NEWS & UPDATES

#7 This will be your very first Marathon: What are you most excited about? What are you most nervous about? Training Talk Video #7 is...

For more than a decade, the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Columbus Marathon & ½ Marathon has honored a group of people each year who...

#6 What are Your Favorite Local Places To Train? Training Talk Video #6 is LIVE and this week Central Ohio native Doug Hile, local...

#5 – What is the Best Walking Advice You’ve Ever Received? With Cindi Leeman Cindi Leeman, a race walker with Buckeye Striders Walking...

#4 What is the Best Running Advice You’ve Ever Received? Training Talk Video #4 is LIVE and this week, long-time MIT (Marathoner in...

#3 Why are proper shoes and gear important? In video #3 of our 18-week Training Talks video series, co-owner of Columbus Running Company,...

#2 What Are the Benefits of OUR Race for First Timers? Video #2 of our 18-week Training Talks video series is LIVE! This week, long-time...

Take the time to nominate an inspiring person today! Each year we honor 10 people who are inspiring others while overcoming significant...

#1 Beat The Heat We’re excited to debut the first segment of our new video series – Friday Training Talks – where various running and...

Imagine handling coat check at a party where thousands of attendees all show up at the same time, and you get a glimpse into the work...

Being organized is the hallmark of a great volunteer captain, and one of our best was already mentioned in this newsletter. Dorit...

No one achieves success without the support of others, and for OUR race, that support comes from 3,000 volunteers. To bring attention to...

You've probably heard it said before, but it is 100% true: This event simply would not happen without volunteers, 3,000 to be exact. To...

We make this claim every year, on our website, on social media, and to pretty much anyone who asks - Volunteers are the lifeblood of our...

To kick things off, we asked our Nationwide Children’s Hospital Columbus Marathon & 1/2 Marathon veterans to share one piece of advice...

Greg Lashutka has made quite the footprint on Columbus, Ohio. Some in central Ohio may remember him best as Mayor of Columbus from 1992...

The Nationwide Children’s Hospital Columbus Marathon & ½ Marathon (NCHCM) “Legacy Runners” are a group oflong-time, Columbus-based...

An Incredible Father-Daughter Duo Bond Over Training for the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Columbus Marathon & ½ Marathon Fathers often...

Due to the ongoing pandemic, registration for the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Columbus Marathon & ½ Marathon got off to a late start...

We recently asked our Facebook and Instagram followers to offer up the best piece of advice they had ever received about training for a...