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2011 marks the inaugural race Indianapolis Women's Half Marathon & 5K.  The start line is on the north side of Monument Circle, just one half block away from our downtown Indy hotel.  The race then heads north on Meridian, west on Michigan to tour the IUPUI campus, east back to downtown and then south around Monument Circle.  The course continues north on Pennsylvania Street, east on 38th past Indiana State Fairgrounds and south on Fall Creek Parkway.  Connecting with Delaware Street, runners will head south with a quick jaunt through the historic Lockerbie neighborhood passing some great Indy landmarks and then finish up on Market Street at the Indianapolis City Market.

Phew!  I'm tired just typing all of that!

The Hilton Garden Inn Indianapolis Downtown is very proud to be the official headquarters hotel of the race and to be a part of this great event!!  The Indianapolis Women's Half Marathon & 5K will have many great events in our newly renovated hotel Indianapolis, too.  We will host the packet pickup and onsite registrations, the pasta dinners and fashion shows, too.  There will be exhibits from St. Francis Women's Health, Paul Mitchell Salons and more.

This race benefits the non-profit organization Girls on the Run.  Girls on the Run, according to the blurb on the IWHM5K website, "promotes physical, emotional, social and intellectual development in 3rd through 8th grade girls. The girls complete the 12-week program with a stronger sense of identity, greater self-confidence, a healthier body image and a better knowledge of what it means to be a member of a team and a community." 

The Indianapolis Women's Half Marathon & 5K has been so popular this year already!  In early July our special discount hotel Indianapolis rate for the race sold out!  Not to worry, you can make reservations at our sister hotel, the Hilton Indianapolis.  They are equidistant from the start line, on the same street as our Hilton Garden Inn Indianapolis Downtown and just a few blocks from the finish line!  You can make your reservations at the Hilton online or call 317-972-0600.

If you can't run this year but still want to be a part of the event, please check out volunteer opportunities to assist the runners!