2027 edition
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Modelled energy-cost change 0.6% versus flat · net elevation 0 m
Decision summary
Lower than 55% of comparable mapped races
4:00:00 total limit divided by distance. Check gun/chip timing and intermediate limits; allow time for stops.
Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast
Stored GPS route
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raceindex.org has a GPS course file for OhioHealth Capital City Half & Quarter Marathon (Columbus) Half Marathon, so runners can inspect the route line on the map. Elevation charts and ascent figures appear only when that file includes usable elevation data.
The OhioHealth Capital City Half & Quarter Marathon (Columbus) Half Marathon route has 142 m of ascent, 142 m of descent and an estimated 0.6% grade-adjusted pace penalty versus a flat route.
The OhioHealth Capital City Half & Quarter Marathon (Columbus) Half Marathon route starts at S. High Street at High and Town Streets, adjacent to Columbus Commons and finishes at Columbus Commons on S. High Street, downtown Columbus. Underfoot, expect paved city streets (closed roads). It passes Columbus Commons, Scioto River, Arena District, The Ohio State University campus and Ohio Stadium. Finishers receive an official medal, tech shirt, free race photos, a Giant Eagle Curbside Express Recovery Zone, the Byers Xtra Mile Finish Line Party and a PNC Post-Race Concert at the Columbus Bicentennial Pavilion.
Gear check at the southeast corner of Columbus Commons, open 6 a.m.-1 p.m.; bags must show name, phone number and bib number. Run on closed downtown Columbus streets; High Street transit stops suspended from Ohio State University to German Village during the race. More than 30 bands and entertainment acts line the course. 9. Official pacers provided for multiple finish-time targets, from 8:00 min/mile through walk divisions.
Its normalised GAP factor is 0.6% slower than a flat course, with about 142 m of total ascent.