Clean and fun place to be. Staff were pretty quick to take you in. We had to wait for one hour or…read moreso since no reservation was made. But fun place to be!!!

We just moved here to Indiana from Phoenix Arizona. Both of my boys are in the K1 leagues, and I…read morehave never been so disappointed with the wait times then ever! This is the largest track, you pay a ton of money to sit and wait around for races. We went to our first league night and we were there for almost 5hrs for 2 races. We missed a league night, so I said ok we can go on a Saturday, remembering it's a Saturday, coming from the city it's busy! But yet we waited 3 1/2 between the first race until the second race. This place needs staff, it needs organization and new cars that are not old and break all the time, also the when you have rain coming in from the ceiling, and have to block of most of the track for liability, you might want to shut down for a day to fix that.

After reserving lanes for a birthday at a different bowling spot just to show up and find out that…read morethey didn't have lanes available for us, we were super bummed. Found this place on google and drove right on over. We were helped by Clyde. He was super friendly and attentive! We had an amazing time. Will be returning, highly recommend. So happy we ended up at Beech Grove Bowl!

The boys wanted to go bowling on Christmas Day, and the one we wanted to go to was not open…read more Fortunately, this place was. It's a very small bowling alley and the parking lot looked full, but we took our chances and thankfully we did. The worker told us there was a very long wait, but since we only had 4 people, he said he would move us up the line, and we were able to get a lane right away (we felt very lucky). We have member cards, but since it was so busy, there was no discount on this day. This day was very crowded inside, but we did get a table close to our lane that had 4 seats, perfect for us. These lanes seem smaller than other bowling alleys, and the pins are on strings. The workers put the names in for you, unlike other bowling alleys we have been too. We had the choice of bowling for 1 hour or 1.5 hours, and we chose 1.5 hours. The cost for 1.5 hours of bowling time and shoes for four was $91. Even with the business, they had balls available to use. We were able to bowl two full games to completion in this time. They have food and drinks for sale. My husband purchased a tall mango cart can for $5. They have a machine to purchase songs, so music is played in the building. We enjoyed our time!

First time came out this weekend and had a blast racing my Audi S4 on a half mile airstrip with…read moreother drivers. It's pretty close to Indianapolis and the organizers did amazing job! Definitely coming again.

Attended a 2-day volleyball tournament here over the weekend. Admission was $7 per day and they…read morestamped your hand so you could leave and come back on the same day. Masks are required, and they were doing temp screenings at the door for players and spectators. I'm deducting 1 star because my phone (AT+T) barely worked here--only 1 bar or no service at all. I wasn't even able to use my browser to figure out what court we were playing on next, text messages wouldn't send, etc. The facility has wifi but doesn't give out the password for it (we were desperate and asked).

Nice location, easy to find. Great concession stand, not just your run of the mill junk food…read more Folks who work/volunteer there are exceptionally nice. Bathrooms could use some work/updating, there are a LOT of people and the wait is sometimes very long for the ladies room. Also not a ton of parking if you show up for a later game. If you get there at 8:00 a.m. its not a problem. Space for parents to watch is a bit crowded and everyone walking back and forth behind the team that is serving isn't a good idea.

