golf course

Social Event:
No info Provided

T-shirt: Y

Other information:
The course is very spectator-friendly, and portable restrooms will be provided. Women's course will be the same as the men's without the initial 2K loop (so just two 3K loops).


Registration Information:

Registration opens on August 26, 2026
Registration closes on September 19, 2026 at 11:59pm

Cost: $20 per runner or $250 per team.

Checks payable to: University of Notre Dame (memo: Notre Dame Running Club)

Cancellation Policy:
Teams will be responsible for all athletes registered at the end of the registration period.


Eligibility: This is a QUALIFYING event.

All competitors are student members of a NIRCA member club.

An individual runner's participation in this event meets one of the qualifying criteria to race at Nationals.

For complete eligibility requirements for Nationals, go to: clubrunning.org/races/eligibility.php

Course Map:
None Provided Yet