Entry Information   
 

  STEP right UP and take the challenge!
This year marks the 26th annual Bop to the Top stair-climb event.
Each year, through your pledges and donations, we RAISE a great amount
of money for the Riley Hospital for Children. I’m sure this year will be no different.
I hope that you—and hundreds of others—will be INCLINED to
participate, and in doing so, you will RISE to the occasion by
ELEVATING your pledges. From a dollar to "ASCENT" every little bit helps.
This year’s event is UPRIGHT exciting as we hope to see you all there!

NEW this year.... start your own fund raising page at: www.firstgiving.com/rileykids

See you at the TOP

Don "Bop" Carr, race director

Volunteers Needed

START TIMES

Due to building regulations, you must be pre-registered - NO RACE DAY REGISTRATION!

         
Weather Alert
 

 

                               

Do it for the Kids!

Last year 1,300 people participated in the Bop To The Top and in doing so collected $35,000
for RILEY HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN!! When you enter this year's stairclimb, please take an
extra few minutes to raise funds from your friends, office workers, relatives, etc.
New this year... You can raise funds online by creating a personal online fundraising page. Visit www.firstgiving.com/rileykids and choose Bop to the Top to create your own page!  See more details below.

Remember...BOP FOR THOSE WHO CAN'T!

DATE PLACE AND TIME

Saturday, January 24, 2009

The race will take place from 9:00 AM until 1 PM. It will begin in the lobby of the OneAmerican Tower.
Awards ceremony will take place in the OneAmerica
auditorium located in the rear of the building.

Awards will begin at 1:30 PM.

Go to location map of OneAmerican Tower

To view Course Map

Floor Layout

finally... the official SONG of the Bop

  WHAT IS THE BOP?
The Bop To The Top is run-walk-crawl up the 37 floor OneAmerican Tower. The race will be strictly
on the staircase. Each participant will start separately on a 30 second stagger. Participants
will race against the clock and be given a separate finish time. Faster competitors will be
seeded earlier in the day to help alleviate passing on the staircase. Please indicate on the
entry form if you would like to be seeded. Non-seeded participants will be grouped together
between 11:00 am through 1:00 pm.

The event is for everyone, young and old, big or small!

AWARDS

Be sure to be present for the awards ceremony which will take place in the OneAmerican auditorium at 1:30 PM.
Overall top 3 men and top 3 women will be given separate awards. Additional awards will be given out to
the top places in each age group (minimum of 3 in each age group).  There
will also be awards for people that raised the most money for Riley Hospital.

AGE GROUPS Male & Female

8 and under,  9-10

11- 14      30-34       50-54     

15-19      35-39       55-59      

20-24      40-44       60-64     

25-29     45-49        65-69    70-74   75+

Big Guy - 200 lbs +

Big Big Guy - 225 lbs +

Big Big Big Guy - 250 lbs

Big Gal - 165 lbs +

Triple Step Division
Climbing the tower just once isn't enough for you?... then here's your division...
Climb the tower 3 times and then we'll add your times up for a 'total time' - This division is for individuals male and female. If you enter this division you are not eligible for individual 'single climb' awards but just the triple step awards. Award categories will be based on how many people enter this division. At least an Open and Masters division will be awarded and perhaps other age groups if enough people enter.  You will have approximately a 3 hour period to complete all three climbs (again, your 3 stairclimb times are added together - not the time you rest between climbs).

FRESH AIR QUALITY!
To help alleviate the dry air in the staircase a few measures will be taken again this year.
Doors along the way to be open to create better air circulation.

BOP TO THE TOP HOTLINE:

317- 733-3300 (Tuxedo Brothers)

e-mail - tuxbro@indy.rr.com

Web Page - http://www.tuxbro.com

TIMING
Once again, we will use IPICO TAG timing to give you fast accurate results!

We will post unofficial results in the lobby as the race progresses. Final Results are
 posted on our Web Page (see above for address). 

