Description

Run Columbus Run Spring 2024

Fleet Feet Columbus's MIT (Marathoner in Training) is hosting a FREE, fully supported group 11 & 20 mile run/walk complete with pacers, hydration and more! Need to go shorter?! No worries, Come join in on the fun and turn around at a mileage point that works for you and get a head start on the tasty beverages and bagels!

Any and all runners from the Central Ohio running community are welcome to join us to RUN TOGETHER along the banks of the Olentangy River. 

The Details:

When - Saturday, April 6th at 8:00am. Arrive by 7:00am to find parking and restrooms.

Where - Hills Market Worthington located at 7860 Olentangy River Rd, Columbus, 43235 (SEE PARKING NOTES & MAP BELOW. Please do NOT park in the parking lots directly in front of Hills Market)

What - 11 & 20 Mile Training Run

Who - Everyone! All run groups, clubs and teams!

Cost - IT'S FREE!!! But we do need you to register, please!

Hydration - Participants must carry a handheld hydration unit. Water refills are supplied every 2-4 miles along the Olentangy Trail From Worthington to the Ohio State Campus. Water and Gatorade Provided on-course.

Pace Groups - We provide groups for the following paces:

8:00 & Under
8:30
9:00
9:30
10:00
10:30
11:00
11:30
12:00 - (11 miles only)
12:30 
11:30 Run/Walk
12:30 Run/Walk
13:00 Run/Walk  ( 11 miles only)
14:00 Run/Walk ( 11 miles only)
Walk ( 11 miles only )
 
Post-Run Celebration
The run will be followed by a celebration with tasty adult beverages provided by Olentangy River Brewing Company, music, prizes, post-run bagels and Bobos, and more! 

On-site Athletic Trainer
Fit For Life Physical Therapy and OhioHealth, our partners in wellness will be with us as usual to help workout any last minute kinks that you may have. They are the best, so don't hesitate to take them up on their services!

Parking
Please park only in the areas designated in the map below. Hills Market is open for regular business so we ask that you NOT park in the parking lots immediately in front of Hills Market. Instead, please utilize the lots BEHIND Hills Market, the gravel lot immediately to the north of Hills, and the lots at The Goddard School, Novacare, and Janney, Scott and Montgomery LLC.

LINK TO PARKING MAP HERE: https://www.fleetfeet.com/s/columbus/runcolumbusrun

When you arrive:
Head to the Fleet Feet tent.
Place your keys in our convenient key boxes which allow us to know when everyone has returned safely and allows you to store your keys worry free!
Hit up the portable restrooms located on the north and east sides of Hills Market.
Look for our Pace Setters holding up big, fancy blue signs with the pace they will be running and walking. 

RUN TOGETHER
At Fleet Feet one of our core values is to RUN TOGETHER. One of the greatest aspects of our running community is that folks from all walks of life can come together, put their differences aside and RUN TOGETHER. No matter who you are, where you live, what you do we are so very excited that you'll be joining us to RUN TOGETHER!