Race Website
Additional race information can be found at https://www.8hourdream.com/.
Description
The 8-Hour Dream Endurance Race is a fixed duration event; you have eight hours to run, walk, or stroll as far as you can. It is the largest endurance running event in Central Indiana and has experienced records each year. The Dream has SOLD OUT three years in a row primarily because our returning runner percentage is so high. Spending a day on Butler's campus at what feels like a running tailgate, while testing your limits, is truly an unforgettable experience.
Throughout the day, participants choose between the long course (5K) or the short course (1.91miles) for strategy, shade or to achieve the accurate distance they are shooting for. Both courses take you up and over the now famous Bulldog's Revenge hill. There are three ways to participate: the SOLO category, TEAM category or the Cat Nap 5K. The Team category offers three divisions (female, male and coed) and two team sizes (3-4 or 5-6 members). The Cat Nap 5K starts at the same time as The Dream offering family and friends the opportunity to run the first loop with SOLO runners.
There are two specialty TEAM divisions; the RC Cup for certified non profits and the FC Cup for "fitness clubs" or other training organizations. Both CUP divisions will be a 6-person co-ed only containing 3 male and 3 female participants. Fitness Clubs and organizations can enter multiple teams in the FC Cup division (think OrangeTheory#1 and OrangeTheory #2, etc.) but the RC Cup division only allows one entry from a running club. Running clubs can enter teams in the OPEN division but only one competes in the RC Cup division.
For the 3-4 person COED division, the team must have one female if three people and two females if four people. NEW for 2025, the 5-6 person COED division must have a minimum of two females if five people and 3 females if six people.
What makes The Dream unique is the start time (10 AM) the location (outside of the historic Hinkle Fieldhouse on Butler University's campus) and the closing ceremonies and post-race party. The post-race party features a beer garden, music, and complimentary food!
Place
Hinkle Fieldhouse has reigned as one of the nation's great sports arenas for more than eight decades. The classic facility was constructed in 1928 and it has stood up to the test of time, maintaining the splendor, character, and atmosphere that made it one of the nation's most famous basketball arenas for nearly a century.
Multi-Year Club Teams
Tent Village Map
Attached is LAST YEARS Tent Village map for SOLO's and TEAMS to give you an snapshot of what to expect this year. As you can see, spacing is tight but we make it work and everyone works well together. You are not permitted to expand your area outside of your 10 x 10 boundary. A few notes and reminders:
- You don't have to tent in your assigned spot. Open sections outside of the Tent Village include along the front of Hinkle Fieldhouse, under trees, etc. Areas outside of the Tent Village are not assigned so first one there gets the spot.
- Once the event starts at 10 AM, you are welcome to move your tent to an open tent location. If open, it may mean the runners didn't show, decided not to set up camp, decided to share space with others, etc. Again, this can only be done after 10 AM
- We have some SOLO's sharing with TEAMs. If you see a SOLO bib tenting on the TEAM side, this is probably the reason why.
- All dogs must be on a leash at all times
- Fires or open flames are prohibited
- Be respectful of your neighbors.
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TEAM Running Order form
Please print the attached, complete and submit during packet pickup or prior to the start of the event (10 AM). RC Cup and FC Cup teams, the runners listed on your running order should align with the six bib numbers on your team (i.e the bib numbers should be distributed in the order listed on your form).
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Race Contact Info
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Directions
West side of Hinkle Fieldhouse on the Butler University campus - 510 W 49th St, Indianapolis, IN 46208
Hinkle Fieldhouse has reigned as one of the nation's great sports arenas for more than eight decades. The classic facility was constructed in 1928 and it has stood up to the test of time, maintaining the splendor, character, and atmosphere that made it one of the nation's most famous basketball arenas for nearly a century.
