Geist Half Marathon & 5K

Male Overall Geist Half Marathon

1. Chris Swisher (age 25) Fishers, IN–1:11:43
2. Scott Spitz (age 31) Indianapolis, IN–1:14:25
3. Nick Bruckbauer (age 25) Fishers, IN–1:16:35

Female Overall Geist Half Marathon

1. Lisa Verona (age 43) McCordsville, IN–1:28:43
2. Kaleena Bruckbauer (age 24) Fishers, IN–1:29:22
3. Rose Lehe (age 23) Indianapolis, IN–1:29:28

GEIST HALF-MARATHON - AGE-GROUP RESULTS

Male Age Group: 10-14 years old

1. Grant Tomlin (age 12) Indianapolis, IN–1:28:17
2. Rocky Pollock (age 14) Fishers, IN–1:29:30
3. David Fraley (age 13) Indianapolis, IN–1:33:12

Female Age Group: 10-14 years old

1. Brooke Morgan (age 14) Fishers, IN–1:41:33
2. Rachel Kling (age 11) Fishers, IN–1:41:38
3. Jacey Linn (age 13) Indianapolis, IN–1:46:06

Male Age Group: 15-19 years old

1. Matthew Newman (age 19) Frankfort, IL–1:22:20
2. Seth Roberts (age 17) Lafayette, IN–1:26:59
3. Ryan Butler (age 15) Fishers, IN–1:28:11

Female Age Group: 15-19 years old

1. Erica Watson (age 19) Indianapolis, IN–1:31:23
2. Jennifer Marinaro (age 19) Noblesville, IN–1:44:22
3. Andrea Reifeis (age 18) Carmel, IN–1:49:15

Male Age Group: 20-24 years old

1. Ryan Feeney (age 21) Noblesville, IN–1:21:44
2. Phill Dewing (age 24) Indianapolis, IN–1:29:34
3. Charles Long (age 21) Indianapolis, IN–1:29:36

Female Age Group: 20-24 years old

1. Anna Brunett (age 20) Indianapolis, IN–1:29:37
2. Kati Bennett (age 23) Bloomington, IN–1:35:42
3. Caitlin Sauerhage (age 20) Rising Sun, IN–1:37:13

Male Age Group: 25-29 years old

1. Brian Powers (age 28) Indianapolis, IN–1:25:56
2. Mark Wildeman (age 28) Plainfield, IN–1:27:46
3. Chris Galloway (age 27) Indianapolis, IN–1:28:14

Female Age Group: 25-29 years old

1. Kristie Koch (age 29) Muncie, IN–1:36:55
2. Kate Mercer Lawson (age 26) Indianapolis, IN–1:38:06
3. Sarah Meyer (age 25) Indianapolis, IN–1:42:25

Male Age Group: 30-34 years old

1. Scott Iott (age 31) Elgin, IL–1:17:33
2. Robert Ellerburch (age 33) Indianapolis, IN–1:18:09
3. Jason Beehler (age 33) Indianapolis, IN–1:18:17

Female Age Group: 30-34 years old

1. Melissa Huebner (age 31) Indianapolis, IN–1:33:40
2. Rebecca Harris (age 30) Indianapolis, IN–1:38:23
3. Jill Buckler (age 33) Fishers, IN–1:40:12

Male Age Group: 35-39 years old

1. John Ardnt (age 37) New Carlisle, IN–1:20:01
2. Greg Hottell (age 35) Greenwood, IN–1:23:22
3. Toshihiko Iwasaki (age 36) Burlington, KY–1:25:36

Female Age Group: 35-39 years old

1. Cecilia Beehler (age 39) Indianapolis, IN–1:35:22
2. Deborah Glick (age 37) Zionsville, IN–1:35:41
3. Wendy Infalt (age 39) Indianapolis, IN–1:36:12

