Race Roundup is back! If you’ve got getting in shape, or just being a bit more fit, or maybe running a 5K every month, on your new year’s resolutions list, this list is for you. 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 16 – Fantastic Frigid 5K
- Jan 17 – Broke Man’s Winter Warmup
- Jan 23 – 5th Line 5K
February:
- Feb 6 – OSU Indoor Triathlon
- Feb 7 – Rocks and Roots Trail Series
- Feb 11 – Trail Runner 101
- Feb 13 – 8th Annual International Irish Triathlon
- Feb 20 – Fight for Air Climb
- Feb 21 – Run for Blue Blazes, The Buckeye Trail 5K Run/Walk
- Feb 21 – Last Chance for Boston Marathon – Half Marathon – 10k and 5k
- Feb 27 – PBR 10K ’16 benefitting Directions for Youth and Families
- Feb 28 – CRRC Winter Run
March:
- Mar/Apr – OSU Vets 4 Pets 5K Run/Walk
- Mar 5 – Run for More Birthdays
- Mar 5 – Shake Your Shamrocks 5K, Gahanna
- Mar 5 – Color Blaze 5K, Delaware
- Mar 6 – Arnold 5K and Pump and Run
- Mar 12 – Pi Day 5k
- Mar 12 – Orange Out the Door 5K
- Mar 12 – Flannagan’s St. Patrick’s Day 5K
- Mar 19 – St. Patricks day 4 Miler at Kinsale
- Mar 20 – Scioto Miles Spring Training Series
- Mar 26 – Westerville Bunny Hop
April:
- Apr 2 – WARM Quest to End Poverty, Westerville
- Apr 2 – Fisher 5K/10K
- Apr 2 – Run Down the Demons, OSU 5K Obstacle Race
- Apr 2 – Superhero Run 2016, Hilliard
- Apr 2 – Hangry 5K
- Apr 2 – Lady Tutu 5K, Easton
- Apr 3 – Three Creeks Half Marathon, 10K, 5K
- Apr 8 – OSU Relay for Life
- Apr 9 – World Race for Hope
- Apr 9 – I Can 5K and 10K for Hunger
- Apr 9 – 1 Day for the K.I.A., A 24 Hour Endurance Run
- Apr 9 – Run to the Baron Beat 5K
- Apr 10 – Athens Marathon and Half Marathon
- Apr 10 – Scioto Miles Spring Training Series
- Apr 10 – Choo Choo 9 Miler and 5K, Westerville
- Apr 11 – Spring Dash 5K
- Apr 16 – Clintonville Kids Mile and 5K
- Apr 16 – The Columbus International 5K
- Apr 16 – March for Meals 5K
- Apr 16 – Dr. Robert J Faas Memorial AIDS Walk Central Ohio
- Apr 17 – Hoover Hustle
- Apr 17 – Dirt of the Earth Half and 10K Trail Race at the Rocks and Roots Trail
- Apr 18 – Columbus State Cougar Challenge, Creekside, Gahanna
- Apr no date yet – Running with the Buckeyes
- Apr 22 – RoadRunner GLO Run, Hilliard
- Apr 23 – Pat Tillman Shadow Run
- Apr 23 – Powell Spring 5K
- Apr 23 – Step Up For Stefanie’s Champions 4 Mile Run/Walk
- Apr 25 – Camp AKITA 5KÂ – date not updated for 2016 at time of publishing
- Apr 25 – Strides for Sobriety – date not updated for 2016 at time of publishing
- Apr 26 – Skeeter Stomp 5KÂ – date not updated for 2016 at time of publishing
- Apr 26 – Ohio Duathlon – date not updated for 2016 at time of publishing
- Apr 30 – The OhioHealth CapCity Half Marathon, Patron Quarter Marathon and Commit To Be Fit 5K
May:
- May 1 – March for Babies
- May 1 – Great Strides for Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
- May 1 – Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon
- May 6 – Hustle for Hope 5K
- May 7 – Mommy Mile
- May 7 – Celebrate Teaching 5K
- May 7 – The Columbus State Cougar 5K Challenge, Gahanna
- May 7 and 8 – Tough Mudder (Lexington)
- May 7 and 8 – Ohio Beast, The Wilds
- May 8 – The Columbus Mother’s Day 5K Run and Walk, Grove City
- May 14 – Komen Columbus Race for the Cure
- May 14 – The Brokebabes Marathon
- May 15 – Cleveland Marathon – Full, Half, 10K, 5K, Kids
- May 16 – Rockin’ on the Run (London) – date not updated for 2016 at time of publishing
- May 21 – New Moon Half & Quarter Marathon, Crescent Moon, Delaware
- May 21 – Challenge Columbus 5K
- May 21 – Girls on the Run Spring 5K
- May 21 – No Child Wet Behind 5K, Dublin
- May 21 – Pet Promise Rescue Run -probable date
- May 22 – Promise Walk for Preeclampsia 5K
- May 25 – Upper Arlington Civic Association Memorial Day 5 Miler
- May end of month  – FORE! Miler
- May 29 – Field of Heroes 5K, Westerville
- May 29 – Megan’s Miles, Grove City
