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2010 RACE INFORMATION

RACE REGULATIONS

Due to insurance requirements, no baby joggers, unofficial bicycles, roller blades, or animals will be allowed.

No phone or fax entries are accepted.

Only one participant per entry form.

Re-assignment or name changes of entries are not permitted.

The Waiver and Release of Liability MUST be signed in order to process your entry.

Participants must maintain a 15:00/mile pace for the Full Marathon and 17:00/mile pace for the Half Marathon or they will be asked to retire from the event. Due to safety considerations and road closure permits, the enforcement of the time limit must be strictly adhered to. Please make sure that you are able to maintain this pace for your chosen event. In addition, there will be an 8 minute “grace period” to allow everyone to cross the starting line. To ensure the safety of all participants, any participant not maintaining this pace will be asked to retire from the event and will be taken back to the race site on an event vehicle.

Information Line: 317-826-1670

Email: rd@IndianapolisMarathon.com

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15th – PACKET PICKUP at the Benjamin Harrison YMCA

New Extended Hours! Packet pick-up will be held on Friday, October 15th from 11:00am – 9:00pm at the Benjamin Harrison YMCA, 5736 Lee Rd, Indianapolis, IN 46216. Parking is free. There will also be an Expo at the YMCA during packet pickup. The Expo hours will be from 11:00am - 8:00pm.

Special Note!

We ask that everyone come on Friday to pick-up your packets and enjoy the expo! Saturday morning we will offer packet pick-up for 1 hour between 6:30am -7:30am at the Sterrett Center. The address of the Sterrett Center is 8950 Otis Avenue, Indianapolis, 46216. This limited time is necessary as our focus on Saturday morning will need to be on preparing for the races. Pre-registered participants arriving after 7:30am to pick up their packets cannot be guaranteed they will be processed by the race start. Please come Friday! Thank you for your understanding and cooperation. No packets will be mailed before or after the event.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15th - PASTA DINNER

There will be a pasta dinner at the Sterrett Center located at the corner of Otis Avenue and Post Road near the Race Site from 5:00pm - 7:00pm. The address of the Sterrett Center is 8950 Otis Avenue, Indianapolis, 46216. This is a short ½ mile drive from Packet Pickup at the Benjamin Harrison YMCA. Tickets may be purchased for $12 for adults and $6 for kids 10 and under with your registration. There may be a limited amount of walk-up tickets available on Friday.

For the Booth Space and Bag Stuffing Application click here.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16th – RACE DAY SCHEDULE

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PACE GROUPS

Official pace groups will be offered by experienced marathoners for the 2010 Community Health Network Indianapolis Marathon and Half Marathon. There is no extra fee or need to formally sign up; merely look for the official pace group signs at the starting line. Pace groups will be offered for three projected finish times at the 2010 event as follows:

- Group #1: 3:30 Marathon Finish Time / 1:45 Half Marathon Finish Time.

- Group #2: 4:00 Marathon Finish Time / 2:00 Half Marathon Finish Time.

- Group #3: 4:30 Marathon Finish Time / 2:15 Half Marathon Finish Time.

If you would like to apply to lead an official pace group, please send your running resume including any prior Pacing experience to Pacers@IndianapolisMarathon.com. Pace Group Leaders will receive a complementary entry into the event.

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**NEW** SHUTTLES TO RACE SITE

Due to participant feedback on our 2009 post-race survey, we will be offering round-trip shuttle tickets from Community North Hospital (southeast parking lot) to the Race Site for a small fee of $5 per rider. To get to the shuttle parking lot, enter the Community North Hospital grounds from 82nd turning south onto Clear Vista Parkway, and follow Clear Vista Parkway until it makes a right hand curve at the Southwest corner of the campus. Shuttle tickets must be purchased in advance and are available for purchase with your entry. The Community North Hospital shuttle parking lot is located approximately ¾ mile from the Hilton Inn (our host hotel) and the Drury Inn. We will have 600 shuttle tickets available being sold on a first-come basis. There will be 300 tickets available for shuttles leaving at 6:40am, and 300 tickets available for shuttles leaving at 7:20am.