Male Age Group: 40-44 years old

1. John Schmitz 44 Carmel IN 1:21:45
2. Mike Orban (age 41) Indianapolis IN –1:25:41
3. Rick Dennen (age 42) Indianapolis IN –1:25:56

Female Age Group: 40-44 years old

1. Linda Havel (age 42) Fishers, IN –1:37:38
2. Jackie Hartwick (age 43) Carmel, IN –1:40:50
3. Ann Gasta (age 43) Bay City, MI –1:41:21

Male Age Group: 45-49 years old

1. Patrick Puckett (age 45) Noblesville, IN –1:21:03
2. Bob Cacy (age 47) Frankfort, IN –1:22:48
3. Jeff Pierson (age 48) Zionsville, IN –1:26:04

Female Age Group: 45-49 years old

1. Sandy Briggs (age 46) Greenwood, IN –1:34:54
2. Nancy Gawrys (age 45) McCordsville, IN –1:37:48
3. Leslie Muse (age 46) Noblesville, IN –1:45:10

Male Age Group: 50-54 years old

1. Ron Seats (age 54) Indianapolis, IN –1:29:11
2. James Bumb (age 53) Indianapolis, IN –1:33:52
3. Charles Haertel (age 53) Bay City, MI –1:34:50

Female Age Group: 50-54 years old

1. Nancy Henry (age 51) Fishers, IN –1:41:19
2. Joan Mathews (age 51) Maumee, OH –1:42:59
3. Diane Healey (age 51) Carmel, IN –1:46:10

Male Age Group: 55-59 years old

1. Tim Flues (age 59) Munger, MI –1:28:22
2. Tim Galloway (age 56) Bedford, IN –1:29:35
3. Jim Evans (age 58) Greenfield, IN –1:34:12

Female Age Group: 55-59 years old

1. Margaret Miller (age 56) Lafayette, IN –1:47:31
2. Christine Lundberg (age 55) Indianapolis, IN –1:59:16
3. Cyndi Meacham (age 58) Lafayette, IN –2:00:24

Male Age Group: 60-64 years old

1. Lance Daugherty (age 64) Camby, IN –1:42:31
2. Mark Vanderstelt (age 61) Fishers, IN –1:44:35
3. Larry Lekens (age 60) Indianapolis, IN –1:46:56

Female Age Group: 60-64 years old

1. Debbie Forkner (age 64) Noblesville, IN –2:05:39
2. Nancy Wathen (age 60) Fishers, IN –2:08:21
3. Elizabeth Brown (age 61) Cincinnati, OH –2:10:18

Male Age Group: 65-69 years old

1. Darryl Waltz (age 69) Greenwood, IN –1:58:59
2. Thomas Schwindler (age 65) Seminole, FL –2:06:01
3. Daryle Crouter (age 67) Indianapolis IN –2:06:24

Female Age Group: 65-69 years old

1. Rosemarie Pavy (age 66) Greensburg, IN –3:00:24
2. Eleanor Hashman (age 65) Carmel, IN –3:00:34

Male Age Group: 70-74 years old

1. Harold L. Hering (age 72) Indianapolis, IN –2:23:36
2. Roland Barringer (age 71) Columbus, IN –2:36:02
3. John Rupp (age 71) Indianapolis, IN —3:24:40

Female Age Group: 70-74 years old

1. Frances Gilbert (age 70) Cincinnati, OH -3:02:00
2. Lois Self (age 70) Franklin, IN –3:14:41

Partial Road Closures:

Participants will be running on one half of the road around most of the course. Some areas will be temporarily closed. If you have plans for race day, please be aware that alternate routes may need to be taken that day.

