Mostly flat and fast course that starts in downtown Columbus and goes through Bexley, Old Town East, German Village, Short North, OSU campus, Upper Arlington, Grandview, Victorian Village and finishes at Nationwide Arena.

Columbus Marathon

Human Interest Story

The Columbus Marathon saw more than 11,500 record setting participants on Sunday morning. The revamped course included sections of the east and central campus of The Ohio State University which broke up a rather monotonous trek up High Street.

Columbus Marathon adds OSU to route

Post-Race Review/ Results

Josh Ordway reeled in marathon leader Joshua Koros over the final three miles to win the 29th annual marathon in 2 hours, 23 minutes, 2 seconds. Dani Prince, the women's champion from Bloomington, Indiana won with a time of 2 hours 48 minutes and 56 seconds in her first marathon. Each won $2,500.

Columbus Marathon: Former resident enjoys chilly tour of town in win

Twin brothers Bob and Rick Rammon are running the 26-mile Columbus Marathon. Bob has participated in six marathons, while Rick has tallied 40, including three in Boston, two in New York, four in Chicago and one in San Francisco

Two sets of twins to run in Columbus Marathon

Building on the success of last year's sold-out Nationwide 
Better Health Columbus Marathon and 1/2 Marathon events, the 2008 
Nationwide Better Health Columbus Marathon is reintroducing prize money; 
and at $30,000, it is the largest marathon and half-marathon combined prize 
purse in Ohio.

Marathon Summary

Marathon Results