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Columbus Marathon Information
The Columbus Marathon features a flat, fast course which saw nearly 20 percent of finishers qualify for the Boston Marathon in 2005. The cloverleaf design of the course also makes it easy for spectators to see their athletes at several different points - all within a block walking distance. The course begins in downtown Columbus and takes athletes east through Bexley, past the Governor's Mansion and Capital University; back through the festive neighborhood of Old Town East; south through German Village; up High Street through downtown Columbus and the Short North Arts District; a jaunt through Upper Arlington, down through the campus of The Ohio State University, through the tree-lined streets of Victorian Village and back to a huge crowd awaiting finishers outside Nationwide Arena in the Arena District.
Parking
Start Area
Columbus City Center parking garages
Statehouse Parking Garage
Parking lots/garages on the corner of Third and Gay Streets
Parking lots/garages on the corner of Long and Third Streets
Bexley
Parking lot on the corner of Parkview and Main Streets next to Fisherman's Warf
Residential streets in the vicinity.
German Village
Golden Hobby Shop located on the corner of Sycamore and Third Streets
Old Engine House #5 Lot on the corner of Thurman and Fourth Streets
Residential streets in the vicinity
Upper Arlington
Ohio Funeral Directors Association on the corner of College Hill Drive and N. Starr Road
Businesses on the South side of Lane Avenue, East of Starr Road
Finish Area
There are more than 15,000 parking spaces available within a 10-minute walk of Nationwide Arena, including the following Arena District lots and garages:
Front Street Garage
Chestnut Street Garage
Arena Crossing Garage
Neil Ave. Garage
Marconi Blvd. Garage
Arena West surface parking lot
Vine Street surface parking lot
Front Street surface parking lot
The Columbus Marathon cannot guarantee parking availability in any of these lots due to changing schedules and lack of ownership. These are suggested places to park in order to help out those wishing to watch the Columbus Marathon for the first time. Also, spectators and participants are responsible for any parking fee charged by those who own the lot.
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