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We are excited that MIT is hosting our inaugural RunColumbusRun celebration! As you gear up for the Nationwide Columbus Marathon we know how important these last long runs are. We are going to take the stress out it for you by providing the usual hydration along the way, pacing support, cheering along the way from the Fleet Feet + FrontRunner staff, and a post-run celebration that will have you ready to roll on race day!
Columbus Marathon Executive Race Director Darris Blackford will also join us with some encouraging words for all participants right before he officially begins the run!
Medical Director of the Columbus Marathon, Dr. Darrin Bright, the RunDoc, is hosting a short clinic where he will help you identify and treat common running and walking injuries. Join Dr. Bright before the run from 6:15 – 7:00 a.m. inside FrontRunner Worthington!
The Details:
- When - Saturday, September 9th at 7:00am. Arrive no later 6:40am to find parking and restrooms. Traffic coming off of 270 onto High St does tend to get back up. Arrive early so you don't miss the start of the run!
- Where - FrontRunner Worthington - 7227 N High St, Worthington, OH
- What- 10 & 20 Mile Training Run
- Who - Everyone! All run groups, clubs and teams
- Hydration - Water and Gatorade are supplied every 2 miles along the Olentangy Trail From Worthington to the Ohio State Campus.
Parking:
Please do not park in the mall parking lot. Instead, please park in the Worthington Industries lot located just to the north of the FrontRunner store. See map below. Click on the map to download a pdf of the map.
Restrooms:
Restrooms are located inside the north end of Worthington Mall. You can enter from the east side of the building closest to FrontRunner, or on the north side of the building around the corner from FrontRunner.
Heading Out For The Run:
Our pace groups will be lined up outside the east side of Worthington Mall nearest FrontRunner.
Post-Run Celebration:
The run will be followed by a celebration with great music, prizes, post run food and beverage from local breweries, coffee brewers, and food vendors!! Hot and fresh coffee will be provided by Silver Bridge Coffee! Land Grant Brewing has a special brew they are working on just for you! Tupelo Donuts will be with us as well selling their delicious donuts! The Worthington Farmer's Market will also be open inside the mall beginning at 8:00am!
Fit For Life Physical Therapy, our partners in wellness will be with us as usual to help workout any last minute kinks that you may have. They are the best, so don't hesitate to take them up on their services!
Get Your Run ColumbusRun Swag!
Represent the city you love in our limited run of RunColumbusRun tees and hoodies! We will have some super cozy tees and hoodies waiting for you when you return from the run. Check out out, try them on, and buy yours so you can RunColumbusRun all day, every day!
Can't make it Saturday?
Meet up with the Team FrontRunner crew at the Park of Roses on Sunday at 7:00am!
MIT Education
Achilles Tendinosis
Achilles tendinosis represents the most common foot and ankle problem in runners over the age of 35. Affected individuals will have pain associated with running and sometimes walking. Stairs and climbing hills will frequently make symptoms worse.
Calf Stretching
Lack of motion in your joints results in unneeded stress to your joints and muscle and tendons supporting those joints. What causes that lack of motion. Poor flexibility. Sure you can continue to push through, but maybe, just maybe a little bit of maintenance could help!
NOW IS THE PERFECT TIME...
Get in the miles without the pounding. Try out the AlterG Treadmill at Fit For Life PT at FrontRunner on Lane Avenue.
For only $10, you can train on this anti-gravity treadmill for 30 minutes. For $20, you get two 30 minute session, and so on.
For MIT members, we have a two for one special, so buy $20 worth of AlterG time and get four 30 minute sessions!
This state-of-the-art technology offers something for all active runners and walkers. AlterG anti-gravity treadmill can assist you with precise unweighting technology on a treadmill which has the following benefits:
- reduces gravity's impact by selecting any weight up to 100% of your bodyweight, by 1% increments
- acts as a tool to rehabilitate lower extremity injuries, including stress fractures, tendonitis, and post-surgical recovery, with less impact
- provides a safe way to exercise more intensely or for more miles, while unweighted, reducing the stress to joints and muscles
- allows advancement of training with less weight & less pain, all while maintaining normal gait
- gives the ability to run or walk longer and recover faster with less pain while postpartum or while recovering from bariatric surgery
Please call us at 614-981-1979 to schedule your visit to Fit For Life Physical Therapy and try our AlterG Anti-Gravity Treadmill.
