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Women's Running Festival featuring a Half Marathon, 10K, & 5K

Carmel, Indiana, United States

calendar_today 17 Oct, 2026

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About the Event

~ 2026 Indiana Women's Running Festival ~

Half Marathon, 10K, & the Inspiring Women 5K!

Enjoy the fall colors in Carmel

~ The largest women-only Half Marathon event in Indiana ~

Enjoy the fall colors in Carmel by joining us in one of the three distances offered; half marathon, 10K and 5K. The half marathon is one of the ten largest, female-only half marathons in the US. To show our support for women's sports, it is the ONLY women's half marathon that pays a top-20 cash purse. Known for its big race feel with small town hospitality, the event offers competitive fields, top-3 age group awards in all distances, beautiful courses and electric atmosphere that has attracted ladies from all over the US! 34 states were represented in 2025.

Women encouraging and supporting women makes it a special day. Toeing the line with friends and family, participating for themselves or others. The course offers a beautiful run with shade, parks, ponds and trees. The wonderful post-race area party in Civic Square offers more than most larger marathon events including free food, treats and adult beverages. Free parking at the Expo and on race day! Within walking distance shopping, restaurants and more! There is something special at a women-only event. Join us to see what everyone is talking about.

Races Offered

Inspiring Women 5K

Oct 17, 2026

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$30.00

WRF 10K

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Distance — 10K

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$40.00

WRF Half Marathon

Oct 17, 2026

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Distance — 13.1 Miles

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$65.00

Women's Running Festival Virtual Half, 10K or 5K

Oct 17, 2026

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Distance — 1 Miles

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$50.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for October in Carmel.

thermostat Temperature

9.2° / 19.7°

wb_sunny Feels like

6.3° / 16.8°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

8h 38m

water_drop Avg rainfall

1.6 mm

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—

air Avg wind speed

12.0 km/h (Gentle breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Low

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Moderate (4.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

65.0%

wb_twilight Sunrise

07:56

nightlight Sunset

19:03

About Carmel

Learn more about the host city, Carmel.

Carmel is a city of just over 100,000 people (2021) in the Nine-County Region of Indiana north of Indianapolis.

Hotels & Places to Stay

Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of Women's Running Festival featuring a Half Marathon, 10K, & 5K.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Cathleen Walkley	F	59	San Diego, CA	—

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Melanie Bushman	F	52	Cincinnati, OH	—

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Ashley Wright	F	16	Fishers, IN	19:25.68
🥈	Taushah Papke	F	40	Indianapolis, IN	19:27.77
🥉	Lori Quick	F	40	Indianapolis, IN	20:31.24
4	Yasamin Dahlstrom	F	45	Indianapolis, IN	21:28.06
5	Emily England	F	32	Mc CordsvilleMcCordsville, IN	24:16
6	Valerie Konger	F	64	Brownsburg, IN	24:22.99
7	Jessica Miller	F	44	Fishers, IN	24:26.5
8	Britney Valenzuela	F	41	Carmel, IN	25:19.36
9	Shelby DiMaggio	F	22	Carmel, IN	25:22.91
10	Merit Alfaro	F	47	Indianapolis, IN	25:40.27
11	Katie Mcgill	F	38	Lebanon, IN	25:40.96
12	Hilma Green-Riley	F	51	Carmel, IN	26:39.4
13	Emily Layton	F	21	Noblesville, IN	26:48.23
14	Amy Glenn	F	45	Fishers, IN	26:59.55
15	Amy Speek	F	48	Noblesville, IN	26:59.92
16	Alyssa Criswell	F	40	Greenfield, IN	27:03.19
17	Samantha Ashley	F	29	Cicero, IN	27:05.62
18	Debbie Rush	F	58	Westfield, IN	27:06
19	McKinzie Horoho	F	16	Fishers, IN	27:22.01
20	Stephanie Kelley	F	35	Noblesville, IN	27:22.96
21	Rylie Pittard	F	27	Carmel, IN	27:55.75
22	Gretchen Schilb	F	60	Indianapolis, IN	29:05.09
23	Caitlyn Rodgers	F	26	Cicero, IN	29:19.2
24	Angela Taylor	F	42	Indianapolis, IN	29:19.44
25	M. Taylor	F	12	Indianapolis, IN	29:20.61
26	Lishbeth Hughes	F	29	Carmel, IN	29:38.15
27	Kristie Naglich	F	38	Carmel, IN	29:46.55
28	Rebekah Pinkham	F	39	Indianapolis, IN	30:07.78
29	Angie Ross	F	50	Danville, IN	30:16.98
30	Madeleine Budde	F	28	Fishers, IN	30:20.17
31	Emily Dunaway	F	32	Belleville, IL	30:26.53
32	jenny li	F	16	Carmel, IN	30:52.27
33	Charlotte Lippert	F	50	Carmel, IN	30:57
34	Julie Johnson	F	46	Indianapolis, IN	31:07.54
35	Julie Hawes	F	36	Zionsville, IN	31:15.79
36	Montana Jenkins	F	26	Fishers, IN	31:16.09
37	Hannah McKay	F	27	Kokomo, IN	31:16.78
38	Michelle M Martinez Irizarry	F	35	Westfield, IN	31:22.4
39	Julie Wright	F	53	Fishers, IN	31:31.94
40	Sara Foster	F	33	Lebanon, IN	31:36.65
41	Yujun He	F	44	Zionsville, IN	31:46.05
42	Cherokee Macy	F	29	Greensburg, IN	31:51.4
43	Jessica Jost	F	28	Avon, IN	31:58.64
44	Stacy Mitchell	F	45	Indianapolis, IN	32:18.94
45	Anne Thompson	F	69	Indianapolis, IN	32:28.44
46	Elizabeth Gingerich	F	24	Goshen, IN	32:43.24
47	Anonymous Anonymous	F	21	—	32:44.25
48	Mona Gould	F	64	Mc Cordsville, IN	33:13.49
49	Nicki Thomas	F	34	Carmel, IN	33:27.11
50	Michele Pittard	F	58	Carmel, IN	33:30.64

