Have you ever wanted to run the Monon from downtown Indy to Sheridan? No, of course not. That's ridiculous, right?
Well, ridiculous times call for ridiculous virtual events to keep us from losing our minds. And so, we bring you...

The Virtual Monon 50K Ultra-Marathon Melay!

Let's break that down...

What's a "Monon"? For those not familiar, the Monon Trail is a fantastic multi-use Rail-to-Trail that follows the path of the former Monon Railway from downtown Indianapolis, through many lovely neighborhoods and towns, up a small town called Sheridan.


Is this really an "Ultra"? Well, it adds up to a 50k or 31 miles, so it is longer than a marathon. But unless you run it all in one go, doesn't really count as an official "ultra". But hey, these are strange times and we are running out of names for these virtual races.


What's a "Melay"? It's like a relay, but you run all of the legs, one leg per day, in the prescribed order.

For this event, you have 14 days to run all 8 legs.


And just to be clear, you can run your legs anywhere... you DO NOT need to run them on the Monon. In fact, because they are point to point, that would be silly anyway.