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Race Reports for OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini Marathon

[51]
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Race rating (5)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: This was truly a national or international quality race, 40k+ runners, a TON of volunteers. Never ran out of anything at the aid stations, and had live entertainment (local rock bands) about every 1/2 - 3/4 miles. Truely first rate, and fun to run on the Speedway track.
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[52]
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Race rating (5)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Took too long to get to the start this year (30 minutes!)
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[53]
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Race rating (4)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: My rank for the female division was: 13,053 out of 15,736 ! (I think this is cool). I slowly walked 98% of mile 12... which had a pretty negative affect on my overall time... but my body made that happen... i recovered and bounced back to run in mi 13.1 This was fun and emotional. I balled after I crossed the finish line and pre-race just for making it there. Had a great moment in telling some little boy that he should never let anyone tell him he can't do anything. :)
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[54]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: A very well run and fun race!
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[55]
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Race rating (3)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: I'd give this race a much higher ranking if they could limit the size or figure out a way to thin the crowd on the course.
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[56]
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Race rating (5)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Overall just a great day! The weather and course conditions were perfect.
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[57]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Great race plenty of excitement and several friends just a good time and fun run.
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[58]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: The organization was good, but it was more of a circus then a race. It was definately geared towards slower runners and walkers...the crowd that wanted to experience a socal event and not actually race. The course itself was nothing special. It was routed on major city streets through bad areas of town. If you like looking at run down homes and buildings, then this race is for you. You did get to run a lap around the speedway, which was very cool, but not as much as you would think. The straights are horribly long and you have to do them twice. I can't stand running on a 400m track... Imagine running on a 2.5 mile one. Other then that, the only cool things to run past were the government buildings within the first and last .25 mile. The rest is junk. They also had bands all along the course. Most of the time you just heard one band merging with another and most of the bands sucked. They were honestly more annoying then entertaining and did a good job of distracting me.
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[59]
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Race rating (5)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: This is the biggest and one of the best 1/2 Marathons, a must do on anyones list. I am really glad I did. Now, on to the triathlons...
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[60]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: The sheer size of this race will keep me from ever running this again. I think that it was a pretty course. Running on the track was cool. Tons of entertainment! I didn't miss my ipod one bit! It was very organized, lots of volunteers. I can see why this race sells out before 12/1 every year! Crowds just aren't my thing.
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[61]
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Race rating (4)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: I would have rated this a 5, but 30K+ people is too much.
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[62]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Found out that Purdue has a tent in the R&R area. They were handing out fruit popcicles that were awesome.
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[63]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: I love this race! So many drink stations. Plus it is my hometown.
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[64]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Too easy

  • Comments: I don't know what happened with the timing. My GPS deal got to 13.11 miles in 1:32:40. I'm pretty sure that my timer said 1:32:45 when I crossed the line, but I mis-hit the stop button. But when I did stop it for good well after the finish it was still at 1:33 something. But they somehow had me at 1:33:36. In any case, I did slightly better than last year. But I could have done better--I had a little too much left at the end.
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[65]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Train harder! Be very clear on where you are to meet you friends after the race!!
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  • Comments: Accomplished my goal of 90 min. BARELU.. all in all...a good run. I got an additional medal for being one of the first 500 across the finish line...COOL!
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  • Comments: John Micklebib number: 3289 age: 36 gender: M location: Muncie, IN overall place: 541 out of 29211 division place: 85 out of 2188 gender place: 500 out of 13967 time: 1:30:27 pace: 6:55 5mile: 34:29 10mile: 1:08:55 last5k: 21:31
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[68]
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Race rating (5)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Top notch race, is always fun, well organized, and just a great course
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[69]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Sign up early for an opportunity to Zoom-Zoom in 2008!! This race sells out every year. Now, I know why!! It's the Biggest and the Best 1/2 marathon in the the country!! Michelle
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[70]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: I heard that you could get one free beer at the beer tent but I never did find the tent. That was ok though since it was miller lite.
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[71]
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Race rating (5)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Overall a great race and a good course to run. Will definately run this race next year.
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[72]
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Race rating (5)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Very organized race with lots of extras and goodies. Definately more than just a road race.
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[73]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: I can't wait for another shot at this distance, and though I'm always curious about the Flying Pig, I'm pretty sure I'll be back in Indy again this time next year. Fun race.
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[74]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Loved the crowd, the music and the spirit of Indy!! The big white guy playing 'Play that funky music White boy' with is viola? was great!! Lots of cheerleaders from Butler University and area High Schools.
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[75]
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Race rating (4)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?No

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: This is a good race and with the musicians on every corner and the 17 water stations over the 13 miles and the 35,000 other runners you are always around people and it makes the 13 miles go by pretty fast. I am doing this next year and hopefully just as pleased next year. 27,642 finishers: 14,337 females: 13,305 Males: Average time 2:26.57 Winner Ben Kimondiu Kenya 1:03:21 Female winner Lucie Mays-Sulemski Indiana 1:19.38 5382/26,642 overall finishers 781/2082 Age Groug 4259/13,305 male finishers
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