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The Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus Marathon is a marathon held in Columbus, Ohio, United States. First run in 1978 and held annually since 1980, it features a flat, fast course which saw nearly 20 percent of finishers qualify for the Boston Marathon in 2010. The event has sold-out in mid-August the past eight years. There are 7,000 runners in the full marathon and 11,000 in the half marathon, making it one of the largest running events in the United States. Proceeds go to Nationwide Children's Hospital. 2018 marks the seventh year of this partnership; so far $7 million has been raised for the Hospital. This includes more than $800,000 contributed since 2012 by the Columbus Marathon Board of Directors.
WikipediaFAQ
When is the 2026 Columbus Marathon?
The 2026 Columbus Marathon will be held on Sunday October 18, 2026.
Is the Columbus Marathon a Boston Marathon Qualfier?
Yes, the Columbus Marathon is an official Boston Marathon qualifier.
What is the time limit for the Columbus Marathon?
The time limit for the Columbus Marathon is 7 hours.
Columbus Marathon Weather History
Columbus Marathon Weather Averages
Average Temp: 52°, Average Low: 41°, Average High: 64°
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 44° | 46° | 50° | 54° | 57° | 59° | 61° |
| Feel | 41° | 44° | 48° | 52° | 56° | 59° | 61° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 6mph | 6mph | 7mph | 9mph | 9mph | 10mph | 10mph |
| Dew | 38° | 40° | 41° | 41° | 41° | 40° | 40° |
| RunScore |  | |  | | | | |
Columbus Marathon 2025
Oct 19, 2025
Partly cloudy throughout the day with rain.
Low: 48°, High: 70°, Heavy Rain
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp |  65° | 65° | 64° | 62° | 60° | 59° | 58° |
| Feel | 65° | 65° | 64° | 62° | 60° | 59° | 58° |
| Rain | light | light | light | moderate | moderate | light | light |
| Wind | 16mph | 17mph | 14mph | 16mph | 14mph | 9mph | 11mph |
| Dew | 62° | 63° | 62° | 60° | 59° | 57° | 56° |
| RunScore | |  | |  | |  | |
Columbus Marathon 2024
Oct 20, 2024
Clear conditions throughout the day.
Low: 40°, High: 73°
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp |  40° | 44° | 52° | 58° | 64° | 69° | 72° |
| Feel | 40° | 44° | 52° | 58° | 64° | 69° | 72° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 0mph | 0mph | 2mph | 4mph | 0mph | 2mph | 3mph |
| Dew | 38° | 42° | 43° | 43° | 43° | 43° | 40° |
| RunScore | | | |  | | | |
Columbus Marathon 2023
Oct 15, 2023
Cloudy skies throughout the day with early morning rain.
Low: 48°, High: 55°, Light Rain
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp |  49° | 49° | 50° | 52° | 54° | 55° | 55° |
| Feel | 43° | 44° | 50° | 52° | 54° | 55° | 55° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 14mph | 13mph | 12mph | 11mph | 11mph | 14mph | 15mph |
| Dew | 46° | 45° | 46° | 46° | 45° | 44° | 41° |
| RunScore | | | | | | | |
Columbus Marathon 2022
Oct 16, 2022
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Low: 43°, High: 70°
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 46° | 48° | 49° | 55° | 60° | 63° | 67° |
| Feel | 43° | 45° | 47° | 55° | 60° | 63° | 67° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 5mph | 6mph | 6mph | 7mph | 9mph | 11mph | 11mph |
| Dew | 36° | 36° | 36° | 37° | 36° | 36° | 34° |
| RunScore | | | | | | | |
Columbus Marathon 2021
Oct 17, 2021
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Low: 46°, High: 65°
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 46° | 48° | 52° | 56° | 61° | 61° | 63° |
| Feel | 42° | 43° | 52° | 56° | 61° | 61° | 63° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 9mph | 10mph | 10mph | 13mph | 15mph | 19mph | 16mph |
| Dew | 37° | 38° | 39° | 40° | 39° | 38° | 36° |
| RunScore | | | | | | | |
Columbus Marathon 2019
Oct 20, 2019
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Low: 47°, High: 74°
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 51° | 53° | 57° | 61° | 65° | 70° | 72° |
| Feel | 51° | 53° | 57° | 61° | 65° | 70° | 72° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 0mph | 0mph | 4mph | 5mph | 0mph | 0mph | 2mph |
| Dew | 44° | 46° | 47° | 47° | 48° | 49° | 50° |
| RunScore | | | | | | | |
Columbus Marathon 2018
Oct 21, 2018
Partly cloudy throughout the day with early morning rain.
