Saturday, July 25, 2020 – Sunday, August 9, 2020 • Groveport, OH • Course Map
Note: The 2020 race is a virtual event. Registration details are included below.
Part of a series of 5K, 10K, 10-mile, 20-mile and half marathon races that are organized across the Columbus metro area and this part of Ohio throughout the year by Ultrafit USA, the Columbus Half Marathon, 10K & 5K takes runners on an out-and-back run through the area’s greenway trails for one of the area’s oldest half marathon races.
Organizers say they expect as many as 1,000 runners to show up for all three races combined, all of which will feature out-and-back courses that start and finish at Sycamore Fields in Three Creeks Metro Park.
From there, the straight out-and-back course winds along the historic Rails Trails heading southeast that lead through the park toward nearby Canal Winchester, where runners turn around and retrace their steps back to the finish line.
Along the race route, which winds along a combination of park roads and trails along the Rails Trails, runners will pass through the park’s abundant beech-maple forest and may get to see some of the exposed cliffs of Ohio shale along the route as well.
The scheduled starting time for the race is 7:00 AM, and the race is open to runners as well as walkers.
Race Weather & Climate
Located in central Ohio, just west of Columbus and roughly 130 miles southwest of Cleveland, Hilliard typically sees some of its warmest and driest weather of the year in August, which has brought record temperatures here as low as 38°F (in 1986) and as high as 100°F (in 1983).
On race day (Aug. 9), the average low is 62ºF and the average high is 84ºF.
Course Map
See the race route map for the Columbus Half Marathon here.
Starting Time
- 7:00 AM – half marathon, 10K
- 7:10 AM – 5K
Fees
- $55 – $60 for the half marathon
- $45 – $55 for the 10K
- $35 – $40 for the 5K
Registration
To reserve your spot in the 2020 virtual running of Hilliard’s Columbus Half Marathon, 5K or 10K race, register online at RunSignUp.com here.
Official Race Website
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