Training Groups
The Columbus Marathon partners with the following training groups that will make your training fun and memorable, instead of a solitary struggle:
Marathoner in Training
Premier Sports offers this program to train first-time and veteran marathoners to run/walk the Columbus Marathon through the Marathoner-in-Training Program! This unique program is designed to help participants become better long-distance runners and walkers and to provide a support system that offers the conditioning and training needed to effectively and safely run a marathon. For more information, visit the MiT website.
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Team in Training
The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Team in Training program is a major beneficiary of The Columbus Marathon. The Team in Training Program is the largest endurance- training program in the world. Participants train to complete the marathon while raising money to cure blood cancers. For more information, visit the Team In Training Website: teamintraining.org/coh or download the "Make Cures Happen" PDF here.
Run to Remember
Run to Remember provides an opportunity for you to support hospice care and at the same time honor the memory of a loved one. Through the process of training for the Columbus Marathon, Run to Remember will help you to train appropriately, create a legacy in honor of your loved one, and provide step by step assistance in raising funds for The National Hospice Foundation. Visit runtoremember.org for more information.
Columbus Eastside Running Club
Columbus Eastside Running Club offers half and full marathon training to new and experienced runners. CERC meets in Bexley and Gahanna for group runs. Supported by Second Sole Gahanna participants get hands on training in a relaxed and enjoyable environment. A portion of the proceeds are designated to local charities. Come join us for 2011 Columbus Marathon Training! For more information check out their website or send an e-mail.
FrontRunner Training Group
Will you be running the 32nd Nationwide Insurance Columbus Marathon or Half Marathon? FrontRunner is proud to announce that the 2011 summer/fall session of the FrontRunner Training Group. The FrontRunner Training Group supports runners of all shapes, sizes and abilities, even those training for other fall classics. Membership privileges include experienced training coach, planned routes from a variety of locations, and discounts on FrontRunner merchandise. Only a limited number of new memberships are available, so act fast. To register, or to learn more about the FrontRunner Training Group, please visit http://www.frcols.com/frontrunnertraininggroup.html or contact Jay Stanwood at 614/486-0301.
Komen Columbus Marathon for the Cure
Join us at the Nationwide Better Health Marathon on October 16th! 2011 is the second year for the Marathon for the Cure team in Columbus. Whether you are a walker or a runner, are going for the challenge of a half marathon or the full 26.2 miles, there is a spot for you on this team! Get more information here!
Team Determination
Athletes participating in the Nationwide Insurance Columbus Marathon or 1/2 Marathon can now raise awareness and much-needed dollars to fight cancer through their participation in DetermiNation, the American Cancer Society's new endurance event training program. While raising money to support the American Cancer Society's efforts to fight the disease and save lives, Columbus-area DetermiNation team members receive numerous benefits to help them achieve their personal victories. Learn more about DetermiNation here.
Columbus Runnning Company
By following the Columbus Running Company's fall marathon plan, you will become one of the many to reach your personal goals this coming autumn as you finish the 26.2 mile distance of the marathon. Though similar, everyone will follow a personal, slightly different plan. This is because there are universal concepts to training, but we all have very different aerobic backgrounds - your plan is put together to prepare you to cover 26.2 miles or 13.1. You'll get the benefits of running with a group on long runs and even track work for those interested. At the kick-off party, you'll do a personal evaluation that will be used in the creation of your training schedule. And then it all starts... columbusrunning.com
Columbus Running Club
The Columbus Running Club's Mission is to provide a progressive and beneficial venue for individuals to meet other runners in the Central Ohio Area. The Club and its members strive to foster an environment of fellowship and good will and exemplify key attributes of being friendly, professional, and morally supportive of other runners' goals and achievements. Visit columbusrunningclub.com for more information.
New Albany Walking Club
The New Albany Walking Club was founded in 2003 for the purpose of promoting health through walking. The physical, mental, and social benefits derived from group workouts serve to motivate the many women and men who join the regularly scheduled group walks. New Albany Walking Club members meet every Sunday morning at 7:30 AM. to walk along the beautiful roads and walking and bike trails throughout the New Albany community. Members walk from distances of three miles to as many as twenty-three miles depending on whether or not they are training for competition. Membership to the New Albany Walking Club is open to individuals who wish to walk with us regardless of where they reside. We welcome walkers of all abilities. For information contact Phil Heit at phil@newalbanywalkingclub.com or visit newalbanywalkingclub.com.
Speedy Sneakers 
Speedy Sneakers is dedicated to promoting women's health and fitness for life through walking and running programs. For more information, visit the Speedy Sneakers Web site: dublin.speedysneakers.com
Walk with a Doc 
Walk with a Doc wants you to join us in staying active. We will provide breakfast food, coffee, water, RN blood pressure checks, motivational medical advice and tips, and the opportunity to ask our physicians any burning questions you may have -- all free. Please see walkwithadoc.org for up-to-the-minute details on this unique program.
Run MS
Run MS is the National MS Society’s running program in conjunction with the Nationwide Insurance Columbus Marathon and 1/2 Marathon. Funds raised from Run MS will be used to support the National MS Society's Ohio Buckeye Chapter which serves and supports more than 20,000 Ohioans living with MS. Run MS participants will receive a technical race t-shirt, interactive online training program, personal fundraising page, fundraising incentive and most importantly, the opportunity to run in honor of those living with MS.
If you would like more information about Run MS – please visit www.RunMSOhio.org or call 800-344-4867
Team YL 
Team YL is a group of walkers and runners from all ages and skill levels who together raise funds and awareness for Young Life. Team YL members participate in both the full marathon and half marathon- training one day each week together. Young Life is a non-denominational Christian ministry that reaches out to adolescents through volunteers, staff, club meetings, and camps. For more information about the training group, contact Julie Guinsler at julieg@ylcolumbus.com.
Step and Stride
This unique all-walking company provides walking events, a weekly spring and fall walking club, training programs, speakers, valuable partnerships and support to walkers. Step and Stride is focused on all levels of walkers from the beginner to the competitor, and will help you recognize the benefits of walking for fitness, health, socialization and fun. Our shared goal is to create an atmosphere of a healthy lifestyle that is passionate and fun for all. Visit our website at www.stepandstride.com for more details, and come out and join us. Many of our walks are based in Dublin, and we have added a Westerville location for the fall. Whether your goal is weight loss, training for a new distance, or meeting people to walk with, we will help you get there
Life Time Run Club
The Life Time Run Club welcomes any and all members of Life Time Fitness to participate and get involved in our running club. We are here to support, motivate, and train new and existing runners. Runners of all ages, abilities, and ambitions are invited to join the club and participate in both our running and non-running activities.
Improving your health and wellness through runnning is our primary goal; along the way you'll make some great friends and memories. We run on Tuesday at 6am, Wednesday at 7pm, and Thursday at 5:45am. We also hold occasional runs on the weekends. We have many members that are training for the marathon at various paces. Come join us!
Please visit us at www.lifetimerun.com for more information!
