Employee Wellness Challenge

The 500 Festival Employee Wellness Challenge offers organizations the opportunity to participate as a team in the IU Health 500 Festival Mini-Marathon and Delta Dental 500 Festival 5K! Teams receive perks, including discounted registration costs, training resources, contests, and it’s free to join! The Employee Wellness Challenge is a simple yet impactful way to invest in the well-being of your employees while staying active and having fun. Encourage camaraderie amongst your team and join the Challenge today!

Team registration for the 2027 Employee Wellness Challenge will close on April 25, 2027, 11:59 pm EST.
Registration for an individual to join an Employee Wellness Challenge team is May 2, 2027, 11:59 pm EST.

Registration Options

Option 1: Company covers registration

Companies can choose to cover registration for their employees. Challenging each other and training for a race together is a great way to build comradery, team relationships, and encourage a healthy lifestyle. Employee Wellness Challenge company teams receive our best pricing throughout the registration process. You will receive a unique URL link to share with your employees to register and join the team.

Option 1: Company covers registration

Companies can choose to cover registration for their employees. Challenging each other and training for a race together is a great way to build comradery, team relationships, and encourage a healthy lifestyle. Employee Wellness Challenge company teams receive our best pricing throughout the registration process. You will receive a unique URL link to share with your employees to register and join the team.

Option 2: Employee covers registration

Complete the sign-up form, designate a team captain, and we will send a specialzied URL registration link providng discounted registration costs.

Option 2: Employee covers registration

Complete the sign-up form, designate a team captain, and we will send a specialzied URL registration link providng discounted registration costs.

How to Sign Up

  • Step 1: Fill out this form to create a team and designate a Team Captain

  • Step 2: You will receive a unique URL link for your team members to use during the registration process. If your company if covering the cost of registration, they will be invoiced after the event.

  • Step 3: Recruit employees to join your team. Each team member can register for the Mini-Marathon, 5K, or Miler Series.

  • Step 4: Train together!

  • Step 5: Complete the race!

Team registration for the 2027 Employee Wellness Challenge will close on April 25, 2027, 11:59 pm.

Registration for an individual to join an Employee Wellness Challenge team is May 2, 2027, 11:59 pm.

2026 Employee Wellness Challenge Winners

  • Fastest Mini-Marathon Teams

    1. Eli Lilly and Company
    2. Rolls-Royce
    3. Community Health Network
  • Fastest 5K Teams

    1. Rolls-Royce
    2. Eli Lilly and Company
    3. Community Health Network

2026 Employee Wellness Challenge Participants

  • 16 Tech Community Corporation
  • Allegion
  • Ascension Living St. Vincent PACE
  • BFF Indy
  • Brite Systems Inc
  • Cisco
  • Citizens Energy Group
  • Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc.
  • Community Health Network
  • Corteva Agriscience
  • Cummins Inc
  • Delta Dental of Indiana
  • Electric Plus
  • Eli Lilly and Company
  • Endress+Hauser Flow USA Inc
  • Etheridge Realty Co.
  • FCA/Stellantis
  • First Internet Bank of Indiana
  • Fort Wayne Metals
  • Forvis Mazars
  • Indiana Oxygen Company
  • Indianapolis Public Library
  • IU Health
  • IU Indy
  • IU School of Medicine – West Lafayette
  • Katz, Sapper & Miller

  • Krieg DeVault
  • Lululemon

  • Max Impact Fitness
  • Merchants
  • Mindful Journey LLC
  • Monarch Distributing
  • National FFA Organization
  • NCW
  • Notch 8
  • Old Town
  • Purdue University
  • Republic Airways
  • Riddell National Bank
  • RMC
  • Rolls-Royce
  • Sentry BioPharma Services
  • Tate & Lyle Sagamore
  • The Damien Center
  • The National Bank of Indianapolis
  • The Oaks Academy
  • V2X Inc
  • WebMD Health Services
  • Witham Health Services
  • Wolters Kluwer
  • WSP USA INC
  • Zeta Tau Alpha Fraternity

Questions?

For any questions about how to get involved with the Employee Wellness Challenge, please contact info@500festival.com

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