The marathon and half-marathon will start at North Bank Park.
Jim Kinard ran his first marathon in 1980 at the inaugural event. In 2023, he will run his 43rd race and will be the only person to complete the race every year.
He ran his first Columbus Marathon in 1980 among 2,500 participants. Now 43 years later, he's the only person in a field of 12,000 participants to cross that same starting line every year.The Nationwide Children’s Hospital Columbus Marathon & 1/2 Marathon is traditionally held on the third Sunday in October. This year marks the 12th year since Nationwide Children’s Hospital became the title beneficiary of the event, and it's raised more than $12 million for the hospital.
"People kept sticking around because everybody wanted to keep going. No one wanted to drop off," said Darris Blackford, the race director."It's quite an accomplishment, quite an honor, I would think.""You're also just working out your schedule. You might have people's birthdays and weddings or other things that you're just out of town," he said.
"I think just trying to stay healthy and show up is the name of the game for all of us now as we get older," Kinard said.WBNS would like to send you push notifications about the latest news and weather.
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