SCORING AND TIMING

All events (except the Kids' Marathon) will be timed using the electronic Timing Tag enclosed in your race packet. YOU MUST WEAR YOUR TIMING TAG ON YOUR SHOELACE TO GET TIMED AND SCORED! You also must wear your bib number visibly on the front of your body. Please make certain the information on your bib is correct before leaving packet pickup.

All Marathon, Half Marathon, Marathon Relay, and 5K finishers will receive a finisher’s medal.

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KIDS MARATHON

The Kids Marathon is a 1 Mile Fun Run for children in 5th Grade and Under. It has been created to encourage children to exercise by establishing a fun and exciting goal for them to strive toward. The Kids Marathon will be run during the Indianapolis Marathon and will share the finish line with the participants of the actual marathon! There will be hundreds of spectators present at the Marathon finish line to cheer for the kids. The kids are the "crowd favorites" and receive much encouragement.

Entry fee, which includes a short sleeve shirt, is $6 by 8/01/10, $8 through 9/30/10, then $12 on or after 10/01/2010.

The Kids Marathon will take place on Saturday, October 16, 2010. The event starts at 12:45pm, which is midway through the running of the Indianapolis Marathon. The event Starts and Finishes at the Marathon Race Site. Check-in and race day registration for the Kids Marathon will take place from 11:30am to 12:30pm in a tent just South and West of the marathon finish line. You can also pick up race numbers and shirts during the regular packet pickup hours.

Part of the Kids Marathon will be run on the actual Marathon course and will finish at the Marathon Finish Line.

The race is not timed or scored. The purpose of the event is to have fun with physical fitness by striving for the marathon goal.

Kids Marathon - 1 Mile Run map (pdf)

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MARATHON RELAY

Relay teams may have from two to four runners to compete in the Indianapolis Marathon Relay Division. Teams may sign up online, or by paper entry forms. If using paper forms, all team members must complete a registration form and mail them in together as a package (same envelope) with total team payment.

Relay Exchange Zones

Leg 1
Start Line to Fort Harrison State Park Inn which is 1/4 mile North of Otis Avenue on Post Road. (5 miles)
Leg 2
State Park Inn to just past Full/Half split ... 50 meters inside Fort Harrison State Park Entrance (7.5 miles)
Leg 3
Fort Harrison State Park Entrance to Marathon Turnaround (6.55 miles)
Leg 4
Marathon Turnaround to Finish Line (7.15 miles)

Transportation will be provided to and from exchange zone #3. Exchange zones #1 and #2 are within walking distance of the race site (located approximately ½ mile from the race site). Online Registration requires 4 team members. If you will be competing with less than 4 team members, repeat the names of the runner(s) who will be running multiple legs so that the system will accept your entry.

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WHEELCHAIR & HANDCYCLE PARTICIPANTS

The Indianapolis Marathon and Half Marathon courses are open to Wheelchair and Handcycle participants, and there are some special challenges that we need to share in advance. We have received feedback that the layout and surfaces make this course especially challenging for Wheelchair and Handcycle participants. There are two locations on the course that travel across mulch where participants enter the State Park and exit the State Park near 63rd Street and Lee Road. Approximately 5 miles of the Half Marathon course is on a bike path that will be challenging for Wheelchair and Handcycle participants due to the downhills and uphills on the path which are narrower than if run on a wider road. Once the Full Marathon course splits off from the Half Marathon course at mile 12.5, there are several locations where participants cross patches of grass transitioning from roads to bike paths and back.

As stated, the event is open to Wheelchair and Handcycle participants, and we feel it is important to explain the features of the course so that the athletes will know in advance these features and be prepared, to avoid unplanned surprises on race day allowing for athletes to have a positive experience! Many features that make our courses so popular and special to the runners and walkers pose the challenges for the Wheelchair and Handcyle participants.

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WALKERS WELCOME

The Marathon and Half Marathon courses will remain open and supported for all participants maintaining the following paces: Half Marathon 17 minutes per mile, and Full Marathon 15 minutes per mile. In addition, there will also be an 8 minute “grace period” to allow everyone this extra time to get across the starting line. This works out to finishing time limits of 3 hours 51 minutes for the Half Marathon and 6 hours 41 minutes for the Full Marathon. To ensure the safety of all participants, any participant not maintaining this pace will be asked to retire from the event and will be taken back to the race site on an event vehicle.

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