I have a job offer in Indianapolis....a pretty good offer, actually.
What can you tell me about running and living in Indy...?
I have a job offer in Indianapolis....a pretty good offer, actually.
What can you tell me about running and living in Indy...?
Consistently gets rated one of the most affordable cities to live in. You can get a lot of house for the money.
I would look to move to the Broad Ripple area. Very beautiful, you have the Monon Rail Trail and Central Canal Tow Path to run on and a lot of local restaurants and bars to enjoy your free time. It also is centrally located to all other parts of Indy. Eagle Creek Park and Fort Benjamin Harrison Park on either side of the city are great for weekend long runs. There are a lot of races and there is a big running community in the city (check tuxbro and ken long associates - they host all the races).
For your running shoe needs, head to the Athletic Annex.
forget athletic annex if you follow the above post. bob kennedy's running company is right smack dab in the ripple just off of the monon trail
That is true, but the Annex is great store!
Better watch yourself on the Monon Trail..
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May depend on where you are moving from. I was from Chicago and lived 40 miles SW of Indy for 12 years. Indy was a compromise between more culture in Chicago, but in Indy it was accessible because of the size.
My son ran in HS there and I enjoyed the running community.
Lot of statewide interest because there is only one divison. Runners competed against the best in the state not only in state finals but at many large meets.
For comparison, I'm in Arizona now and there are like 10 divisions, little compettiton and even the state finals
are diluted.
I know you are beyond HS but it just gives you an idea that there is a running community there.
And for now ISU, Terre Haute, about an hour from Indy, holds the DI nationals for XC.
Athletic Annex is good, so is Running Company in Carmel area. Don' tknow the Kennedy store, I think it jus topened recently.
One funny thing that you will never get a Hoosier to admit but no one goes to HS Basketball games. it's not what it used to be when it was a farming state. BB is living in a time warp. Some good individuals come out of especially Indy but as a whole local HS BB is not of high caliber.
And Larry Legend was a great player, an average coach and a lousy GM. But don't say that or anything bad about the General. You will certainly offend.
I lived in downtown Indy (Riley Towers). I would not live anywhere North of East 9th street downtown, it gets a little shady. But Broadripple is great. The South side of Indy (South of 70) is a little shady as well. But anywhere downtown is really nice. Lockerbie Square has some nice older homes and apartments (brick exterior, refurbished interior). Some other cool places, lofts and condos, are located in the center of downtown by the mall.
I prefer to live in the heart of downtown, walking places instead of driving, no commute in the morning (only a 10min walk to work), and being around the nightlife in a pretty safe city, if you are smart.
BTW, the only downtown grocery store is located on E. Michigan and Massachusetts Ave.
Running wise downtown, lots of concrete trails, that extend out into the spread of trails. It's a very friendly running and biking city.
Very little negative to say about it in total.
What's the difference between Indianapolis and Columbus? I've lived in Columbus, but not Indy. But they seem like they'd be pretty similar.
The cities are similar, but different.
To me....Columbus seems to be a bit more vibrant of a city, with alot of that being traced back to OSU being there. It helps to keep the city alive & young. Indy is a nice city, and a great place to raise a family, but it's a bit more vanilla.
The OP neglected to mention approx. age & what stage of life they were in. In any city, that can influence your choice.
Your housing dollar will go very far in Indy, no matter where you wind up. The one thing that you really want to pay attention to is school districts. IPS can be a really dicey choice. By the same token, some of the subarbs are growing so fast that there is no stability at all within those districts.
Indy has a great & welcoming running community. The bulk of the better running locations are towards the North side of the city. It's tough to find a more beautiful run than the Canal Towpath in the Fall. Everybody has their favorite running stores, but it doesn't prevent the mixing of training partners/groups. I would recommend that you go to Bob Kennedy's store in Broad Ripple to get the lay of the land. If Gareth's around, he'll be a huge help, but everyone else will be good too.
If you have any specific questions, please ask, and I'll try to help you out.
DIIXC wrote:
May depend on where you are moving from. I was from Chicago and lived 40 miles SW of Indy for 12 years. Indy was a compromise between more culture in Chicago, but in Indy it was accessible because of the size.
My son ran in HS there and I enjoyed the running community.
Lot of statewide interest because there is only one divison. Runners competed against the best in the state not only in state finals but at many large meets.
For comparison, I'm in Arizona now and there are like 10 divisions, little compettiton and even the state finals
are diluted.
I know you are beyond HS but it just gives you an idea that there is a running community there.
And for now ISU, Terre Haute, about an hour from Indy, holds the DI nationals for XC.
Athletic Annex is good, so is Running Company in Carmel area. Don' tknow the Kennedy store, I think it jus topened recently.
One funny thing that you will never get a Hoosier to admit but no one goes to HS Basketball games. it's not what it used to be when it was a farming state. BB is living in a time warp. Some good individuals come out of especially Indy but as a whole local HS BB is not of high caliber.
And Larry Legend was a great player, an average coach and a lousy GM. But don't say that or anything bad about the General. You will certainly offend.
The Running Company is Kennedy's store. He has 2 locations. One in Broad Ripple and the one in Carmel.
Don' tknow the Kennedy store, I think it jus topened
The Running Company is Kennedy's store. He has 2 locations. One in Broad Ripple and the one in Carmel.
Wrong both counts. He has a 3rd store in Fishers, and the Broad Ripple and Fishers stores have both been there for at least 5 years or more. The Carmel store just opened about 2 years ago.
Sorry, I was thinking of the Runners Forum in Carmel, not Running Company
If you mover there, find out what the heck happened to Ben Hubers. This guy ran a 4:05 mile in high school, and I never heard from him again.
former indy runner wrote:
I would look to move to the Broad Ripple area. Very beautiful, you have the Monon Rail Trail and Central Canal Tow Path to run on and a lot of local restaurants and bars to enjoy your free time. It also is centrally located to all other parts of Indy. Eagle Creek Park and Fort Benjamin Harrison Park on either side of the city are great for weekend long runs. There are a lot of races and there is a big running community in the city (check tuxbro and ken long associates - they host all the races).
For your running shoe needs, head to the Athletic Annex.
Definitely move to the Broad Ripple area if you can. I found myself driving 30 minutes each way there every day just to run (I lived downtown). The trails are good for running and it's a good area to go out to shop, eat, drink, dance, etc. at night. There's also a good Starbucks there with wifi for all your letsrun needs. One of BK's stores (The Running Company) is there and they have occasional group runs. Athletic Annex is a great store too, but not in Broad Ripple. Indy Runners have group runs too. Indianapolis is a nice city that's not too big or too small. The weather was nice the summer I lived there ('08), except for the occasional thunderstorm. I hear it gets really cold in the winter though.
Ind = very hot women. They ALL put-out. Trust me on this one. :P
The guys are ALL tools. All of them!!