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. All photos by Anne Evans.
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!
April:
- Apr no date yet – Fisher 5K/10K
- Apr 7 – Run Down the Demons, OSU 5K Obstacle Race
- Apr 7 – Lady Tutu 5K and Little Princess Dash, Easton
- Apr 7 – March for Meals 5K/10K, Lancaster
- Apr 7 – OSU Relay for Life
- Apr 7 – NEW! OHFA and OCCH Race for a Place (To Call Home) 5K
- Apr 8 – Choo Choo 9 Miler and 5K, Westerville
- Apr 8 – Scioto Miles Spring Training Series
- Apr 13 – Buck i Run Glow Run
- Apr 14 – AIDS Walk Ohio
- Apr 15 – Head for the Cure 5K
- Apr 15 – DogTap 10K and 5K
- Apr 15 – Athens Marathon and Half Marathon – celebrating 50 years!
- Apr 20 – The Roadrunner Run, Hilliard
- Apr 21 – Hangry 5K
- Apr 21 – 1 Day for the K.I.A. 12-Hour Endurance Run
- Apr 21 – 1 Day for the K.I.A. Hero WOD
- Apr 21 – 1 Day for the K.I.A. Remembrance 5K
- Apr 21 – Step Up For Stefanie’s Champions 4 Mile Run/Walk
- Apr 21 – Run to Erase Epilepsy 5K
- Apr 21 – Sua Sponte 5K
- Apr 22 – Dirt of the Earth Half and 10K Trail Race at the Rocks and Roots Trail
- Apr no date yet – Powell Spring 5K
- Apr 28 – The OhioHealth CapCity Half Marathon, Patron Quarter Marathon and Commit To Be Fit 5K
- Apr 29 – March for Babies
May:
- May 3 – White Cap Nurses 5K Run/Walk
- May 5 – Cinco de Mayo 5K
- May 5 – BCAN Walk to End Bladder Cancer
- May 6 – Your Next Step is The Cure 5K
- May 5 – Missler-Rozanski Memorial 5K, Plain City
- May 5 – Who Let the Dogs Out 5K/10K
- May 5 – Columbus State Cougar Challenge, Delaware Campus
- May 6 – Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon
- May 6 – Great Strides for Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
- May 6 – Run for CBD – Team Dosie, Hilliard
- May 11 – RadioU 5K
- May 12 – Challenge Columbus 5K
- May 12 – Run for Heroes
- May 13 – Brokeman’s Race the Greenway
- May 12 – Duchenne Dash 5K and 10K, Hilliard
- May 12 – Change Columbus 5K and 1 Mile Family Run, Wolfe Park
- May 12 – The Promise Walk for Preeclampsia 5K
- May 13 – Westerville Mother’s Day 5K
- May 13 – Columbus Family Mother’s Day 5K Run/Walk
- May 17 – 2FGR Presents Down Syndrome 10K/5K and Fun Run
- May 19 – Rockin’ on the Run (London)
- May 19 – Komen Columbus Race for the Cure
- May 20 – Cleveland Marathon – Full, Half, 10K, 5K, Kids
- May 20 – Girls on the Run Spring 5K
- May 20 – Zoo Run Run 5K
- May 24 – FORE! Miler
- May 26 – Crescent Moon 5K, Downtown Delaware
- May 26 – Pet Promise Rescue Run
- May 26 – New Moon Half and Quarter Marathon, Downtown Delaware
- May 27 – Field of Heroes 5K, Westerville
- May 28 – Megan’s Miles, Grove City
- May 28 – Memorial Day Mayhem
- May 28 – Brokeman’s Beer Mile Series Race #2
- May 29 – The Tuesday Triathlon free training event
- May 28 – Upper Arlington Civic Association Memorial Day 5 Miler and 1 Miler
- May 28 – Ring Around the Roses 5K Walk-Run
June:
- Jun 2 – BT5K Break Through for Brain Tumors
- Jun 2- Muscles for Myeloma
- Jun 3 – HOKA ONE ONE Columbus 10K
- Jun no date yet – CHLOE 5K
- Jun 3 – Muscles for Myeloma 5K and 1M Walk
- Jun no dat yet – Central Ohio Multisport Festival
- Jun 2 and 3 – Tough Mudder (Kentucky)
- Jun 9 and 10 – Savage Race, Zanesfield
- Jun 10 – Jack Roth Rock ‘n Run
- Jun 9 – Columbus Arts Festival 5K
- Jun 9 – Farm Fresh 5K
- Jun 9 – Shawshank Hustle
- Jun 10 – Central Ohio Triathlon and Duathlon Challenge
- Jun no date yet – ZombieWalk Columbus
- Jun 10 – Mommy Mile 5K Race/Walk
- Jun 15 – Run for Pride 5K
- Jun 16 – The Great Inflatable Race
- Jun 17 – Columbus Run/Walk for Mental Health 5K
- 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 23 – Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep Remembrance Walk
- Jun 23 – NEW! Cloth Diaper Connection Crunchy 5K Run/Walk and Kids Fun Run
- Jun no date yet – Run with the Pack – Benefitting Pets Without Parents Animal Shelter, 5K Race or 1 Mile Fun Walk/Run
- Jun 24 – 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.