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OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon
The 36th Running of the OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon takes place on Saturday, May 5, 2012.  The Mini has sold-out for the past nine years with 35,000 registrants, and an additional 4,000 participants in the Finish Line 500 Festival 5K. The Mini-Marathon is the largest half-marathon in the U.S., and overall, the seventh largest running event in America. The 2011 event sold out on December 28, 2010.

The 500 Festival Mini-Marathon Expo takes place on Thursday and Friday, before the half-marathon at the Indiana Convention Center. Participants pick up their race packets and visit the booths of more than 80 companies and vendors. The Expo is open to the public, with over 40,000 people attending. VideosFollowing the Mini-Marathon and 5K races, the participants, along with their family and friends which reaches nearly 90,000 people, gather in the 500 Festival Post Race Party at Military Park in downtown Indianapolis. Participants have the chance to relax and receive food and drinks, while enjoying post-race entertainment. The Post Race Party takes place until 2 p.m. for all participants, and the public is welcome. The event features live music from great bands, tasty food, your favorite thirst quencher from the Beer Garden, shopping for race merchandise and other goodies, and much more! The Post Race Party is FREE and open to the public. 

2012 Registration:
Click here to register for the 2012 OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon.
Click here to download a PDF of the registration form.

2011 Finisher Medals:
5K Medal Design
Mini-Marathon Medal Design

Videos:
2012 Mini TV spot
Mini vs. Indy 500
Mini Course Video

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A lot goes into putting on the OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon, the nation's largest half-marathon.  Here is just a sampling: 

714,000   Individual items in goodie bags    
700,000   Paper cups      
168,000   Safety pins      
96,000  sq. ft. Cardboard        
42,000   20 oz bottles of water    
38,500   Bananas        
38,500   Apples        
42,000   Plastic Marsh Bags for Runner Services  
85   Tents        
29,700  sq. ft. Area covered by tents    
11,136  gallons Gatorade drank      
10,000  gallons Enough containers to hold    
7,000   Zip ties (wire ties)      
4,000   Volunteers      
5,120  lbs Ice        
5,000   Trash bags, 55 gallon variety    
1,400   Folding chairs      
1,002   Serving pitchers      
892   8' tables        
700   Trash boxes      
496   Portolets        
2   Lockable Portolet      
130   2-way radios      
120   Entertainment acts      
105   Portable generators      
525,000  Watts Power produced by generators    
40   Timing clocks      
30   Box trucks      
16   Bucket trucks      
14   Golf carts        
7.5  tons Sand bags      
5   Motorcoaches      
7   Forklifts        
2.5  tons Finishers medals      
2  Miles Water hose      
3.1  Miles Fencing        
1.5  Miles Pennant Flagging      
3   10'x13' TV screens      
60   kegs of beer      
18   Trucks for Gear Check    
18   Bullhorns        
500   Beach balls      
3,000   Hand Clappers

 


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