Month: January 2022

Showcasing the historic track at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the downtown Indianapolis skyline, this year’s shirts and medals pay homage to the Racing Capital of the World and are part of what makes the Indy Mini The Greatest Spectacle in Running – the 2.5-mile lap around IMS. The 2022 OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon and Delta Dental 500 Festival 5K are set for Saturday, May 7.

Mini-Marathon Participant Shirt 

The front of the 2022 OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon participant shirt features a bird’s eye view of the iconic track and lap that’s made at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Design elements capture the exhilarating feeling of race day and conquering 13.1 miles.  

The participant shirt is long-sleeved, made of 100% polyester, and is available in men’s and women’s technical fit. Participants may make sure they have the correct fit by checking our size chart. 

Mini-Marathon Finisher Medal 

This year’s finisher medal’s design highlights the Indianapolis Motor Speedway track as an iconic part of the course. Etched above the track is the historic Pagoda raised above the IMS skyline. The round shape of the medal is representative of Indianapolis as the Circle City. The medal features streets recessed below the track, representing the Indy Mini’s fast, flat course. The front of the medal features the race’s official name, distance, and date, in green enamel. Boldly displayed in blue enamel is the race’s nickname, the Indy Mini, with feet cut out of the lettering to further represent those racing. The back of the medal has the phrase The Greatest Spectacle in Running, which ties the OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon to the Indianapolis 500’s tagline “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.” The finisher medal hangs on a commemorative checkered flag ribbon, a hallmark of the race.  

Mini-Marathon Participant Hat

This year’s participant hat, available to the first 15,000 participants, has two shades of water blue, one dark and one lighter, with thin vertical light blue lines running across the bill. This year’s design is a contemporary, sporty style. The front boldly features the iconic 500 Festival stitched logo with the OneAmerica Mini-Marathon name. The back features the hashtag Why I Mini, inviting participants to share their reasons for completing the Indy Mini with a larger online community.

Participants can register for the OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon at the 500 Festival Mini-Marathon Expo on May 5&6.

5K Participant Shirt

The front of the 2022 Delta Dental 500 Festival 5K participant shirt showcases the Indianapolis cityscape, highlighting the location of the race. The shirt also features the official event name and commemorates participant’s accomplishment of conquering 3.1 miles.  

5K Finisher Medal

The 2022 finisher medal features the most iconic parts of Indianapolis, including etched photos of the Indianapolis skyline and the historic Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The official event name and year is commemorated above the revered Indianapolis landmarks in a green enamel. A bold, blue enamel adds a pop of color to the medal and displays the location and date of the race. 

The 2022 Indy Mini Challenge shirts and medals are here!  

Elevate your Indy Mini experience by taking on one of the three 500 Festival Challenges: the Greatest Spectacle Challenge, the Mini Maniac Challenge, or the Mega Mini Challenge! Take on one of these challenges and earn this exclusive hardware to show off your hard work!

Each challenge shirt is short-sleeved, made of 100% polyester, and available in men’s and women’s fit. Featuring bright, bold colors, the design of each shirt displays the name of each challenge along with its total mileage. The back of each shirt commemorates the year and location of the challenges. Check them out below!

The challenge medals feature several iconic aspects of the Indianapolis 500, as the opportunity to run on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway track is a highlight of the Indy Mini for many of our participants. Each medal is designed in the shape of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway track and displays the famed Yard of Bricks pattern and the traditional checkered flag pattern. This design is unique with raised ridges and etched patterns, revealing the year at the end of the track in a three-dimensional feature. The medals also display the total mileage participants will conquer in each challenge.  

Mini Maniac Challenge participants will take on all 32.1 miles of the Miler Series in February, March, and April, and the OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon in May.  

Participants will receive a commemorative shirt and medal in addition to the shirts and medals for the Miler Series and Mini-Marathon – a total of three shirts and medals! The back of the shirt highlights each unique race distance participants will conquer, listed “3-6-10-13.1.” 

Mega Mini Challenge participants will conquer both the Delta Dental 500 Festival 5K and OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon on race morning.  

Participants will receive a commemorative challenge shirt and medal as well as shirts and medals for the Mini-Marathon and 5K! The Mega Mini shirt displays the achievement of tackling both a half marathon and 5K in the same day with the words “Two Races. One Day.” 

The Greatest Spectacle Challenge participants will tackle all five of the 500 Festival running events during the spring season, including the Miler Series, the 5K, and the Mini-Marathon.  

Participants will receive a commemorative shirt and medal as well as shirts and medals for the Miler Series, 5K, and Mini-Marathon! A total of FOUR medals and shirts! This shirt emphasizes the accomplishment of completing a grand total of five races: “Five Races. Total Dedication.” 

The deadline to register for the Mini Maniac Challenge, the Greatest Spectacle Challenge, and the Miler Series is January 30.