Summary of Closures

• Southbound Olio Road from 116th to Springstone Road (5:00 – 9:00 a.m.)
• Northbound Olio Road from 96th to 116th (7:15 – 8:30 a.m.)
• Springstone Road from Olio to 96th Street (7:30 -9:00 a.m.)
• Westbound 96th from Olio to Fall Creek (7:30 -9:00 a.m.)
• Westbound Fall Creek from 96th to Brooks School (7:30 – 9:00 a.m.)
• Eastbound Fall Creek from Brooks School to Carroll Rd/96th St. (7:30 – 11:30 a.m.)
• Eastbound/Northbound Fall Creek from 79th/82nd to Brooks School (7:30 – 9:00 a.m.)
• North/eastbound on Courageous Dr. from 79th to Halyard (7:45 -10:30 a.m.)
• Southbound on Halyard from Courageous to Fox Road (7:45 – 10:30 a.m.)
• Eastbound on Fox Road from Sunnyside to Oaklandon (8:00 – 10:30 a.m.)
• Southbound on Oaklandon from Fox to 86th St. (8:00 – 11:00 a.m.)
• Westbound on 86th from Carroll to Oaklandon (8:00 – 11:00 a.m.)
• Southbound on Admirals Pointe from 86th to Promitory (8:00 – 11:00 a.m.)
• Northbound on Promitory from Old Stone to Admirals Pointe (8:00 – 11:00 a.m.)
• Westbound on Old Stone from Carroll Road to Promitory (8:00 – 11:30 a.m.)
• Southbound on Carroll Road from 96th to Old Stone (8:00 – 11:30 a.m.)

Thank you for helping out! We’ll be in touch with you soon!

Event Times

Friday, May 16th:

• Packet Pick Up at Hamilton Southeastern High School: 5:00-8:00 pm
• Pasta Dinner at Hamilton Southeastern High School: 5:00-7:00 pm

Race Day May 17th:

• Packet pickup for the Geist Half Marathon at Hamilton Southeastern High School: 5:30-7:00 am
• Packet pickup for the Geist 5K at Hamilton Southeastern High School: 5:30-7:30 am
• Shuttles begin running from HSE School parking lots to start line: 5:30 am
• Shuttles end from finish line area to HSE School parking lots: 1:00 pm

Race Day Parking & Transportation

Parking for all participants and spectators will ONLY be available at Hamilton Southeastern High School (13910 East 126th St). Shuttle buses will be transporting participants and spectators to and from the start line and finish line. There is no parking available at the start line or finish line! No vehicular traffic will be allowed into or out of the Finish Area at Geist Marina as Fall Creek Road will be shut down during the event! Shuttle buses will begin running at 5:30 a.m. on raceday and will continue to run through 2:00 p.m.

Parking

There is NO parking at the start or finish areas! Arrive early to avoid congestion! Participants may to take the shuttle buses to the start area, but parking and packet pickup are located approximately ONE mile from the start line and we encourage participants to walk or jog to the start for a warm up. If you do plan to take the shuttles, please allow plenty of extra time for parking and transportation to the starting area. Parking is available in the following locations: Hamilton Southeastern High School Student and Athletic Lots. Remember where you park, to ensure you get off the return shuttle at the correct location. Click here to see the Parking Map.

Transportation

This is a point-to-point course and there is NO parking at the start or finish areas! The primary transportation area is at the Hamilton Southeastern High School at 126th Street and Olio Road. Parking and transportation is available from each of the following locations: Hamilton Southeastern High School Student and Athletic Lots. Buses will leave every 5 minutes from 5:15 a.m. – 7:35 a.m. to the starting area. Parking and packet pickup are located approximately ONE mile from the start line and we encourage participants to walk or jog to the start for a warm up.

**If you are participating in the Half Marathon, you will need to be on a shuttle by 7:05 a.m. or you will not make the start!
**If you are participating in the 5K, you will need to be on a shuttle by 7:35 a.m. or you will not make the start! A shuttle will transport participants back to the school from the finish line from 8:30 a.m. -2:00 p.m.