Worx FIT Focus
How that posterior chain these days?? You know, the back side of your body that you rely on during those long miles!! Let's show it some love.
Try an inchworm 🐛 to work through all the tight spots from your neck to your toes!
Standing tall, exhale and forward fold reaching your hands towards the floor. Keeping your knees as straight as possible hang here for a few breaths allowing your shoulders, spine, glutes, hamstrings and ankles to stretch and relax. Walk your hands out to plank, hold for a breath or add a push-up for intensity. Walk your hands back towards your feet- legs as straight as possible - and rise back to standing.
These are great for early mornings, before your runs, or when you feel generally tight!
Your getting into some high mileage! Be sure to stretch and keep those hips mobile! Email me with questions- marie@614fitness.com
Marie
Other workout options
- Sunday morning - Core with Marie - 10:00am at the Polaris store - Strengthen your core with Marie's amazing workuts every Sunday!
- Sunday morning - Coffee Run - 11:00am at the Polaris store - Join us for a short, relaxing run after the core class every Sunday. Fresh coffee will be waiting for you following the run!
- Sunday morning - Yoga with Marcy - 10:00am at the Lane Ave store
- Monday evening - Fleet Feet Pub Run - 6:30pm at the Polaris store - Fun, relaxing run followed by FREE beer and prizes!
- Wednesday morning AND evening Speedwork - 5:15 AM or 6:30pm at Thomas Worthington High School next to the stadium. We depart promptly for the warm up so don't be late!
- Thursday evening - FrontRunner Fun Run - 6:30pm at FrontRunner on Lane Avenue - Join Gary Weber and the crew for a 4-6 mile run. Laid back, fun-loving group every week!
- Thursday evening - Rocks and Roots Thursday Trail Run - 7pm at the Squatch Start at Alum Creek - Join the Rocks and Roots crew for a fun night on the trails!
- Friday evening - Brewery Run! - 6:00pm
Discount Code for the Columbus Marathon!
Again this year we are fortunate to have a great relationship with the Nationwide Children's Hospital, and they extend to you a phenomenal discount!
We are happy to offer MIT runners a reduced price of $70 for the 1/2 Marathon and $85 for the Full Marathon for the duration of registration. Some important reminders:
- These codes are for the use of registered MIT runners ONLY, and are not to be shared outside your group. Abuse of these codes will result in the codes being permanently deactivated for the remainder of the registration period.
- Please do not publish your registration codes online. Even password protected or intranet portals can be “cached,” resulting in a public display of the registration code.
- We will not be able to issue “partial refunds” this year to participants who register without using a code, as those refunds sometimes cost more to process than we are giving back. Please make certain participants use their codes at the time of registration.
- Finally, we expect the 1/2 Marathon event to sell out in early September this year, and the full marathon to sell out in early to mid-October. Our codes for reduced entry fees are good only while registration is open; they do not guarantee registration once an event is sold out. As I have each year, I will send notifications to our special groups when have only 500 spots remaining in each event, and again when we have only 100 spots remaining in each event. After that, the responsibility is on the participant to be aware of deadlines and to register timely.
To receive your code, please e-mail jeff@fleetfeetcolumbus.com. Jeff will respond within 72 hours with your unique discount code.
After receiving you code, please have participants visit this link: https://secure.marathonguide.com/register/columbusmarathon/
On the very first page of registration, participants will see a box marked: SPECIAL ENTRY CODE. In that box, please enter the code you receive.
Participants will then proceed with registration as usual, with fees being comped at check-out.
We look forward to seeing MiT in force on race day in October!
Thank you to our sponsors!
