Indy Runners Charity XC Challenge
- Date Mon 1st September 2025
- Time 8:30AM EDT
- Location Indianapolis, Indiana
- Price Free - $32.80
- Races 3 races
- Distances 5km
Event summary
Join us for the 8th Annual Indy Runners Charity XC Challenge on Monday, September 1, 2025, at North Central High School in Indianapolis, Marion. This exciting event promises a day filled with fun, camaraderie, and a chance to give back to the community. Over the past seven years, the challenge has successfully raised nearly $20,000 for various deserving charities, and this year, we’re thrilled to continue that tradition with our anchor charities, including Back on My Feet, Fay Biccard Glick Neighborhood Center, Joseph Maley Foundation, and Girls on the Run.
Runners of all ages and abilities are invited to participate in races that will engage and inspire while promoting healthy competition. Participants can create their own teams, with half of the entry fees going directly to the charity of their choice. Plus, with our unique Age Graded Percent system, everyone gets a fair shot regardless of age or gender! Can’t make it to the event? No worries! You can still join the fun virtually and support our causes from afar. Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity to make a difference while enjoying a fantastic day of racing—see you at North Central High School on Labor Day!
Runners of all ages and abilities are invited to participate in races that will engage and inspire while promoting healthy competition. Participants can create their own teams, with half of the entry fees going directly to the charity of their choice. Plus, with our unique Age Graded Percent system, everyone gets a fair shot regardless of age or gender! Can’t make it to the event? No worries! You can still join the fun virtually and support our causes from afar. Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity to make a difference while enjoying a fantastic day of racing—see you at North Central High School on Labor Day!
Organiser's Description
Our 8th year hosting our Charity XC Challenge!
We have been blessed to distribute nearly $20,000 to many deserving Charities in our first 7-years! Last year was our biggest year yet with 12 different teams and a bunch of great charitable causes. Thank you all so much!
We've been blessed to rotate between host sites the past few years. After another fun year at Brebeuf HS last year, we're BACK TO NORTH CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL this year.
This year's ANCHOR CHARITIES include our usual favorites and are OPEN FOR ANYONE to join - Back on My Feet, Fay Biccard Glick Neighborhood Center, Joseph Maley Foundation, Girls on the Run...And of course, our Permanent Anchor Charity - Outrun the Sun for melanoma research in recognition of our dear friend, Don Keller. "Team Dono" is open to all who wish to honor Don's legacy by supporting further research into the disease which eventually took his life.
And as always, you can CREATE YOUR OWN TEAM and support a Charity of your choosing (we've had some great ones over the years). Recruit as many folks to join you as you can as Half of the entry fees on your Team go directly to that Charity, and then we Race for the other half - using our Age Graded Percent again this year which levels the playing field across both Age and Gender so we're all in the same division.
VIRTUAL: With our move to Labor Day, we realize several folks will have other fun plans that weekend and not necessarily make it back on Monday to join us in the Charity XC fun. If you would still like to support our causes, but can't make it On Site, please consider signing up Virtually and Donate whatever you feel comfortable with and we'll add it in the Pot for distribution to all the charities according to finish.
NOTE: Pre-Registration will Close at 6:00pm Saturday, August 30, to get bibs put together
But ON SITE REGISTRATION is available on Race Morning. See you soon!
See you on Labor Day at North Central High School!
We have been blessed to distribute nearly $20,000 to many deserving Charities in our first 7-years! Last year was our biggest year yet with 12 different teams and a bunch of great charitable causes. Thank you all so much!
We've been blessed to rotate between host sites the past few years. After another fun year at Brebeuf HS last year, we're BACK TO NORTH CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL this year.
This year's ANCHOR CHARITIES include our usual favorites and are OPEN FOR ANYONE to join - Back on My Feet, Fay Biccard Glick Neighborhood Center, Joseph Maley Foundation, Girls on the Run...And of course, our Permanent Anchor Charity - Outrun the Sun for melanoma research in recognition of our dear friend, Don Keller. "Team Dono" is open to all who wish to honor Don's legacy by supporting further research into the disease which eventually took his life.
And as always, you can CREATE YOUR OWN TEAM and support a Charity of your choosing (we've had some great ones over the years). Recruit as many folks to join you as you can as Half of the entry fees on your Team go directly to that Charity, and then we Race for the other half - using our Age Graded Percent again this year which levels the playing field across both Age and Gender so we're all in the same division.
VIRTUAL: With our move to Labor Day, we realize several folks will have other fun plans that weekend and not necessarily make it back on Monday to join us in the Charity XC fun. If you would still like to support our causes, but can't make it On Site, please consider signing up Virtually and Donate whatever you feel comfortable with and we'll add it in the Pot for distribution to all the charities according to finish.
NOTE: Pre-Registration will Close at 6:00pm Saturday, August 30, to get bibs put together
But ON SITE REGISTRATION is available on Race Morning. See you soon!
See you on Labor Day at North Central High School!
Races
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Charity XC Challenge - JOIN an Existing Team (On SITE REG AVAILABLE)
Incl. $2.80 Fee & Short Sleeve Tech Race Shirt
Mon 1st September 2025 (8:30AM EDT)
$32.80
Join an Anchor Charity Team or another team created by a Team Captain. -
Charity XC Challenge - CREATE a New Team (On SITE REG AVAILABLE)
Incl. $2.80 Fee & Short Sleeve Tech Race Shirt
Mon 1st September 2025 (8:30AM EDT)
$32.80
Create your own Charity Team - please include the Charity in the team name so folks can easily identify it. And please Email the Charity name, mailing address, and Tax ID/EIN to Brian at [email protected]. -
Virtual Support (Donation Only)
Free
For our friends that would like to support our charitable causes, but might not be available to Race In Person on Labor Day. Please Donate what you feel comfortable contributing and we'll distribute to each Charity based on Team finishing place. Thanks so much!!
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