Contact: Sydney Meyers
Senior Manager, Marketing & Consumer Experience
Beyond Monumental
sydney@beyondmonumental.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
OVER 1,200 LOCAL STUDENTS CELEBRATING HEALTH, WELLNESS, & RUNNING AT THE APEX BENEFITS MONUMENTAL KIDS 5K PRESENTED BY INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS, CULMINATING IN LUCAS OIL STADIUM.
The Apex Benefits Monumental Kids 5K presented by Indiana University Indianapolis will take place this Wednesday, September 25, 2024 from Lucas Oil Stadium and around downtown Indy. The culminating event returns for its third year to celebrate Marion County students as they complete the six-week curriculum based program.
Things to Watch & Check Out:
- The event will kick off with a Wellness Expo with 12+ vendors from the greater Indianapolis area like Indiana Sports Corp, Playworks, Irsay Family YMCA, Indiana Donor Network, and more.
- Join the Opening Ceremony to celebrate local students and program donations to districts like Indianapolis Public Schools and more.
- Through this program and with the support of sponsors like Apex Benefits and IU Indianapolis, Beyond Monumental has donated over $1.6 million dollars to public schools in Marion County.
- Presenting guests will include, John Gause, CEO of Apex Benefits; Latha Ramchand, Indiana University Indianapolis Chancellor; and various district leaders from participating school districts, including Indianapolis Public Schools Superintendent, Dr. Alesia Johnson.
- Cheer on 1,200+ students from 5 local school districts as they take on their culminating 5K at 6:30 p.m. These students have been training bi-weekly at their individual schools for the last 6 weeks through the free Apex Benefits Monumental Kids Movement presented by Indiana University Indianapolis program.
- Participants will experience a new 3.1-mile course through downtown Indianapolis, before getting to run into Lucas Oil Stadium, through the tunnel and out onto the field to finish!
- With record participation, the current event records could be on the line.
Times to beat are:- Boys: Maddox Bush – 19:52 (2022)
- Girls: Trinity Palmer – 21:57 (2022)
Traffic Advisory: The South Lot of Lucas Oil Stadium will close to public traffic starting at 11:00 a.m. Roads near and around Lucas Oil Stadium will be impacted from 5:30 p.m. through 8:00 p.m. by the 5K course and have rolling road or lane closures including: McCarty St, Capitol Ave, Illinois St, Meridian St, Madison Ave, Delaware St, Pennsylvania St, South St, and Missouri St.
Check out the 2024 5K Course Map.
Schedule:
| Time | Event |
| 4:00 p.m. | Wellness Expo & Event Opens |
| 6:00 p.m. | Pre-5K Warm Up & Opening Ceremonies |
| 6:30 p.m. | Apex Benefits Monumental Kids 5K Start |
| 8:00 p.m. | Event Concludes |
The Apex Benefits Monumental Kids Movement presented by Indiana University Indianapolis is a bi-weekly school-based running club powered by a health and wellness curriculum that educates youth about the benefits of exercise, proper diet, and healthy living. It is typically a seven-to-nine week program culminating with students running the Indy Half Marathon at Fort Ben 5K or the Apex Benefits Monumental Kids 5K presented by Indiana University Indianapolis.
Apex Benefits, the program and events’ title sponsor, can be available for interview or quote upon request. Our partners support Beyond Monumental’s mission of actively supporting youth health and well-being by providing access to exceptional events and programs centered around the sport of running.
On-site registration is available online and on race day starting at 4:00 p.m. on the north side of the South Lot of Lucas Oil. For more information, please visit https://beyondmonumental.org/events/apex-benefits-monumental-kids-5k/.
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About Apex Benefits
Apex Benefits is Indiana’s largest employee benefits broker and consulting firm dedicated exclusively to delivering group insurance plans that save employers money and reduce risk. Our team of clinicians, analysts and benefits strategists have the experience to contain health care expenses, reduce pharmacy spend and improve employee well-being. For more than 20 years, Apex has proven to be a long-term partner that does the heavy lifting to make sure Indiana employers don’t pay more than they should for their benefits.
About IU Indianapolis
One of the nation’s premier public urban research universities, IU Indianapolis is committed to the success of our students, breakthroughs in health and life sciences, innovative research and creativity, and transformative service in our community. IU Indianapolis is home to the largest medical school in the U.S., the first school of philanthropy in the world, and nearly 21,000 students who represent every corner of the globe. The downtown Indianapolis campus will soon house a $110 million athletics center that will serve both the university and community. By offering a distinctive range of bachelor’s, master’s, professional, and Ph.D. degrees, IU Indianapolis promotes the educational, cultural, and economic development of central Indiana and beyond.
About Beyond Monumental
Beyond Monumental, the 501(c)3 non-profit responsible for the CNO Financial Indianapolis Monumental Marathon, provides the Indianapolis community with a complement of activities built around their premiere event that promotes healthy living & fitness for all ages. Beyond Monumental gives back to the Indianapolis community by supporting youth programming that reinforces healthy lifestyles for young people, with an emphasis on working with urban students and Indianapolis Public Schools, donating over $1.6 million since inception. The CNO Financial Indianapolis Monumental Marathon is a top 15 marathon in the US and is nationally recognized by Runners’ World as one of “Ten Great Marathons for First Timers”. The 17th annual running is scheduled for Nov. 9, 2024. For more information, please visit beyondmonumental.org.