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	English Tomlinson	F	25	Roanoke, VA	1:15:58.47
🥈	Noelle Adriaens	F	22	Brighton, MI	1:18:40.12
🥉	Hannah Stoffel	F	25	Indianapolis, IN	1:19:08.68
4	Katie Swor	F	36	Wyandotte, MI	1:20:00.59
5	Taryn Garlington	F	28	Kokomo, IN	1:20:57.38
6	Whitney Hirano	F	28	Mattoon, IL	1:21:18.26
7	Jess Backherms	F	26	Beech Grove, IN	1:22:35.28
8	Hidi Gaff	F	43	Fort Wayne, IN	1:23:19.71
9	Amy Schultz	F	36	Carmel, IN	1:24:11.95
10	Alexis King	F	23	Noblesville, IN	1:25:09.31
11	Ashley Blackburn	F	35	Indianapolis, IN	1:25:16.46
12	Sarah Kittle	F	29	Xenia, OH	1:27:46.39
13	Aundrea Busse	F	28	ZionsvilleZionsville, IN	1:28:26.25
14	Lauren Wood	F	28	Indianapolis, IN	1:29:51.59
15	Cassidy Menard	F	45	Carmel, IN	1:30:23.86
16	Megan McClowry	F	35	Westfield, IN	1:30:41.4
17	Emily Wagoner	F	28	Terre Haute, IN	1:31:39.58
18	Kailani Watson	F	31	Indianapolis, IN	1:34:47.62
19	Angela Reckelhoff- Mueller	F	42	Troy, IL	1:35:23.68
20	Katelyn Weaver	F	24	Indianapolis, IN	1:41:38.75
21	Mandy Evans	F	45	Avon, IN	1:41:48.1
22	Rachel German	F	26	Carmel, IN	1:43:10.83
23	Laurie Elmore	F	37	Louisville, KY	1:43:50.39
24	Gracie Bell	F	32	Ingalls, IN	1:44:07.59
25	Molly Shover	F	38	Brownsburg, IN	1:44:57.97
26	Lindsay Feske	F	42	Bloomington, IN	1:45:19.73
27	Sarah Feske	F	46	Bloomington, IN	1:45:20.3
28	Krista Hoose	F	35	Elwood, IN	1:45:42.02
29	Jen Myers	F	40	Westfield, IN	1:45:48.71
30	Nichole Elff	F	41	Avon, IN	1:45:52.93
31	Kathryn Remien	F	43	Carmel, IN	1:46:44.88
32	Paige Bussell	F	26	Fishers, IN	1:46:52.34
33	Kira Hansen	F	47	Carmel, IN	1:46:58.95
34	Lisa Miller	F	56	Fishers, IN	1:48:08.92
35	Denise Petry	F	37	Noblesville, IN	1:48:17.43
36	Pamela Wolff	F	45	Whiteland, IN	1:48:33.42
37	Ashley Bogan	F	43	Noblesville, IN	1:48:50.74
38	Claire Gale	F	53	Indianapolis, IN	1:48:52.11
39	Laura Martin	F	50	Noblesville, IN	1:49:02.45
40	Kathleen Stayer	F	38	Carmel, IN	1:49:09.46
41	Jackie Harder	F	56	CarmelCarmwl, IN	1:49:13.87
42	Michelle Gough	F	42	Indianapolis, IN	1:49:25.72
43	Rachel Sinders	F	40	Carmel, IN	1:50:18.46
44	Ruth Estrada	F	48	Crown Point, IN	1:50:18.83
45	Tracy Ash	F	47	Carmel, IN	1:50:33.29
46	Sara Uebbing	F	42	Noblesville, IN	1:50:40.65
47	Jennifer Pero	F	32	Chesterton, IN	1:51:59.62
48	Loida Garza	F	29	Bloomington, IN	1:53:10.96
49	Johannah Barhorst	F	36	Lima, OH	1:53:13.03
50	Kristie Strange	F	47	Lebanon, IN	1:53:43.68