START TIMES
 Check out our web page (where you are now) to find out your actual start time -  START TIMES

 

Official "Bop" Hotel Accommodations in downtown Indy:

Courtyard by Marriott, $129:                                                   Marriott Residence Inn - $119

Courtyard by Marriott Capitol               Marriott Residence Inn on the Canal

320 N. Senate Avenue                                                      350 West New York Street

Indianapolis, IN  46204                                                                    Indianapolis, IN 46202

317-684-7733                                                                                      317-822-0840

Please be sure to mention "Tuxedo Brothers" for this discounted rate.

 

Volunteer!

Earn a cool looking long-sleeve T-shirt.

Call 317-733-3300 today!

 Training program by Don Carr

LAST YEAR'S WINNERS

Individuals
Marty Wilkey - 4:03
Cindy Harris  - 4:31
 

Teams
Open Team - Vertical Assult - 18:21
Fire Fighter - Pike Township - 18:46
Co-ed - Goz-zillas  - 24:43
Family - Capt. Jack & Sparrows  - 30:38
Female - Enfuegowwa - 30:38
College - Team Ball State - 25:54
Masters - Chubby Chuggers - 32:47
 

Triple Step Division
Eric Leninger - 13:34
Mona Rich   -  25:41

ENTRY FEES AND DEADLINE

Individual  - $20.00
After January 20th - $25

Triple Step Division - $30
After January 20th - $35

Teams  - $84.00 ($21 per person)
After January 20th - $100

NOTE: There is NO race day registration! You must be pre-registered.

Each participant that makes it to the 37th floor will receive a very unique long sleeve shirt!
Other coupons and giveaways will be distributed as well.

TEAM COMPETITION 

There will be SIX divisions of teams for this year's race. Each team will consist of 4 members. Each team member's time will be added together for a total team time. The team with the lowest team time will be the winner. Team entries must be sent in together. Members of the teams are also eligible for individuals awards.

OPEN - Any 4 members on a team male or female.

COED - must be 2 males and 2 females or 1 male and 3 females

ALL FEMALE - must consist of 4 females

FIRE FIGHTERS - Consists of 4 members of a Fire Department - male or female.

FAMILY - Must consist of 4 immediate family members (children, parents, grandparents)

COLLEGIATE  OPEN- Must consist of 4 students from a college - must consist of at least one female

MASTERS  - Must consist of 4 members - at least one being female - each person must be at least 40 years of age

SPECIAL THANKS

This year's Stairclimb would not be possible without the help of our sponsors. OneAmerica
has been supporting the stairclimb over the last 25 years and has made this stairclimb one of the best in the country!

START COLLECTING!

 Visit www.firstgiving.com/rileykids

Read through the intructions and click "get started"

Choose BOP TO THE TOP and follow the prompts

If you don't have one already, register for a Firstgiving account

Make your page unique with a personal message and picture

E-mial your page's web address to everyone you know, here and abroad, and start collecting donations online!

Donations may also be turned in the day of event

Cash, checks and credit cards will be accepted (MasterCard, Visa and Discover). Checks should be made out to "Supporting Riley Children Inc."

Please tally your donations on this PLEDGE SHEET

Turn donations into the Riley Hospital donations table. Please come early to turn in your donations.

All the money raised will go directly to Riley Hospital for Children


BONUS DRAWING!

Every person who raises at least $50.00 will be entered in the bonus drawing at the awards ceremony.

The bonus prize will be a Mountain Bike compliments of Bicycle Garage Indy.

Note: Prizes are not cumulative for the bonus drawing.

NO LIMIT!

There’s no limit on how much money can be raised. Please take the time to collect some donations.

Top Pledges from 2008
Mark Huffman  - $6,300
Deanna Dicken - $2,000
John Herbert    - $1,758
 

Due to security and safety reasons it is requested that no practicing will be allowed in the OneAmerica
building prior to this event. No spectators are allowed on the 37th floor.

Go to entry form

On-Line sign up