Low: 36°, High: 48°, Light Rain
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 37° | 37° | 38° | 38° | 40° | 43° | 46° |
| Feel | 28° | 29° | 31° | 33° | 40° | 40° | 44° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 13mph | 10mph | 9mph | 8mph | 2mph | 4mph | 4mph |
| Dew | 23° | 24° | 25° | 25° | 25° | 26° | 26° |
| RunScore | | | | | | | |
Columbus Marathon 2017
Oct 15, 2017
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Low: 53°, High: 76°
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 68° | 69° | 70° | 72° | 73° | 74° | 76° |
| Feel | 68° | 69° | 70° | 72° | 73° | 74° | 76° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 12mph | 13mph | 15mph | 19mph | 18mph | 18mph | 19mph |
| Dew | 66° | 65° | 66° | 66° | 66° | 66° | 65° |
| RunScore | | | | | | | |
Columbus Marathon 2016
Oct 16, 2016
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Low: 59°, High: 79°
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 61° | 62° | 65° | 70° | 74° | 77° | 79° |
| Feel | 61° | 62° | 65° | 70° | 74° | 77° | 79° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 7mph | 7mph | 8mph | 13mph | 12mph | 15mph | 16mph |
| Dew | 58° | 58° | 59° | 60° | 60° | 59° | 58° |
| RunScore | | | | | | | |
Columbus Marathon 2015
Oct 18, 2015
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Low: 28°, High: 54°
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 30° | 34° | 39° | 45° | 49° | 52° | 53° |
| Feel | 25° | 34° | 36° | 41° | 45° | 52° | 53° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 5mph | 1mph | 4mph | 8mph | 10mph | 18mph | 15mph |
| Dew | 26° | 27° | 29° | 29° | 28° | 27° | 24° |
| RunScore | | | | | | | |
Columbus Marathon 2014
Oct 19, 2014
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Low: 40°, High: 54°
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 40° | 42° | 45° | 47° | 48° | 50° | 52° |
| Feel | 36° | 39° | 41° | 44° | 45° | 47° | 52° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 5mph | 5mph | 6mph | 5mph | 7mph | 7mph | 7mph |
| Dew | 36° | 37° | 37° | 36° | 36° | 36° | 35° |
| RunScore | | | | | | | |
Columbus Marathon 2013
Oct 20, 2013
Clear conditions throughout the day.
Low: 37°, High: 62°
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 37° | 40° | 44° | 49° | 54° | 57° | 59° |
| Feel | 33° | 34° | 39° | 44° | 54° | 57° | 59° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 6mph | 8mph | 10mph | 11mph | 15mph | 14mph | 16mph |
| Dew | 35° | 36° | 38° | 39° | 39° | 39° | 38° |
| RunScore | | | | | | | |
Columbus Marathon 2012
Oct 21, 2012
Clear conditions throughout the day.
Low: 36°, High: 61°
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 36° | 39° | 44° | 49° | 53° | 56° | 58° |
| Feel | 36° | 39° | 43° | 49° | 53° | 56° | 58° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 0mph | 1mph | 3mph | 1mph | 5mph | 7mph | 9mph |
| Dew | 35° | 38° | 43° | 43° | 44° | 43° | 42° |
| RunScore | | | | | | | |
Columbus Marathon 2011
Oct 16, 2011
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Low: 47°, High: 75°
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 52° | 53° | 54° | 56° | 59° | 66° | 66° |
| Feel | 52° | 53° | 54° | 56° | 59° | 66° | 66° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 7mph | 10mph | 11mph | 17mph | 12mph | 20mph | 15mph |
| Dew | 40° | 40° | 39° | 40° | 41° | 40° | 42° |
| RunScore | | | | | | | |
Columbus Marathon 2010
Oct 17, 2010
Clear conditions throughout the day.
Low: 45°, High: 70°
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 45° | 48° | 54° | 59° | 62° | 65° | 68° |
| Feel | 44° | 47° | 54° | 59° | 62° | 65° | 68° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 4mph | 4mph | 6mph | 6mph | 5mph | 6mph | 6mph |
| Dew | 39° | 41° | 41° | 41° | 43° | 43° | 44° |
| RunScore | | | | | | | |
Columbus Marathon 2009
Oct 18, 2009
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Low: 31°, High: 51°
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 31° | 34° | 40° | 45° | 48° | 48° | 50° |
| Feel | 25° | 29° | 35° | 41° | 43° | 43° | 50° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 6mph | 6mph | 7mph | 8mph | 10mph | 11mph | 11mph |
| Dew | 28° | 30° | 31° | 29° | 27° | 27° | 28° |
| RunScore | | | | | | | |
Columbus Marathon 2008
Oct 19, 2008
Clear conditions throughout the day.