The CNO Financial Indianapolis Monumental Half Marathon became my excuse to return to Indianapolis…read moreIndiana in the fall. As part of the CNO Financial Indianapolis Monumental Marathon, the Half Marathon in my opinion is the perfect option if you do not have the desire to run the Marathon which I did not have after having ran Bank of America Chicago Marathon last month. I have always had an interest in running this event, being that I have family that lives in the city of Indianapolis. And other than that, running it gives me the chance to explore the city the best way I know how in the form of running. For the Monumental Health & Fitness Expo and Packet Pickup, we were required to pick up our bib number and t-shirt from the Indiana Convention Center. Though it isn't as big as Chicago Marathon Health & Fitness Expo and Packet Pickup, it has just enough vendors that will keep you there on-site looking around and purchasing, tehehe. The Health & Fitness Expo and Packet Pickup gave me the chance to explore run events that will capture my interest to travel around America. Most of the run events I picked up brochures for were in surrounding states ranging from Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, and Missouri. Some of the events I have participated in before and some I have had an interest in for years now. With this being my first year participating in CNO Financial Indianapolis Monumental Half Marathon, I had to navigate to get to the start, but once I got near the starting line, the signage further guided me. I was part of wave D, but I did not complain because I knew once the run started I would weave my way through the congestion of runners to obtain my actual pace and eventually finishing time. The run course was relatively flat, with an incline feel at times. The battle I dealt with mentally was telling myself to keep my pace underneath a 9:30-minute mile pace, even with an uneasy feeling in my right hamstring which was likely due to my bike ride the previous evening. My legs felt tired around mile 8, but I was able to keep my pace in check and not fall beyond a 9:00-minute mile pace. I had to remind myself to be patient and take it mile by mile because I will eventually get to that finish line at some point. In spite of my mental and physical struggles, I felt grateful to be part of this growing event which was established by Carlton Ray in 2008. Along the course, each mile was accurately marked and there were hydration stations featuring just water given by volunteers. The volunteers working those hydration stations were supportive of all runners. And I cannot remember any portion of the run course that did not have any spectators on it, even if it were just one or two spectators. Highlights for me along the course were running through downtown Indianapolis, seeing Lucas Oil Stadium, and running through the classy neighborhoods of Indianapolis which had spectators cheering us on along the course. I always love running through the neighborhoods during events because it allows me to see the character of the individuals that live in that particular area. As for the swag, the Indianapolis Monumental Half Marathon t-shirt was red, with the event name written in the center along with the logo of the event. After completing the run, I was given a cute beanie along with my finishers medal which I kissed after it was draped over my head by the volunteer. The finishers medal featured the CNO Financial Indianapolis Monumental Half Marathon on it, with the city's skyline below. I am so grateful to add yet another finishers medal to my run medal collection, a collection that goes back to 2007 when I initially started running. With my Garmin 235 GPS watch on my wrist, sparkle in my eye underneath my sunglasses, camouflage leggings by Nike on, I took on this half marathon.... and conquered it! Yes, I would surely consider running the CNO Financial Indianapolis Monumental Half Marathon again because it is yet another excuse to revisit Indianapolis, plus my mother and sister would love me being in town for it. ~Gonna run 'til I don't jiggle. ~ Thomas G

This was my first year doing the Indianapolis Half Marathon, but my 20th Half, and this race is…read morelikely to be a keeper in my annual rotation of races! It is a beautiful course winding through Fort Benjamin Harrison State Park, and most of the course is in the shade which was excellent given the sunny unseasonably warm day we had for the race this past weekend. The short sunny stretches emphasized this point! There are very few portions of the course that are in roads with traffic, and parts are even on a no-vehicles paved trail through the park. The course is a little hilly for those of us who have been training on totally flat terrain (for locals I'm talking about the Monon...). Let's just say if you've been doing no hill work, and maybe take the first few a little too ambitiously fast, you might be walking up some of those hills in the last miles of the course... The course was incredibly well marked, and support was great. Water stops were every 2 miles for much of the course and every mile near the end. Gatorade at every stop was much appreciated given the warm temperature. Volunteers were wonderful! The park restrooms were plentiful and open during the race giving a nice non-port-o-pot option for restroom needs along the course. The wave start was great. Just spacing groups out by 30 seconds helped a great deal! We had no bottlenecks anywhere along the course. This is also a relatively small race with only around 1600 finishers which was enough that no one ended up running alone, but small enough to avoid bottlenecks and general chaos. The post race cookout was a nice touch. A freshly cooked burger really hit the spot after crossing the finish line and chilling for a bit. Parking was easy and not far from the start/finish. Packet pick up was also quick and easy. No, there isn't entertainment along the course or cheering crowds, but there is a lot to be said for a smaller, very well organized, lower key race in a pretty setting. The medals are pretty nice too and mine is adding some much appreciated color variety to my collection!

This event has been compared to the Warrior Dash but far surpasses it. It is a 3+ mile run with 40…read moreobstacles along the way. Be prepared to get muddy...very muddy. And tie your shoes on tightly or the mud will suck them right off. The check in area was large and everything was well organized. They had event staff at each obstacle and you were given the option of trying it or skipping it if it looked too hard. But really, who skips it? I figured that if I paid for the event, I was going to try every last one. This is fun to do with a group of friends which the company encourages. They also encourage dressing up which I didn't do but it was fun to see other people's costumes. There were areas to shower afterwards and then you were given a beer and lunch. The cost was $75 which was pretty steep and prevented some of my friends from joining in the fun. I will definitely be back next year.