Where can I find the IU Health 500 Festival Mini-Marathon Half Marathon route map?
Use the official course links on this page for the organiser route page, map PDF or route download.
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IU Health 500 Festival Mini-Marathon Half Marathon has known course details for its half marathon race. The summary below keeps the focus on what is confirmed for the course.
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Use the official course links on this page for the organiser route page, map PDF or route download.
Official course linksThe IU Health 500 Festival Mini-Marathon Half Marathon is described as flat.
The IU Health 500 Festival Mini-Marathon Half Marathon route starts at Washington Street in downtown Indianapolis (corral start near Washington and West streets) and finishes at New York Street near Military Park in downtown Indianapolis (the 'Victory Mile' final stretch). Underfoot, expect paved roads with a 2.5-mile section on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway track surface. It passes Monument Circle / downtown Indianapolis, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Yard of Bricks (kiss the bricks) and Military Park. The signature feature is a complete 2.5-mile lap around the 2.5-mile oval of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway at roughly the halfway mark, where runners traditionally stop to kiss the bricks at the Yard of Bricks on the start/finish line of the oval.
Complimentary UPS gear check located on West Street, north of the start line. Yes; downtown Indianapolis streets are closed for the event (official downtown street-closures map published). Corral system. More than 100 entertainment groups and spirited squads perform along the route. 18. Official pacers provided along the course.