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!
July:
- Jul 1 – Worthington Hills Firecracker Trot 5K
- Jul 1 – Ohio Super Sprint Triathlon Challenge
- Jul 4 – New Albany Independence Day 5K Run and Walk (check registration)
- Jul 4 – Freedom 4 Miler
- Jul 4 – The Freedom 5K and Kids Fun Run, Pickerington
- Jul 7 – Hilltop U.S.A. 5K
- Jul 14 – CRC Mile Dash
- Jul 14 – Dash for Donation
- Jul 14 – The Sugar Rush 5k Ice Cream Sundae, Gahanna
- Jul 21 – Roundtown Classic, Circleville
- Jul 21 – FLIP Darby Creek Trail Run
- Jul 22 – Ross TriFit Challenge Triathlon and Duathlon, and 5K
- Jul no date yet – The Color Run
- Jul no date yet – Get Your Rear in Gear
- Jul 28 – Mud Ninja Columbus area
- Jul no date yet – Ohio State Fair 5K
- Jul no date yet – Granville In It to Cure It 5K
- Jul no date yet – Lower Lights Run for Spaghetti
August:
- Aug 2 – IGS Energy Dublin Irish Festival 5K and Kids Dash
- Aug 4 – Thornville Lions Club 5K for Pediatric Cancer
- Aug 5 – Brokeman’s Race the Greenway
- Aug no date yet –Â Run for RESCUEDohio 5K/1M Run/Walk
- Aug 11 – African American Male Wellness Walk/Run
- Aug 12 – Columbus Half Marathon, 10K, 5K
- Aug 12 – Jeff McGowan Memorial 5K
- Aug 18 – Triathlon for Hope (all female)
- Aug 19 – Blazin’ 5 Miler, Canal Winchester
- Aug no date yet – Great Columbus Duck Race and Run
- Aug no date yet – Bull Run 5K/10K
- Aug 19 – The Hoot Half and 10K
- Aug 25 – Central Ohio Heart Walk
- Aug 25 Â – Darby Creek Bison 10K Trail Run
- Aug 25 – The Refuge 5K
- Aug 26 – Team NPF 5K Run/Walk
- Aug 26 – M3S Sports 2018 OhioHealth Emerald City Half and Quarter Marathon
- Aug 27 – Columbus 1/2 K
September:
- Sep no date yet, noted for Fall 2018. The Great Amazing Race
- Sept 1 – Little Brown Jog, 5K and Kids Fun Run
- Sep 7 – Oktoberfest Meiler Vier
- Sep 8 and 9 – Tough Mudder (Pittsburgh)
- Sep 9 – New Albany Walking Classic – 10K and Half Marathon
- Sep no date yet – Hocking Hills Indian Run
- Sep 13 – Summer Squatch 10K Trail Race at the Rocks and Roots Trail at Alum Creek
- Sep 15 – 2018 Race Judicata 5k Run/Walk for the Moritz College of Law at OSU
- Sep no date yet – March of Dimes Night Movies
- Sep 16 (check) – Hollywood Hustle 5K
- Sep -no date yet – 5K for K9
- Sep 16 – Unite Walk 5K
- Sep 22 – Blue Ribbon Run
- Sep 22 (check date) – Dash N Dine 5K Community Dinner, Galloway
- Sep 23 – Walk to End Alzheimer’s
- Sep no date yet – Central OH Congenital Heart Walk, Westerville
- Sep no date yet – Run for a Dream Invitational, Delaware
- Sep 29 – Run Like a Girl 5K and 10K
- Sep 20 – Brokeman’s Run the Trails – Scioto Grove Metro Park
- Sep 29 – UNCF Columbus Walk/Run for Education
October:
- Oct no date yet – Broke Man’s Half Marathon
- Oct 6 – Walk to End Alzeihmer’s by Claremont Retirement Village
- Oct 7 – Columbus CROP Hunger Walk (probable)
- Oct 13 – Queen Bee Half Marathon (Cincinnati, women-themed)
- Oct 21 – Columbus Marathon
- Oct 21 – Race for the Puck (probable)
- Oct 28 – Ohio State Four Miler
- Oct 28 – Brokeman’s Run the Trails – Clear Creek Metro Park
- Oct 28 – Donut Run, Genoa Park (probable)
- Oct 28 – John Glenn International 5K Run and Walk, probable, check date
November:
- Nov 4 – Brokeman’s Beer Mile Series Race #3
- Nov 4 – Viking Dash Trail Run
- Nov 11 – Brokeman’s Race the Greenway
- Nov 18 – Columbus Hot Chocolate 5K
- Nov 22 – The Flying Feather 4 Miler
- Nov no date yet – Powell Turkey Trot
- Nov 22 (check date!) – Thanksgiving Wattle
- Nov 23 – Columbus Turkey Trot
- Nov no date yet – Hangry Turkey 5K
- Nov 23 – Columbus Hungry Turkey Run
December:
- Dec 1 – The Santa Race, Gahanna (probable date)
- Dec 1 – Jingle Bell Run/Walk
- Dec 8 – Santa Speedo Dash for Diabetes
- Dec 9 – Rudolph 5K Run/Walk
- Dec no date yet – Decemburrr Dash
- Dec 30 – Brokeman’s Run the Trails – Slate Run Metro Park
MORE: CLICK HERE TO VIEW RACES JANUARY-JUNE 2018
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.