Over 20,000 Indy Mini Participants to Take on The Greatest Spectacle in Running

The 47th OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon and 24th Delta Dental 500 Festival 5K will take place on Saturday, May 6, 2023. More than 20,000 participants from 5 continents, 15 countries, and all 50 states will take over the streets of downtown Indianapolis for The Greatest Spectacle in Running. Participants will conquer either 13.1 or 3.1 miles and earn a finisher medal, participant shirt, and post-race refreshments and entertainment.  

Recently named the #1 Best Half Marathon in USA TODAY’S 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards and one of “America’s Most Iconic Races” by Runners World, the OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon is one of the nation’s largest half marathons. 

WHAT: 2023 OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon & Delta Dental 500 Festival 5K 

WHEN: Saturday, May 6  

• 7:00 a.m. – 5K Start 
• 7:30 a.m. – Athletes with Disabilities Start  
• 7:33 a.m. – Mini-Marathon Wave 1 Start
• 7:40 a.m. – Mini-Marathon Wave 2 Start
• 7:50 a.m. – Mini-Marathon Wave 3 Start

• 8:00 a.m. – Mini-Marathon Wave 4 Start
• 7:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. 500 Festival Post Race Party in Military Park. This portion of the event is free and open to the public. 

WHERE: Downtown Indianapolis, start line on Washington Street – north side of the JW Marriot, near the intersection of West Street and Washington Street. 

WHO: 20,000+ OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon and Delta Dental 500 Festival 5K participants and spectators, 500 Festival Staff, thousands of volunteers, 50+ course entertainment groups, 15 pit stations, and even more festivities in the Post Race Party.  

HIGHLIGHTS:  

• Pre-Race: 500 Festival Princess, Grace Gliva, will perform “Back Home Again in Indiana” before the start of the Delta Dental 500 Festival 5K. America jazz saxophonist, Rob Dixon, will perform the national anthem before the start of the OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon. At the end of the National Anthem, a special A-10 “Warthog” flyover will be conducted by the airman of the 122nd fighter wing, 163rd Fighter Squadron, of our very own Indiana Air National Guard, known as “Blacksnakes,” based out of Ft. Wayne, Indiana.  
• Pace Team: The Condado 500 Festival Pace Team, powered by Elevated Pacing, will be the official Pace Team for the OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon. Elevated Running and Pacing provides highly qualified, experienced, and fun pacers who will lead participants to successful finishes.  

• Gold Mile: This motivational, mile-long segment of the Indy Mini course, in partnership with Survivor Outreach Services, features patriotic décor and hundreds of volunteers lining Mile 6 at the backstretch of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. This offers participants encouragement at the toughest peak of the course.