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@aimeeault

Indianapolis, IN Raving since 2023 50 States hopeful/finisher Active 2 weeks, 4 days ago

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Personal Bests (2)

Race Distance Location Date Result
Marathon Chicago, IL Oct 9, 2022 4:21:56
Half Marathon Louisville, KY Apr 29, 2023 1:51:56

Future Races (5)

Race Distance Location Date Paid
Half Marathon Anchorage, AK Jun 17, 2023
Half Marathon Medora, ND Jul 29, 2023
Half Marathon Madison, WI Aug 12, 2023
Half Marathon Townsend, TN Sep 9, 2023
Marathon Staten Island, NY Nov 5, 2023

Past Races (7)

Race Distance Location Date Result My Raves My Performance
Half Marathon Indianapolis, IN May 6, 2023 1:54:42
Half Marathon Louisville, KY Apr 29, 2023 1:51:56
Half Marathon Woodville, AL Mar 19, 2023 2:01:52
Half Marathon Tucson, AZ Feb 18, 2023 2:02:06
Marathon Chicago, IL Oct 9, 2022 4:21:56
Half Marathon Indianapolis, IN May 7, 2022 1:54:42
Half Marathon Indianapolis, IN 2022 1:52:06

My Raves

Adding one more data point that the 2023 course was totally off on measurement--registered 13.4 miles. What should have been a 2+ minute PR became a 10 second PR, which … MORE

Adding one more data point that the 2023 course was totally off on measurement–registered 13.4 miles. What should have been a 2+ minute PR became a 10 second PR, which felt incredibly frustrating after all the effort.

I just didn’t love this race, despite it being what should have been a great race for a PR.

Couple of places on the course that were vaguely confusing or just not set up well. First was entering Churchill Downs–you have to make an abrupt sharp turn going into the entrance that forces you to slow down. Second was at the point where half/full split–it shouldn’t have been confusing but the volunteers that were yelling were making it unnecessarily complicated.

Crowd support was a little weak in some places–I can’t imagine what it must have been like for those who ran the full and went over into Indiana.

Finish line was kind of far from the start line and I don’t think there were shuttles. Ended up being a 1.5 mile walk back to my hotel 😬

Host hotel was downtown near the start line but for some reason the expo—which would have been awesome if it were in the convention center one block from the host hotel—turned out to be a few miles away nowhere near downtown.

No real race communication from the organizers outside of the expo.

I kind of expected this race, for its size, to be on par with the Indy Mini (I think partly because both are called Mini, both have about a 10k turnout total, and both involve running on some sort of race track), but it just was an underwhelming imitation at best.

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THE HILLS. So many hills. So steep. So abundant. The downhills will have you looking like a cartoon character flailing forward. The cave is dark and if it’s sunny out… … MORE

THE HILLS. So many hills. So steep. So abundant. The downhills will have you looking like a cartoon character flailing forward. The cave is dark and if it’s sunny out… it takes a long time to acclimate to, so be prepared. It was in the 20s outside the cave and in the 60s outside, which was also wild. Despite the difficulty and insistence at miles 5-8 that I absolutely hated this race as I slowly made my way up the hills, hours later, I’ve come around on it and can say I loved it.

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My one gripe with this race is how misleading the course elevation profile was. The graph made it look like most of the trail portion would be a steady downhill, … MORE

My one gripe with this race is how misleading the course elevation profile was. The graph made it look like most of the trail portion would be a steady downhill, but looking at it more closely, 1/3 of the graph actually represents like the last 2 miles only 🥴.

It was my first trail race ever. Road portion was hilly but a blast. Trail portion was a mixed bag. A lot of up and down hills, very narrow. I rolled my ankle and because it was so narrow people wouldn’t pass me so I had to keep running at pace and then unfortunately rolled that same ankle a second time and ended up with a pretty gnarly sprain. I finished reasonably fast and the scenery more than made up for the pain, but woof. When they say 4/5 difficulty, believe it.

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Running the 2022 Chicago Marathon is easily one of the top 5 days of my life. The course is mostly flat, the crowd support is full of energy, the pacing … MORE

Running the 2022 Chicago Marathon is easily one of the top 5 days of my life. The course is mostly flat, the crowd support is full of energy, the pacing teams were fantastic, the sun was out, the air warm but not hot… just perfection. I wasn’t aware of “Mount Roosevelt” going into it, the hill in mile 26 right before the finish line… the race photos there are hilarious, but it doesn’t matter, you can actually see the finish line from there, so as much of a struggle it is, the end is literally in sight 🙂

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The Indy Mini was my first in-person half, now two years running it, and I'd easily recommend it for any first-time runner. It's a very flat course overall (one exception: … MORE

The Indy Mini was my first in-person half, now two years running it, and I’d easily recommend it for any first-time runner. It’s a very flat course overall (one exception: there is a notable high grade downhill and then uphill heading into the race track).

Crowd support was present for about 90% of the course, water/gatorade stations every mile on both your left and right which is great, around mile 10 there was a water mister station set up as well as one just past the finish line–I didn’t really think it was necessary for 2023 but I appreciated that it was there.

Race track is a little over 2 miles of the entire course and it’s definitely worth flagging that you should be mindful of where on the track you run to avoid getting leg imbalanced since it’s slightly curved–I honestly think that’s why mile 9 is where people start to kind of struggle, because their form falls apart on that segment.

There’s a tradition where people stop, drop to the ground, and kiss the bricks at the brickyard–be aware that people in front of you may abruptly stop there to do that 😅

I’m happy this was my first half last year and now running it a subsequent year, glad to know that it wasn’t just coincidentally good the first time around. It’s a very well thought out race.

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If you're local and run the Canal often, you'll be in your element since the half takes you on two loops of the Canal + WRSP + a little bit … MORE

If you’re local and run the Canal often, you’ll be in your element since the half takes you on two loops of the Canal + WRSP + a little bit of the river trail.

A couple of really short but steep inclines here and there, which was fun (I love quick little hill sprints). Course doesn’t cross into or go near any car traffic which is super nice. They had cookies on the course!

Got mild hypothermia right after this race from standing around in 35 degree rain in a race kit and was possibly hallucinating as a result, so who can say if this race really is as great as I’m hyping it to be, but I had fun… I think?

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