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	T. Woodruff	F	12	Plainfield, IN	27:26.61
🥈	Christine Wright	F	40	Indianapolis, IN	28:55.45
🥉	Amy Jay	F	43	Indianapolis, IN	29:05.52
4	Lauren Adams	F	42	Greenfield, IN	30:19.1
5	Lizzie Todd	F	25	Carmel, IN	30:22.55
6	Lindsey Hansen	F	44	Carmel, IN	34:24.8
7	Kristen Bradford	F	48	Carmel, IN	35:55.54
8	Haley Lawhead	F	38	Carmel, IN	35:58.94
9	Acacia Worley	F	35	Indianapolis, IN	36:02.39
10	Maggie Bradley	F	39	Indianapolis, IN	38:03.44
11	Jenna Shelton	F	34	Indianapolis, IN	38:59.27
12	Carolyn McCutchen	F	60	Fishers, IN	39:18.41
13	Michelle Flowers-Lowery	F	52	Fishers, IN	39:44.85
14	RITA SINGH-PARIKSHAK	F	52	Carmel, IN	39:51.32
15	Shelly Lam	F	51	Fishers, IN	40:00.69
16	Yen-Chun Angela Wang	F	25	Indianapolis, IN	40:24.34
17	Taylor Lewis	F	24	Indianapolis, IN	40:24.58
18	andrea arredondo	F	36	Indianapolis, IN	40:37.99
19	Olivia Price	F	28	Avon, IN	41:15.14
20	Amber Stainko	F	28	Noblesville, IN	41:30.31
21	Sheri Oor	F	61	Indianapolis, IN	41:31.75
22	Jessica Vickery	F	40	Westfield, IN	41:37.13
23	Alma Flores	F	45	Elizabethtown, IN	42:26.2
24	Naomi Nail	F	30	Indianapolis, IN	42:28.94
25	Ashleigh Saulmon	F	29	Whitestown, IN	42:36.05
26	Sabrina Orkies	F	39	Shepherdsville, KY	42:39.74
27	TRACI YOHLER	F	62	Noblesville, IN	42:47.22
28	Mary Stidham	F	50	Kokomo, IN	42:57.81
29	Kyndra Kerslake	F	27	Westfield, IN	43:09.2
30	Millie Rose	F	33	Indianapolis, IN	43:28.53
31	Sarika Agarwal	F	38	Westfield, IN	43:49.8
32	Lauren Clay	F	16	Carmel, IN	43:58.53
33	Emiliya Dimitrova	F	57	Carmel, IN	43:59.95
34	Laura Gioannini	F	58	Fishers, IN	45:34.79
35	Cari Mansfield	F	42	Roanoke, IN	45:42.42
36	Charlie Beaudry	F	27	New Castle, IN	45:53.94
37	Jenna Mahnensmith	F	38	Indianapolis, IN	46:17.84
38	Megan Pino	F	34	Indianapolis, IN	46:18.31
39	Katelyn Prentice	F	36	Indianapolis, IN	46:18.32
40	Erin Nix	F	35	Indianapolis, IN	46:18.71
41	Dayna Ridderman	F	39	Indianapolis, IN	46:18.96
42	Melissa Friedman	F	36	Indianapolis, IN	46:31.61
43	Kathy Pratt	F	59	Fishers, IN	47:25.49
44	Alice Brennan	F	23	Indianapolis, IN	47:45.66
45	Nakita Raghunath	F	33	Carmel, IN	48:07.8
46	Patt Elff	F	70	Carmel, IN	48:54.92
47	Vangie Sison	F	64	Mc Cordsville, IN	49:41.75
48	Abby Brown	F	41	Indianapolis, IN	49:59.47
49	Angelica Lendeche	F	41	Elizabethtown, IN	50:43.36
50	Traci Massey	F	54	Indianapolis, IN	53:28.82

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Women's Running Festival featuring a Half Marathon, 10K, & 5K

About the Event

~ 2026 Indiana Women's Running Festival ~

Half Marathon, 10K, & the Inspiring Women 5K!

Enjoy the fall colors in Carmel

~ The largest women-only Half Marathon event in Indiana ~

Races Offered

Inspiring Women 5K

WRF 10K

WRF Half Marathon

Women's Running Festival Virtual Half, 10K or 5K

Weather History

About Carmel

Hotels & Places to Stay

Race Results

Runner Reviews

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About the Event

~ 2026 Indiana Women's Running Festival ~

Half Marathon, 10K, & the Inspiring Women 5K!

Enjoy the fall colors in Carmel

~ The largest women-only Half Marathon event in Indiana ~

Races Offered

Inspiring Women 5K

WRF 10K

WRF Half Marathon

Women's Running Festival Virtual Half, 10K or 5K

Weather History

About Carmel

Hotels & Places to Stay

Race Results

Runner Reviews

No reviews yet

Nearby Races

Athletic Annex x Blossom Yoga + Pilates Westfield…

Strides for Shelter 5K

INDURO Hybrid Race #7 OUTDOOR

SPARK! Fishers 5K

Recommended for You

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