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

Family, friends, strangers give runners incentive

Runners from across the country take advantage of the manageable terrain to qualify for the Boston Marathon or even the Olympics. But many of yesterday's 10,000 participants were running for something other than the finish line.

Columbus Marathoners Feed Off Crowd

Post-Race Review/ Results

Robb Kestner won in a time of 2 hours, 31 minutes and 48 seconds. It was the first time that someone from central Ohio won the event.

Local Runner First To Finish At Columbus Marathon

Nationwide Better Health signed on as title sponsor of the marathon and its sister half-marathon through 2009.

Columbus Marathon Gets Naming Sponsor

Nationwide Better HealthSM, the leading provider of total population health management solutions, will join other top corporations around the U.S. as the title sponsor of a major marathon; as a result, the 28th Columbus Marathon will now be the Nationwide Better Health Columbus Marathon.

Marathon Summary

Marathon Results