Columbus Marathon
(614) 421-7866
416 Northridge Road
Columbus, OH 43214
www.columbusmarathon.com
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.
Spectator Sports
Columbus is home to three professional sports teams and one minor league baseball team. The Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League and Columbus Destroyers of the Arena Football League both play at Nationwide Arena, while the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer play at their own stadium, Columbus Crew Stadium. The Columbus Clippers, the Triple A affiliate of the New York Yankees, host their games at Cooper Stadium. Two semiprofessional football teams also compete locally: the Columbus Comets of the Women’s Professional Football League and the Ohio Swarm of the Mid Continental Football League.
Beulah Park
(614) 871-9600
3811 Southwest Blvd
Grove City, Ohio 43123
www.beulahpark.com
Horse Racing
Columbus Blue Jackets
(614) 246-PUCK
Nationwide Arena
200 West Nationwide Blvd.
Columbus, OH 43215
www.bluejackets.com
National Hockey League
Columbus Comets
Whitehall Community Park
402 N Hamilton Rd
Whitehall, OH 43213
www.columbuscomets.com
National Women’s Football Association
Columbus Crew
(614) 447-CREW (2739)
Crew Stadium
One Black & Gold Blvd.
Columbus, OH 43211
www.columbus.crew.mlsnet.com
Major League Soccer
Columbus Clippers
(614) 462-5250
Cooper Stadium
1155 W. Mound St.
Columbus, OH 43223
www.clippersbaseball.com
Major League Baseball
Columbus Destroyers
(614) 246-HITS
Nationwide Arena
200 West Nationwide Blvd.
Columbus, OH 43215
www.columbusdestroyers.com
Arena Football
Columbus Motor Speedway
(614) 491-1047
1845 Williams Road
Columbus, OH 43207
www.columbusspeedway.com
Motor Sports
Ohio Swarm
(614) 836-3535
Dublin Coffman High School
6780 Coffman Road
Dublin, Ohio 43064
www.ohioswarm.com
Mid-Continental Football League
Scioto Downs Inc.
(614) 491-2515
6000 South High Street
Columbus, OH 43207
www.sciotodowns.com
Horse Racing
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