Celebrate Like A Champion!
Columbus, Ohio — May 5, 2012
Other M3S Signature Events:
Race Facts
- Capital City Half Marathon
- May 5, 2012
- Columbus, Ohio
- Capital City Health & Fitness Expo Party
- May 3-4, 2012
- Events
- Capital City Half Marathon (13.1 miles)
- Patrón Quarter Marathon (6.55 miles)
- Commit To Be Fit 5K (3.1 miles)
- Capital Kids Mascot Chase (1/4 mile)
- Byers Xtra Mile Finish Line Party
- Event Start Times
- 8:00am: Half Marathon and Patrón Quarter Marathon
- 8:20am: Commit To Be Fit 5K
- 11:00am: Kids Mascot Chase
- Race Hours
- The Capital City Half Marathon Course is open and fully supported for four hours. Participants must maintain a pace of 18:46 per mile. The Commit To Be Fit 5K course is open and fully supported for one hour and participants must maintain a pace of 20:00 per mile.
- Start Line
- Scioto Mile Park
- W. Broad St. & Civic Center Drive
- Columbus, OH 43215
- Finish Line
- Columbus Commons
- 160 S. High St.
- Columbus, OH 43215
- Race Fees
- Fees to participate in the Half Marathon, Patrón Quarter Marathon and Commit To Be Fit 5K vary. Click here for more information.
- Course
- The Capital City Half Marathon, Patrón Quarter Marathon and Commit To Be Fit 5K will have new start and finish line areas in 2012. The events are held in downtown Columbus at the Scioto Mile Park and finish at the Columbus Commons. Click here for course maps.
- Parking
- See Event Parking page.
- Corral System
- When registering for the Half Marathon or Patrón Quarter Marathon each participant is asked to provide an estimated finish time. This estimated finish time is used to assign participants to a specific corral. When you pick up you bib number and packet at the expo, you will see a letter designation of: A, B, C, D, E, etc… after the number (i.e. 123 – B).
- Commit To Be Fit 5K participants will see the designation of 5K after their number (i.e. 1501-5K)
- The letter designation corresponds to your starting corral. You will see signs at the starting line which will correspond to the letter and that is where you will enter the starting chute. Volunteers will be on hand to help direct you to your proper corral entrances.
- Commit To Be Fit 5K participants will be assigned to the 5K corral.
- Health & Fitness Expo Party and Packet Pick Up
- May 3, 2:00–8:00pm
- May 4, 10:00am–8:00pm
- Battelle Grand Ballroom (located on third floor of Hyatt Regency Hotel), 400 N. High St., Columbus, Ohio 43215
- The Capital City Half Marathon Health & Fitness Expo Party features specialty vendors, a VIP lounge and guest speakers. The VIP Reception and second-annual Panel of Champions will be held on Thursday, May 3.
- Packet Pick Up
- All participants are required to pick up their race packets at the Health & Fitness Expo. There is no race day packet pick up.
- Gear Check
- Gear Check is located at Columbus Commons and will be open from 6:00am to 12:30pm.
- Byers Xtra Mile Finish Line Party
- The Byers Xtra Miles Finish Line Party will be held from 9am to 1 pm on Saturday, May 5 at the Columbus Commons and will feature Chocolate, Yellow Tail Bubbles Sparkling Wine, the Michelob ULTRA Post-Race Concert, Pizza and much more. We look forward to Celebrating You at the end of your race.
- Runner Rewards
- Participants in the Half Marathon, Patrón Quarter Marathon and Commit To Be Fit 5K receive a gender-specific technical shirt, a best-in-class finisher's medal, runner recovery food, and the Byers Xtra Mile Finish Line Party and Michelob ULTRA post-race concert.
- Marathon Refueling Stations
- There are eleven MARATHON REFUELING STATIONS on the Capital City Half Marathon course, five on the Patrón Quarter Marathon course and two on the Commit To Be Fit 5k course. All offer GU Electrolyte Brew and Water. RESTROOMS are located near each aid station.
- Entertainment
- There are at least 32 bands and 18 deejays on the course to provide constant energy and entertainment. SWAGG will headline the Byers XtraMile Finish Line Party and will be the first band to play on the Columbus Bicentennial Pavilion at the Columbus Commons.
- Weather
- The weather in Columbus in May averages 52 degrees but can reach as high as 73 degrees. With an 8:00am start and noon finish, we anticipate comfortable temperatures for all participants. However, all participants should watch local weather forecasts or www.weather.com for updates. The Cap City web site will also have information on the race's inclement weather policy.
