Every year, Columbus has plenty to offer in the way of marathons, half-marathons, 10ks, 5ks, fun runs and adventure runs. Note: not everything has been announced, so we’ll be updating this list as more races become available. Some dates may change.
So, get your new running gear purchased, brush up on some basic training tips, and get out there in the cold and start getting prepared for the races you want to partake in!
January:
- Jan 14 – Fantastic Frigid 5K
- Jan 15 – Broke Man’s Winter Warmup
- Jan 28 – Fantastic Frigid 5K #2
February:
- Feb 4 – OSU Indoor Triathlon
- Feb 5 – 5th Line 5K
- Feb 12 – Rocks and Roots Trail Series
- Feb 12 – It’s Not Valentines Day 5K
- Feb 18 – Fight for Air Climb
- Feb 19 – Warm Up Columbus
- Feb 25 – PBR 10K ’17
March:
- Mar 4 – Arnold Indoor Triathlon Championships
- Mar 11 – Run for More Birthdays
- Mar 11 – Pi Day 5k
- Mar 11 – Reynoldsburg HS PI Day 5K
- Mar 11 – Orange Out the Door 5K
- Mar 18 – Flannagan’s St. Patrick’s Day 5K
- Mar 18 – St. Patricks day 4 Miler at Kinsale
- Mar 19 – Scioto Miles Spring Training Series
April:
- Apr 1 – Lady Tutu 5K and Little Princess Dash, Easton
- Apr 1 – March for Meals 5K/10K, Lancaster
- Apr 1 – Fisher 5K/10K
- Apr 1 – Run Down the Demons, OSU 5K Obstacle Race
- Apr 1 – Three Creeks Half Marathon, 10K, 5K
- Apr 7-8 – OSU Relay for Life
- Apr 8 – 1 Day for the K.I.A., A 24 Hour Endurance Run
- Apr 9 – Scioto Miles Spring Training Series
- Apr 9 – Athens Marathon and Half Marathon
- Apr 9 – Choo Choo 9 Miler and 5K, Westerville
- Apr 15 – AIDS Walk Central Ohio
- Apr 15 – Bunny Run 5K, Hilliard
- Apr 15 – Bunny Hop, Westerville
- Apr 22 – Hoover Hustle
- Apr 22 – Hangry 5K
- Apr 22 – Run to Erase Epilepsy 5K
- Apr 22 – The Great Amazing Race, Whetstone Park of Roses
- Apr 22 – Step Up For Stefanie’s Champions 4 Mile Run/Walk
- Apr 23 – Dirt of the Earth Half and 10K Trail Race at the Rocks and Roots Trail
- Apr no date yet – Powell Spring 5K
- Apr 29 – Friends Stutter Step 5K
- Apr 29 – The OhioHealth CapCity Half Marathon, Patron Quarter Marathon and Commit To Be Fit 5K
- Apr 30 – March for Babies
May:
- May 4 – White Cap Nurses 5K Run/Walk
- May 5 – Cinco de Mayo 5K
- May 6 – The Columbus International 5K
- May 6 – Celebrate Teaching 5K
- May 6 – Missler-Rozanski Memorial 5K, Plain City
- May 6 – Columbus State Cougar Challenge 5K, Delaware Campus
- May 7 – Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon
- May 7 – Great Strides for Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
- May 7 – Ohio Duathlon
- May 7 – Mommy Mile
- May 13 – Challenge Columbus 5K
- May 13 – Striding into the Light 5K, Gahanna
- May 13 – Duchenne Dash 5K and 10K, Hilliard
- May 13 – No Child Wet Behind 5K, Dublin
- May 14 – Westerville Mother’s Day 5K
- May 14 – Mother’s Day 5K Run/Walk, Grove City
- May 19 – RadioU 5K
- May 20 – Rockin’ on the Run (London)
- May 20 and 21 – Ohio Beast and Sprint Weekend (The Wilds)
- May 20 – Komen Columbus Race for the Cure
- May 21 – Cleveland Marathon – Full, Half, 10K, 5K, Kids
- May 21 – Girls on the Run Spring 5K
- May 21 – Zoo Run Run 5K
- May no date yet – Promise Walk for Preeclampsia 5K
- May 25 – FORE! Miler
- May 27 – Pet Promise Rescue Run
- May 27 – Fallen 15K and 5K, Dublin
- May 27 – New Moon Half and Quarter Marathon, Downtown Delaware
- May 28 – Field of Heroes 5K, Westerville – probable date
- May 28 – Megan’s Miles, Grove City
- May 29 – Upper Arlington Civic Association Memorial Day 5 Miler and 1 Miler
- May 29 – Ring Around the Roses 5K Walk-Run
June:
- Jun -no date yet – The Glo Run
- Jun – no date yet – Breathe Deep Columbus
- Jun 3 – Muscles for Myeloma 5K and 1M Walk
- Jun 3 – Triathlon for Hope (all female)
- Jun 3 – Central Ohio Multisport Festival
- Jun 3 and 4 – Tough Mudder (Kentucky)
- Jun 3 – Savage Race, Zanesfield
- Jun 4 – Columbus Honor Guard Memorial 5K
- Jun 4 – Columbus 10k
- Jun 4 – Jack Roth Rock ‘n Run
- Jun 10 – Columbus Arts Festival 5K
- Jun 10 – Farm Fresh 5K
- Jun 10 – ZombieWalk Columbus
- Jun 12 – Subway Triathlon and Duathlon
- Jun no date yet – Run for Pride 5K
- Jun 17 – Shawshank Hustle
- Jun 17 – Hilliard Classic Half Marathon, 10K, 5K
- Jun 17 – Friends of the Buckeye Lake Library 5K
- Jun no date yet – Lennon Loop 5K
- Jun 24 – Run with the Pack – Benefitting Pets Without Parents Animal Shelter, 5K Race or 1 Mile Fun Walk/Run
- Jun 25 – Triathlon for Hope
- Jun no date yet – CHLOE 5K
- Jun 25 – MingoMan Triathlon and Duathlon
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Every effort has been made to check these dates, however be sure to check on a race before signing up or attending. Race information will be updated and new races will be added as they come available.