Spectator Parking

There is NO parking at the start or finish area! Spectators have the opportunity to take the shuttles to the start or finish areas, but we do encourage spectators to walk to the start line, it is approximately one mile from Hamilton Southeastern schools. Parking is available in the following locations: Hamilton Southeastern High School Student and Athletic Lots. Remember where you park, to ensure you get off the return shuttle at the correct location. Click here to see the Parking Map.

Spectator Transportation

This is a point-to-point course and there is NO parking at the start or finish areas! The primary transportation area is at the Hamilton Southeastern High School at 126th Street and Olio Road. Spectators are encouraged to walk to the start line, it is only one mile from the main parking area. Parking and transportation is available from each of the following locations: Hamilton Southeastern High School Student and Athletic Lots. Buses will leave every 5 minutes from 5:15 a.m. – 7:35 a.m. to the starting area. Shuttles will transport spectators who are at the start line to the finish line after both events have started. A shuttle will transport participants back to the school from the finish line from 8:30 a.m. -2:00 p.m.

Post-Race Area & Party

The fun doesn’t stop at the finish line of the Inaugural Geist Half Marathon & 5K. After the races, Bella Vita Ristorante awaits race participants and their fans.

The beauty of the Geist, combined with the backdrop of the reservoir, will provide more than enough places for participants to relax and spend time with friends and family after the finish. Celebrate your success with a great food and drinks provided by Bella Vita, including a free Coors beer (for those over age 21) or refresh your tired muscles with a free massage. There’s something for everyone to enjoy in the Post-Race Party Area. Be prepared; the area is packed with so much food, fun and entertainment, you won’t want to leave.

Here’s just a sampling:

• Runner services
• Live music with multiple bands
• Race results
• Commemorative race merchandise
• Take your picture with the Coors NASCAR
• Adults, play “Guitar Hero” in the Coors Silver Bullet Express

What is the Month of May Marathon Club?

The Month of May Marathon Club is an exclusive group of individuals that will run the Inaugural Geist Half Marathon on May 17 and any other certified 13.1 mile race in May 2008 before the Geist Half on May 17, 2008. If you can show proof of completing a 13.1 mile certified event and then complete the Geist Half Marathon you will be inducted into the Month of May Marathon Club. For final completion of the full marathon distance of 26.2 in the month of May on May 17, 2008 you will receive a complimentary tech-running shirt; special members only post race party area at the Geist Half Marathon and the privilege of boasting to you family, friends and co-workers that you have ran a full marathon in May.

Instructions

Applications to join the Month of May Marathon Club are closed.

Proof

Please mail or email in by May 12 (posted marked) your race results proof that you have ran a certified 13.1-mile race in May 2008 before the Geist Half Marathon on May 17th. Please make sure your name, address, phone number, email address and race results are included. With out your proof mailed or emailed in by May 12 you will not be eligible for the Month of May Marathon Club. No exceptions.

Membership has its privileges

T-shirt and Post Race Party
Once you have sent in your proof by May 12 and have then completed the Geist Half Marathon on May 17th you will be officially inducted into the Month of May Marathon Club. You will receive your commemorative tech running shirt and gain admission into the Month of May Marathon Club private area at the post race party immediately following the finishing of your race. The Month of May Marathon Club is private and will feature food, drink, race results, massage tables and your commemorative shirt.

Awards

The top 3 males and 3 females with the combined best finish of the 26.2 miles will receive the following.
1st Place $100 Gift Certificate to Runners Forum
2nd Place $75 Gift Certificate to Runners Forum
3rd Place $75 Gift Certificate to Runners Forum

Attention teachers! The Twin Cities Marathon has a great kid’s training program. Here are the handouts as PDF files below:

12 Week Log Journal (kid’s marathon)

8 Week Journal

4 Week Log Journal

Certificate of Completion

Classroom Group Tracking Chart

for more information, visit http://kids.mtcmarathon.org/

If you would like to have a hard copy of the “2008 Inaugural Geist Half Marathon and 5K” mailed to you or your business, please fill out the form below.

