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The weekend's events will also include a 5K and 1-mile run starting at 11 a.m. and a kids' run at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 19. All runs will begin at North Bank Park at 311 W. Long St.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — More than 13,000 runners will be running through the streets Sunday for the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Columbus Marathon and Half Marathon, with 24 of the 26.2 ...
The concept of the Columbus Marathon was the brainchild of former Mayors Tom Moody and Greg Lashutka as a way to put Columbus on the map and showcase the city at the same time. The inaugural race was held on June 4, 1978. The 1980 race, on November 16, hosted 2,500 runners.
With training in full gear for the Columbus Marathon, its race director offers his 10 best places for those long runs.
Beer from the Columbus Brewing Company is sold in large, colorful mugs [1] to fund the cost of the festival itself and to raise money for community projects and grants. All tips from the beer booths go to homeless shelters. The 45th ComFest was held June 23–25, 2017. [4] Its theme was "The people united will never be defeated."
In 2008, the Competitor Group took over Elite Racing, the company that had been organizing the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon. The following year, 2009, an internal audit revealed that the charity in whose name the race had been run, Elite Racing Foundation for Children, Education & Medical Research, had been improperly commingling funds with the for-profit Elite Racing.
Newport Music Hall opened in 1921; it was then known as the State Theater. [2] [3] In the 1970s, it became known as the Agora Ballroom. The hall seats 2,000 and most of the original decor is intact. It is one of the many music venues on High Street in Columbus, and the oldest continually running venue.
The Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus Marathon will kick off Oct. 16 at 7:30 a.m. at North Bank Park, 311 W. Long Street. Columbus Marathon 2022: Road closings, race routes, and all you need ...