- May 29 – Love Works 5K and Family Fun Day – probable date
- May 30 – Ring Around the Roses 5K Walk-Run
- May 30 – New Moon Half and Quarter Marathon, Downtown Delaware
June:
- Jun -no date yet- Run with the Pack – Benefitting Pets Without Parents Animal Shelter, 5K Race or 1 Mile Fun Walk/Run
- Jun -no date yet – The Glo Run
- Jun -no date yet – Franklinton Food & Fitness 5K
- Jun -no date yet – Relay Around Columbus
- Jun – no date yet – Breathe Deep Columbus
- Jun 4 – Columbus Honor Guard Memorial 5K
- Jun 5 – HOKA One One Columbus 10k
- Jun  – MoveMMOre, Wolfe Park – no date yet
- Jun 6 – Covered in Color 5K, Granville
- Jun 7 –Â Jack Roth Rock ‘n Run
- Jun 11 – Shawshank Hustle
- Jun 11 – Lung Force Walk Columbus, Easton
- Jun 11 – Columbus Arts Festival 5K
- Jun 11 – Savage Race, Zanesfield
- Jun 11 – Farm Fresh 5K
- Jun 11 – ZombieWalk Columbus
- Jun 12 – Gary Smith Worthington Classic 5K
- Jun 12 – Subway Triathlon and Duathlon
- Jun 17 – Run for Pride 5K
- Jun 17 – Run for the Rainbow, New Albany
- Jun 18 – Friends of the Buckeye Lake Library 5K
- Jun 18 – The Great Amazing Race, Lewis Center
- Jun 25 – Lennon Loop 5K
- Jun 25 – Triathlon for Hope
- Jun 25 – CHLOE 5K
- Jun 25 – Moving Hearts and Souls
- Jun 25 – National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) 5K
July:
- Jul 4 – Freedom 5K and 10K, YMCA in Hilliard
- Jul 4 – New Albany Independence Day 5K Run and Walk
- Jul 10 – MingoMan Triathlon and Duathlon
- Jul 10 – Flower Run
- Jul 16 – Dash for Donation
- Jul 16 – Roundtown Classic
- Jul 23 – The Color Run
- Jul 23 – Get Your Rear in Gear
- Jul 24 – Ross TriFit Challenge Triathlon and Duathlon
- Jul 26 – Ohio State’s Ross Tri Fit Challenge
- Jul 30 – Mud Ninja Columbus area
- Jul 30 – Bull Run 5K/10K
- Jul 30 – Lower Lights Run for Spaghetti
- Jul 31 – Ohio State Fair 5K
August:
- Aug 4 – IGS Energy Dublin Irish Festival 5K and Kids Dash
- Aug 6 – Rio Trio Mini Tri: Gahanna’s First Mini Triathlon
- Aug 6 – Bubble Run
- Aug 6 – Red Shoe Run
- Aug 7 – Columbus Half Marathon, 10K, 5K
- Aug 7 – Columbus Challenge
- Aug 13 – African American Male Wellness Walk/Run
- Aug 13 – Insane Inflatable 5K
- Aug 14 – Jeff McGowan Memorial 5K
- Aug ? – Be the Match Walk+Run – date not listed at publishing
- Aug 16 – MingoMan Triathlon
- Aug 20 – Central Ohio Heart Walk – probable date
- Aug 21 – The Hoot Half and 10K
- Aug 26 – Night Nation Run
- Aug 27 – Color in Motion 5K, Hilliard
- Aug 27 – Columbus 1/2 KÂ NEW!
- Aug 27 – Great Columbus Duck Race and Run – probable date
- Aug 28 – CLunger Beats 5000
- Aug 28 – M3S Sports 2016 OhioHealth Emerald City Half and Quarter Marathon
September:
- Sep 5 – Race 4 the Health of It – probable date
- Sep 10 – Movie Madness 5K and Half Marathon
- Sep 11 – New Albany Walking Classic – 10K and Half Marathon
- Sep 11 – Hemophilia Walk 5K
- Sep 15 – Summer Squatch 10K Trail Race at the Rocks and Roots Trail at Alum Creek
- Sep 18 – Hollywood Hustle 5K
- Sep -no date yet – 5K for K9s
- Sep 25 – Oktoberfest Meiler Vier
October:
- Oct 1 – Flavor Run, Hilliard at Franklin County Fairgrounds
- Oct 2 – Broke Man’s Half Marathon
- Oct ? – Blood Run 5K
- Oct 8 – Queen Bee Half Marathon (Cincinnati, women-themed)
- Oct 9 –Â Columbus CROP Hunger Walk
- Oct 9 – 3 Mile Family Fun Run and Walk benefitting the Maria Tiberi Foundation, Marie’s Miles – probable date
- Oct 16 – Columbus Marathon
- Oct 23 – Ohio State Four Miler
- Oct 23 – Race for the Puck
- Oct 30 – Donut Run, Genoa Park
November:
- Nov 12 – Girls on the Run 5K fall event
- Nov 13 – Columbus Hot Chocolate 5K
- Nov 24 – The Flying Feather 4 Miler
- Nov 24 – Powell Turkey Trot
- Nov 24 – Thanksgiving Wattle
- Nov 24 – Columbus Turkey Trot
December:
- Dec 3 – The Santa Race, Gahanna
- Dec 3 – Jingle Bell Run/Walk
- Dec 10 – Santa Speedo Dash for Diabetes
- Dec 17 – Decemburrr Dash
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.