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The Geist Half Marathon Inc. announced a new outreach program designed to inspire local schools or not for profit groups to participate in the inaugural Geist Half Marathon and 5K Run/Walk Presented by Community Health Network on May 17, 2008. Participants must be associated with a school or other not for profit group and have an adult organizer willing to administer the Geist Half Marathon approved fitness program.

To participate, the organizing adult must apply online via the form below. Upon approval by the Geist Half Marathon, participating teams will receive discounted race registration fees, wrist bands, and a “team in training” t-shirt for each child. In addition, each child that participates in either the Geist Half Marathon, 5K Run/Walk, or a new kid’s half marathon program will also receive the official race shirt and finishing medal upon completion.

To offset the costs of the in training t-shirts, discounted race fees, and subsidized race fees for students on the school lunch program, Geist Half Marathon organizers are seeking corporate or individual sponsors of $500 per team. Sponsors have their name or logo on the back of each team in training t-shirt for their team. Sponsor a team >>

Discounted Race Fees for Approved Teams

• Half Marathon $25 (normally $40)
• 5K Run $12 (normally $20)
• Kid’s Half Marathon $12 (normally $20)

To apply, fill out the form below or download the Healthy Kids Incentive application.

Download the Geist Half Marathon logo here.

Download the Healthy Kids Application form here. (MS Word)

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Presented by:

Captain’s Sponsors:

Month of May Marathon Club

Waterstop Sponsors:

Geist Patrol

Integrity Metals

Specialty Sponsors:

Lincoln Square Pancake House

Gear Check Sponsor

Britt’s Professional Packing & Moving

Stay at any one of our area hotels in Fishers (46038) or Castleton (46250), Indiana.

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Thank you for your interest in helping with the Inaugural running of the Geist Half Marathon and 5K presented by Community Health Network and Comcast to be held Saturday, May16 , 2009.

We need volunteers on Friday, May 15th and Saturday, May 16th for all sorts of activities. Please read through the job descriptions below and signify at the bottom which positions you would be interested in volunteering for. Show your community spirit of volunteerism!

Packet Pick up

Friday – 2:30 - 8:30 (20 people needed)
Saturday – 5:30 - 8:30 (30 people needed)

Be a part of the anticipation and excitement before the big race! Athletes pick up event information, race bib numbers and merchandise at our annual Packet Pick-Up. Help ready this large event for participants by passing out t-shirts and race information or assisting in greeting people or providing directional assistance throughout the exhibit hall.

‘Ask-Me’ Assistants

Friday – 3:30 - 8:30 (10 people needed)
Saturday – 5:00 am – 2:00 pm (20 people needed)

Are you a person who always has the answers? Then this is the job for you! Help participants with questions and provide directional assistance on Race Day. Inquiring minds want to know and we need you to help us answer them!

Finish Line

Saturday – 6:30 am – 12:00 pm

Be the first to see the many walkers and runners as they come across the finish line. Be a part of the finish celebration! As they finish, we need your help to guide them through the following areas:

• Chip Removal (16)- These chips are the chips that record the participants time. Instead remove these timing chips from the runners’ and walkers’ shoes.
• Bottled Water (10)- Hand the participants their much needed bottled water. They will be very appreciative!
• Medals (10) - Reward the thousands of participants by giving them their hard earned medal.
• Food Distribution (28) – Help hand participants a much anticipated post-race snack of items such as banana, apple, bagel and cookies.

Rest and Recovery

Saturday – 6:30 am – 2:00 pm

The Geist Half Marathon doesn’t end when participants cross the finish line! It’s just when the celebration begins! We have Bella Vita to helping finishers “rest and recover”. There’s music, merchandise booths and areas for groups to reunite and enjoy the recent accomplishment. We need your help for Rest and Recovery in the following areas.

