13th Annual Happy Jack 5K

13th Annual Happy Jack 5K

Date: Saturday, October 18, 2025

Location: Germonds Park, West Nyack, NY 10994

Description: The Happy Jack 5k is an annual, family friendly 5k walk/run that honors the life of our son, John Thomas "Happy Jack" Doyle. All proceeds go to The Happy Jack Fund which provides annual scholarships to HS students who have lost a sister/brother as well as provide families with support who are suffering through the loss of a child. The race is held in West Nyack, NY and is an officially timed out and back style race beginning and ending in Germonds Park. Traffic is controlled by the Clarkstown Police Department. Additionally, we also offer a kid’s fun run for all ages prior to the 5k. Registration is currently open and we encourage everyone to sign up ASAP. Shirts will be provided to the first 200 registered runners in the main race (kids race participants will not receive t-shirt). All participants will receive a participation medal in both the kids race as well as the main event. We also encourage participants to start teams. The top five teams with the most registrations will be awarded Trophy's. If you need help in setting up a team please contact us at [email protected] . We are excited to be back for the 12th Annual Race and appreciate everyone's support over the years. Should you have any questions and/or concerns, please contact us at [email protected] .Thank you again and we can't wait to see you at the finish line!!! Sincerely, The Happy Jack Race Committee

Events

• 13th Annual Happy Jack 5k: $25, 9:00AM EDT - 10:00AM EDT. Open to ages 9-99.
• 13th Annual Happy Jack 5k Virtual Race: $25, 9:00AM EDT - 10:00AM EDT. Open to ages 2-200.
• Happy Jack Kids Fun Run: $0, 8:30AM EDT - 8:50AM EDT. Open to ages 2-11.

Course: This is an out and back style race starting in the parking lot of Germonds Park in West Nyack, NY, exit left out of the park and follow Germonds road to the end making another left hand turn until you make a right turn onto Lyncrest Avenue. Follow Lyncrest to the end making a right onto Shetland Drive, taking that to the end and make a right onto Teakwood Lane (turns into Stratford Place). Take that to the end and make a right onto Jolen Drive and then a left onto Whitewood Drive. This will take you back out to Germonds Road where you turn left and then a quick right and follow it back to the park where the finish line is located. Walkers will follow the same route (behind the runners) and once on Lyncrest you make a right onto Jolen Drive and then a right onto Whitewood Drive.