Low: 36°, High: 58°
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 37° | 40° | 45° | 49° | 52° | 54° | 55° |
| Feel | 37° | 40° | 45° | 49° | 52° | 54° | 55° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 0mph | 0mph | 3mph | 2mph | 5mph | 5mph | 2mph |
| Dew | 29° | 30° | 31° | 32° | 30° | 30° | 28° |
| RunScore | | | | | | | |
Columbus Marathon 2007
Oct 21, 2007
Clear conditions throughout the day.
Low: 51°, High: 79°
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 51° | 55° | 60° | 66° | 71° | 75° | 77° |
| Feel | 51° | 55° | 60° | 66° | 71° | 75° | 77° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 5mph | 6mph | 9mph | 11mph | 10mph | 11mph | 15mph |
| Dew | 40° | 40° | 42° | 42° | 43° | 42° | 41° |
| RunScore | | | | | | | |
Columbus Marathon 2006
Oct 15, 2006
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Low: 32°, High: 55°
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 33° | 35° | 43° | 47° | 50° | 52° | 53° |
| Feel | 29° | 31° | 43° | 45° | 47° | 52° | 53° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 4mph | 5mph | 2mph | 4mph | 7mph | 6mph | 9mph |
| Dew | 27° | 29° | 30° | 31° | 30° | 29° | 29° |
| RunScore | | | | | | | |
Columbus Marathon 2005
Oct 16, 2005
Becoming cloudy in the afternoon.
Low: 41°, High: 60°
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 41° | 45° | 51° | 55° | 57° | 57° | 59° |
| Feel | 38° | 41° | 51° | 55° | 57° | 57° | 59° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 5mph | 7mph | 7mph | 10mph | 15mph | 13mph | 10mph |
| Dew | 37° | 39° | 40° | 42° | 41° | 41° | 40° |
| RunScore | | | | | | | |
Columbus Marathon 2004
Oct 17, 2004
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Low: 37°, High: 57°
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 37° | 39° | 42° | 44° | 47° | 49° | 54° |
| Feel | 30° | 33° | 35° | 38° | 42° | 43° | 54° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 10mph | 10mph | 13mph | 14mph | 14mph | 16mph | 15mph |
| Dew | 29° | 29° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 29° | 24° |
| RunScore | | | | | | | |
Columbus Marathon 2003
Oct 19, 2003
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Low: 41°, High: 64°
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 41° | 45° | 52° | 55° | 59° | 61° | 63° |
| Feel | 41° | 45° | 52° | 55° | 59° | 61° | 63° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 0mph | 0mph | 4mph | 3mph | 3mph | 4mph | 7mph |
| Dew | 40° | 43° | 44° | 45° | 44° | 43° | 44° |
| RunScore | | | | | | | |
Columbus Marathon 2002
Oct 20, 2002
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Low: 33°, High: 52°
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 33° | 33° | 40° | 44° | 47° | 49° | 49° |
| Feel | 33° | 33° | 37° | 41° | 44° | 46° | 48° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 1mph | 2mph | 4mph | 6mph | 6mph | 5mph | 4mph |
| Dew | 32° | 32° | 37° | 37° | 36° | 37° | 36° |
| RunScore | | | | | | | |
Columbus Marathon 2001
Oct 21, 2001
Becoming cloudy in the afternoon.
Low: 51°, High: 72°
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 52° | 54° | 59° | 63° | 66° | 69° | 72° |
| Feel | 52° | 54° | 59° | 63° | 66° | 69° | 72° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 7mph | 7mph | 9mph | 10mph | 11mph | 13mph | 16mph |
| Dew | 48° | 49° | 50° | 52° | 53° | 53° | 56° |
| RunScore | | | | | | | |
Columbus Marathon 2000
Oct 29, 2000
Clear conditions throughout the day.
Low: 31°, High: 58°
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 31° | 34° | 39° | 44° | 48° | 51° | 54° |
| Feel | 26° | 34° | 36° | 43° | 46° | 51° | 54° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 6mph | 2mph | 5mph | 4mph | 5mph | 7mph | 6mph |
| Dew | 30° | 33° | 35° | 35° | 37° | 35° | 34° |
| RunScore | | | | | | | |