Course Regulations

Absolutely no participant is allowed on the course prior to 7:00 a.m. (EDT). Any participant on the racecourse before 7:00 a.m. will be disqualified and asked to leave the racecourse. The following are strictly prohibited at all times:

• Roller Skates (including in-line skate)
• Skateboards
• Bicycles (including hand crank bicycles)
• Motorized or gear driven vehicles of any kind
• Baby Strollers
• Animals

All participants are required to wear a bib number which has been assigned to them. Those participants without a visible bib number will be removed from the course. No participant will be allowed to enter the Indianapolis Motor Speedway without a visible bib number.

Course Time Limit

The OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon race officials have the right to disqualify or remove any participant from the course whose activity violates any condition set forth or who poses any potential harm to himself/herself or any other participant. The Mini-Marathon has a time limit of 4 hours (18 minute per mile pace). Participants must be able to maintain the 18 minute per mile pace or they will be required to board the trail bus. This limit allows our volunteers to clean and clear the course prior to the streets being open to traffic. Our Back of the Pack crew will be out to mark the time limit and encourage all the participants to keep going! The 18 minute per mile time limit begins when the last participant crosses the start line (which will be about 30 minutes after the starting gun). 

Headphones

The OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon asks that participants do not wear headphones in the interest of safety. However, the use of running sensors complemented with iPods is allowed, but the 500 Festival does not encourage them to be used with headphones. In case of an emergency, 500 Festival officials will need to communicate with participants without the distraction of MP3 players playing music.