Red Nose Half Marathon

Red Nose Half Marathon is held in Columbus on January 9, 2027, organized by the Columbus Roadrunners. One distance is on the program, the half marathon (13.1 miles), starting at 8:00 a.m. A club half in the second week of January is a plain, unfussy race: one gun, one distance, and a finish line before the middle of the morning.

Club races tend to draw regulars rather than a destination crowd, which suits a runner using January to check in on fitness instead of chasing an occasion. Run it at controlled effort and it doubles as the week's long run. If it would be your first 13.1 miles, work back ten to twelve weeks from the date and make sure each of those weeks holds a long run. An 8:00 a.m. start means an early breakfast and a real warm-up.