• Results Tent (8) - Who doesn’t want to know how they did as soon as they finish?! Give racers their unofficial results, post results when they become available and keep the participants moving in and out of the tent.
• Information Tent (6) - Help track participants along the route for their friends or family and offer general information to inquiring minds.

Course Logistics

Saturday – 4:00 am – 2:00 pm

Number of volunteers needed: 80-85
Help prepare the course for the participants , ensuring it is ready to go as they race around the reservoir for the first time. Be a part of the course in one of the following areas:

• Water Station - Finishers cannot get enough water! Provide water for participants as they continue their rest and recovery. Cones & Barricades – Help set traffic cones and barricades, ensuring the course is safe and well marked for the participants
• Mile Markers – Help setup the mile markers identifying the course distance for the participants.

Course Marshals

Saturday – 6:00 am – 12:00 pm

Job Duties: Serve as course marshal assisting police officers with vehicular and participant traffic. Everyone will be marked in a safety vest and will direct vehicles to the proper lane at entrances/exits of different subdivisions and shopping centers. Details will be provided at orientation and as volunteers are dropped off at their specific location. Course marshals must be over 18 years of age.

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Runners and walkers will enjoy a beautiful, residential route that takes them through some of Indianapolis’s most prestigious communities. Starting just south of Hamilton Southeastern High School off of Olio Road (ample free parking), participants will head south and run through the Springs of Cambridge and turn west towards the Geist Marina. 5K runners and walkers will end just past the Fall Creek Parkway bridge at the Geist Marina parking lot. Half marathon runners will continue past the Marina southward down Fall Creek Parkway to 79th Street where they will round the southern end of Geist Reservoir cutting through Feather Cove I and Admirals Bay. Half marathon runners will cross Geist Reservoir five times, ending at the Geist Marina as well.

Note: Transportation will be provided from the finish line back to the HSE parking lots!

Interested in seeing where the inaugural Geist Half Marathon and 5K Run/Walk Presented by Community Health Network will take place? We’ve mapped both the Half Marathon and 5K routes on the USATF website, just click the links below and see if we are running through your neighborhood?

Geist Half Marathon Map (Revised 3/21/2008) (pdf)

5K Course Map (pdf)

Results

Check your results online, click here!

Top 3 winners of the Geist Half by age, click here!

Story on atGeist.com

View over 250 photos and a recap story on the local Geist Reservoir website atGeist.com!

Merchandise

We still have some shirts, hats, and other official race merchandise available! To order, call 317-769-5577. Click here!

Save the Date: May 16, 2009

Next year’s race will be on Saturday, May 16, 2009! sign up to get an email alert when registrations begin.

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Thank You!

A huge thanks to the over 700 volunteers and 4,500 runners and walkers that came out to make our inaugural event a huge success. Also, thanks to all the neighborhoods that hosted this great event, including Cambridge, Masthead, Beam Reach, Feather Cove, Admirals Bay, Admirals Sound, Admirals Pointe, and Admirals Woods.

Video Clips

Thanks to the editor of atGeist.com, we have several video clips from the day, including finish line video of runners and walkers as they crossed the line.

Lisa Verona wins the Women’s Geist Half Marathon

Chris Swisher wins the Men’s Geist Half Marathon

Finish line video of runners in the inaugural Geist Half Marathon & 5K

Start line set up video. Due to the high winds, we weren’t sure if we could leave the banner on top of the structure or not.

Event Professionals

We have hired the best in the road race business to insure a quality race.

Show your support of local families and children by being a financial sponsor of the Inaugural Geist Half Marathon and 5K Run/Walk. In kind donations are always appreciated as well, if you or your business would like to donate items, please contact us as well.

