Announcements

2012 Groundhog 7 and Sam Costa Races

Last Updated on 1/15/2012 10:32:11 AM by Brian Cake

Groundhog Indy Runners and Walkers presents the 40th Annual Groundhog 7 and 12th Annual Children's Groundhoglet. This FREE race will be held on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. at Zionsville High School. The "entry fee" is a donation of one or more canned goods for Gleaners Food Bank. Get more information or details on volunteering.

Sam Costa Registration and volunteer recruitment are now open for the 2012 Sam Costa Half Marathon and Quarter Marathon sponsored by Mike Helms, DPM. This year's race will be held on March 24, 2012. We invite you to be a part of this historic Indy Runners event which got its start way back in the 1970s.

27th Annual Indy Runners Mini Training Program

Last Updated on 1/25/2012 8:55:05 PM by Brian Cake

2012 Mini Training Program Logo
Third Run/Walk:
Jan. 31, 2012
4 miles

For beginning runners and walkers through the fastest competitors, the 27th Annual Indy Runners and Walkers Mini Marathon Training Program has a training pace to help you achieve your goal for the Indianapolis Mini Marathon on Saturday, May 5, 2012, the Geist Half Marathon on Saturday, May 19, 2012, or any other spring half marathon around that time.

The program meets on Tuesday evenings from January 17, 2012 through May 1, 2012 at 6:00pm at Hinkle Fieldhouse. (Walkers meet 15 minutes earlier at 5:45pm.) Over 400 people signed up for our training program in 2011. Won't you join us? View the Mini Training Program page. (You can still sign up each week at the run/walk and/or pick up your training packet, but please arrive early!) 

Club Runs and Walks (With Two New Ones!)

Last Updated on 1/17/2012 10:48:15 AM by Brian Cake

Running Shoes  Indy Runners and Walkers is proud to announce two new club runs/walks. The first, for runners and walkers, meets on Saturdays at 8:00AM at the Athenaeum YMCA in downtown Indianapolis (same location as the Wednesday run/walk). The second, also for both runners and walkers, meets on Thursdays at 6:00PM in Brooks School Park parking lot in Fishers (same location as the Tuesday club run and walk in Fishers.) Get more details about these and our other club runs and walks.

Renew Your 2012 Membership

Last Updated on 1/11/2012 8:59:45 PM by Brian Cake

2012 Membership It's time to renew your membership. 2012 memberships run from now through December 31, 2012. If you have signed up for the 2012 Indy Runner's Mini Training Program, then you've already renewed your membership! You can renew online or download and print-out a form. See the Indy Runners Membership page for more information.

Indy Runners Website Undergoing Maintenance

Last Updated on 11/18/2011 8:06:40 PM by Brian Cake

Under Construction This website will be undergoing necessary structural changes over the coming weeks. This may result in periodic outages and strange behavior, including the inability to login and modify our race calendar. If you can't reach something you need, please be patient. Questions can be directed to the webmaster . Thanks!

Volunteer Ticket Checkers Needed for Butler Men's Basketball Games

Last Updated on 1/21/2012 7:27:37 PM by Brian Cake

Butler Sports Indy Runners checks tickets at the Butler men's home basketball games in exchange for the year round use of Hinkle Fieldhouse. Click here for full details including special incentives and the complete schedule . Email Tom to sign up. Thanks in advance!

 Next Few Home Games Date Time to Be There Game Time Opponent
Thursday February 2, 2012 (Still need volunteers) 5:00 PM 7:00 PM Wright State
Saturday February 4, 2012 (Still need volunteers) 10:00 AM 12:00 PM Detroit
Tuesday February 14, 2012 (Still need volunteers) 5:00 PM 7:00 PM Loyola

Indy Racers

Last Updated on 1/11/2012 1:45:48 PM by Brian Cake

Indy Racers
Upcoming Races Date Distance
Groundhog 7 February 12, 2012 (Free Indy Runners race!) 7 miles
Polar Bear Run February 25, 2012 5 miles, 3 miles, both
Visit the Indy Racers page to find out more about this group for runners and walkers of any ability, to see the 2012 schedule, and to learn about the points challenge program.

Indy Runners Email Changes

Last Updated on 2/9/2011 8:24:50 PM by Brian Cake

Emails Indy Runners has multiple email lists. The main one is "The Runaround", a periodic email that covers selected club topics. There are also social event and Indy Racers email lists. These lists are automated so that you can add or remove yourself from any of the lists! Change your club email subscriptions by entering your email address in the "Join Indy Runners email lists" box on the upper right-hand corner of this page. If you have any questions, please email our webmaster .