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

Brendon Moody, a teacher at Ohio City Liberty Elementary School, is an avid runner and just recently placed 2nd overall at the Columbus Marathon.

Moody Takes Second at Columbus Marathon

Post-Race Review/ Results

By posting a time of 2 hours, 18 minutes, 13 seconds, Cecil Franke received an expenses-paid trip to the 2007 New York City Marathon, which will serve as the Olympic trials for U.S. marathoners.

Franke’s First-place Effort at Columbus Marathon Yields Trip to Olympic Trials

Team in Training raised more than $350,000 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, with over 180 participants in the half-marathon and full marathon.

Training Team at Columbus Marathon Benefits Leukemia Research

Cecil Franke, 38, broke away from the competition about five miles in and cruised to an easy win in a time of 2 hours, 18 minutes and 13 seconds. The time qualified the Dublin, Ind. native for the US "A" standard to qualify him to participate in the 2007 United States Olympic Team Trials in New York. The "A" standard means the USATF will pay for his trip to New York next year.

Marathon Summary

Marathon Results