“Presented By” Sponsorship

Captain’s Sponsorship

Price: $10,000

Committed sponsor(s): Bella Vita Ristorante, Allegra Printing, Geist Jewelers, WIBC Radio

Pre-Race Visibility

Race Visibility

Additional Visibility, Good Will

Payment terms: $5,000 at signing, $5,000 after January 1, 2008

First Mate Sponsorship

Price: $5,000

Pre-Race Visibility

Race Visibility

Additional Visibility, Good Will

Payment terms: $5,000 at signing

Healthy Kids Team Sponsorship

Sponsor a local kids’ running team for only $500. Local not for profit schools, youth groups, and sports teams apply to the Geist Half Marathon organizing committee and receive discounted race fees and in-training t-shirts. Your logo goes on the back of each participants’ t-shirt, showing your support of healthy kids and a local team. Fees cover up to 50 participants per team.

Cost to sponsor each team: $500

Additional Sponsorship Opportunities

Month of May Club Sponsor: $5,000 (Runners Forum)
Volunteer T-shirt Sponsor: $2,500 (Cindy’s in Stitches)
Sponsor Tent: $2,000 (Genesis Property Management)
Website Sponsor: $2,000 (atGeist.com)
Results Tent Sponsor: $2,000
Gear Check Sponsor: $2,000 (Britt’s Professional Packing)
Official Pizza Sponsor: $2,000 (Papa John’s Pizza)
Water Stations 6 total: $1,000 each (Geist Harbours Property Owners Association, Jones Orthodontics, Old National Bank, Finance Center Federal Credit Union)

Sponsor Runners: $10-$40 each ($500 minimum sponsorship)

If you would like to be a sponsor of this great, community event, please contact us or e-mail Tom Britt.

Download Sponsorship Brochure

Interested in volunteering, sponsoring, or participating in the inaugural Geist Half Marathon & 5K Run/Walk Presented by Community Health Network, fill out the form below and we’ll be in touch!

Mailing address:

Geist Half Marathon Inc.
PO Box 361313
Indianapolis, IN 46236

Board of Directors

Tom Britt, President
Vince Auten, Vice President
Marty Day, Treasurer
Michael Turik, Secretary

Matt Troyer

Josh Carter

Jeff Graves

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Registration for the Geist Half Marathon and 5K Run/Walk are now being accepted! Click here to register online!

Packet Pickup

Everything you need to prepare for race day, from your race bib to timing chip, will be available at the Geist Half Marathon Packet Pickup. Packet Pickup will take place in the Hamilton Southeastern High School Auxiliary Gym at 13910 East 126th Street, Fishers, IN 46037. Please see map for details and directions.

Participants are reminded about the Packet Pickup hours:
Friday, May 16 from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 17 from 6:00 – 7:30 a.m.

Parking for packet pickup will be available at Hamilton Southeastern High School in the Student and Athletic Lots. Please see map for detailed information on parking locations.

Pasta Dinner

Enjoy the pre-race Pasta Dinner at Hamilton Southeastern High School from 5:00 pm -7:00 pm in the cafeteria commons. Bella Vita Ristorante will be providing their world-class pasta dishes in a buffet format, guaranteed to get you ready for the big race. Cost is $15.00 for adults, children ages 10 and under are $10.00 each. Come early to packet pickup and then walk down the hall for a wonderful pasta dinner!

The Geist Half Marathon Inc. is an Indiana non-profit corporation organized to inspire health and wellness in the children surrounding Geist Reservoir in Indianapolis, Indiana. Working closely with the Lawrence Township School Foundation and Hamilton Southeastern School Foundation, the Geist Half Marathon will raise funds to benefit a “My Community Gets Healthy” program which is backed by IN Shape Indiana, Indiana State Department of Health, Indiana Association of Public Education Foundations, Learning Well, and several Indianapolis area hospitals.

In 2008, students in the Lawrence Township Schools will be encouraged to participate in a year-long fitness program which will provide coaches, running shoes, pedometers, and most importantly support to kids of all grades. Each month, students in the program will be tested in their gym class or after school to check their progress monitoring their weight, height, and endurance. The culminating event for these students will be running either the Geist Half Marathon or the Geist 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, May 16th, 2009.