Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus Marathon

Columbus, OH, US · 2026-10-18 · start 07:30 Eastern

Race states its distance as “26.2”. Calculations use the official marathon distance of 42.195 km.

How your pace lands against this race

What the race publishes

Cutoff mechanismFixed time limit
Time limit6:30 on unknown time sourceFAQ states a 6:30 course limit for the full marathon, given as a 14:53 per mile pace. Buried under "What are the course limits? Can I walk?" — not on the marathon page. The FAQ does not say whether the limit runs on gun or chip time.
Required pace at the limit14:52 per mile · 9:15 per kmDerived from the published limit over the official distance. Your own required pace depends on your start delay and planned stops.
Course sweepNot publishedSearched: FAQ, marathon page, safety and security page. No sweep vehicle, bike marshal or course-closure mechanism described.
Intermediate cutoffsNot publishedSearched: FAQ and marathon page give one overall course limit. No checkpoint times published, and the race does not state that there are none.
Start structureNot publishedSearched: Corrals exist — the FAQ says estimated finish time sets your corral and there are no race-weekend corral changes — but no corral start times or offsets are published. Marathon page gives only 06:00 corrals open, 07:25 wheelchair, 07:30 marathon start.
Walkers explicitly allowedTrue source
Walking is encouraged and welcome! Many participants complete our events by walking, or by combining walking and running.
Walker divisionNot publishedSearched: No walking division in the races menu or the FAQ. Walking is permitted but not scored separately.
Aid stations17 fluid stations with water and Gatorade Endurance, porta-potties at every station, and gels at miles 15.5 and 20.7. source
SweeperNot publishedSearched: No sweeper mentioned in the FAQ, marathon page or safety page.
Late finishersNot publishedSearched: FAQ, results page and marathon page. Nothing about late finishers, official times or medals for those over the limit.
Course closureNot publishedSearched: FAQ notes 27 permits across five police jurisdictions closing the roads, but no reopening times are published.
Official result recorded onNot publishedSearched: FAQ and results page. Timing provider and gun/chip result basis not stated.

Participant reports

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Sources

Last verified 2026-09-03 by manual. Sources not yet archived. Neither page publishes a modified date.