| Columbus Marathon | |
|---|---|
 Marathon finish line in 2010 | |
| Date | Third Sunday in October[1] |
| Location | Columbus, Ohio |
| Event type | Road |
| Distance | Marathon 26.2 mi (42.2 km) or 13.1 mi (half marathon)[2] |
| Primary sponsor | Nationwide Children's Hospital |
| Beneficiary | Nationwide Children's Hospital |
| Established | 1980 |
| Course records | Men: 2:11:02 (1980) Tommy Persson Women: 2:28:15 (2003) Lyudmyla Pushkina |
| Official site | www |
The Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus Marathon is a marathon held in Columbus, Ohio, United States. First run in 1978 and held annually since 1980, it features a flat, fast course which saw nearly 20 percent of finishers qualify for the Boston Marathon in 2010. The event has sold-out in mid-August the past eight years. There are 7,000 runners in the full marathon and 11,000 in the half marathon, making it one of the largest running events in the United States. Proceeds go to Nationwide Children's Hospital. 2023 marks the twelfth year of this partnership; so far more than $12 million has been raised for the Hospital. This includes more than $1 million contributed since 2012 by the Columbus Marathon Board of Directors.[3]
- ^ "Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus Marathon | Media". NCHCM 2019 A.
- ^ Price, Rita. "Commuters, as well as runners, need to prepare for Columbus Marathon". The Columbus Dispatch.
- ^ "The Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus Marathon & 1/2 Marathon". Retrieved 28 October 2018.