Walkers
We love walkers! The Nationwide Children's Hospital Marathon and 1/2 Marathon has a special start corral specifically for walkers and keeps the course open for 7 hours for the full marathon and 3 1/2 hours for the 1/2 marathon. The 2012 Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus Marathon and 1/2 Marathon Walking Division features a Walking Division start that coincides with the Marathon start at 7:30 a.m. Additionally, the New Albany Walking Club will offer pace groups to pace walkers throughout the course -- visit their booth at the Expo to learn more.
See the 2011 Competitive Walker Award Winners here!
Register for the Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus Marathon or 1/2 Marathon Walking Division on Oct. 21, 2012.
Competitive Walker Division Rules
All participants in the Competitive Walker Division must wear a special sticker on the front of their shirt and a special bib on the back of their shirt on Race Day. Judges will be located on the course. Any participant in the Competitive Walker Division seen running will be ineligible for Competitive Walking Division Awards.
The Competitive Walking Division stickers & bibs can be picked up at the Competiive Walking Division table at the Expo. This table will be located next to Number Pick-up. ONLY those walkers interested in competing for awards must wear the sticker & bib; walkers taking part in the marathon and 1/2 marathon who are not competing in the Competitive Walking Division do NOT need a sticker or bib.
Following the Race, all participants in the Competitive Walker Division will be required to write their name and race number on their back bib, and turn it in to the information table in Celebration Village for verification. Those participants who fail to turn in their bib will be ineligible for awards.
Join us on October 21, 2012 and experience why the Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus Marathon and ½ Marathon is one of the best walker-friendly events in the country. Note: you must be 16 years of age (as of 10/16/11) to participate in the full marathon and 12 years of age to participate in the 1/2 marathon.
