FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
2014 Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus Marathon & 1/2 Marathon
Raises More than $1 Million for Nationwide Children's Hospital
Men's 1/2 Marathon Record Broken; field of 18,000 compete
(COLUMBUS, OH - Oct. 19, 2014) - The 2014 Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus Marathon & 1/2 Marathon featured nearly perfect weather, an
all-new combined start/finish, and a trek past its title beneficiary,
Nationwide Children's Hospital.
Following were highlights of the day:
- More than $1.1 million and counting was raised for Nationwide
Children's Hospital; for a total of more than $3 million raised since the
partnership with the event started;
- The 1/2 Marathon Men's Record fell; Nelson Oyugi of Kenya won in an
event-record time of 1:03:24
- For the 8th year in a row, the Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus
Marathon sold-out in record time.
Additionally, Nationwide Children's Hospital Patients and their families
were along every mile of the course to cheer on athletes and serve as a
visual reminder of how the marathon is helping ill and injured children,
regardless of ability to pay.
"We sold out one full month before we last year and that's a testament to
our 18,000 athletes, 3,000 volunteers and countless supporters who have
made the Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus Marathon and 1/2 Marathon
possible for 35 years," said Darris Blackford, Race Director. "Supporting
such a great cause has added a tremendous amount of meaning and motivation
for all involved."
TOP FINISHERS
Marathon Male
- Meshack Kirwa, Kenya 2:18:19
- Kennedy Kemei, Kenya 2:19:32
- Tony Migliozzi, North Canton, OH 2:20:53
Marathon Female
- Lauren Woodring, Bethel Park, PA 2:41:27
- Irina Alexandrova, Hebron, KY 2:43:36
- Stephanie Telek, Dayton, OH 2:45:27
1/2 Marathon Male
- Nelson Oyugi, Kenya 1:03:24*
- Patrick Cheptoek, Uganda 1:05:32
- Siraw Kebede Gelaw 1:05:41
1/2 Marathon Female
- Lilian Mariita, Kenya 1:14:02
- Etaferahu Temesgen, Ethiopia 1:14:05
- Allison Morgan, Lexington, KY 1:15:28
Marathon - Wheelchair Male
- Chad Johnson, Corydon, IN 2:01:45
*Event record
FUN FACTS ABOUT THE 2014 EVENT
THE PEOPLE
- 24 Miracle Mile Patient Champions who have shared their stories to
inspire
- 3,000 volunteers making this marathon possible
- 48 states represented by our athletes (we're just short North and
South Dakota!)
- 19 countries are represented by our athletes (Australia, Belgium,
Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ethiopia,
Germany, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Netherlands, Puerto Rico, Rwanda, Slovenia,
United Kingdom and of course, the USA!)
- Nearly 100 bands and entertainers add extra cheer
- 27-member marathon team and 11-member marathon board of directors
that have put in approximately 10,000 hours of planning
- Approximately 60,000 people attend the Health & Fitness Expo
- Approximately 60,000 to 100,000 spectators cheer on athletes on
Race Day
THE SUPPLIES
- 250,000 White Castle cups of water to quench thirst
- 250,000 Cups of Lemon-Lime Gatorade (approximately 11,600 gallons
of Gatorade) when water just doesn't cut it
- 18,000 granola bars, pretzels, chips, yogurt, bananas and chocolate
milk to replenish at the Finish Line
- 600 portable bathrooms for relief - a new record!
- 24,000 Clif Shot energy gels to refuel (vanilla, mocha, raspberry
and citrus flavored!)
- 96 portable generators to power the course
THE COURSE
- 1 Angel Mile to honor, remember and celebrate the angels of
Nationwide Children's who have already finished their race
- 1 Encore Mile, for the patients who lined the 2012 and 2013
Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus Marathon & 1/2 Marathon
- 10,000 feet of fencing (nearly 2 miles) along various parts of the
course
- 201,600 watt sound system rev up runners at the Start Line
- 27 permits throughout five different police jurisdictions close
down 26 miles of roads
About The Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus Marathon & 1/2 Marathon
The 35th Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus Marathon & 1/2 Marathon
will be held on Sunday, October 19, 2014 and will have the capacity of
7,000 full Marathoners and 11,000 1/2 Marathoners. The Nationwide
Children's Hospital Columbus Marathon is the 17th largest marathon in the
United States. For more information, visit www.columbusmarathon.com or call
614.421.7866.
The 36th annual Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus Marathon and 1/2
Marathon will take place Sunday, Oct. 18, 2015. For more information on
today's race and full race results, visit www.columbusmarathon.com.
About Nationwide Children's Hospital
Ranked 7th of only 10 children's hospitals on U.S. News & World Report's
2014-15 "America's Best Children's Hospitals Honor Roll," Nationwide
Children's Hospital is one of the nation's largest not-for-profit
freestanding pediatric healthcare networks providing wellness, preventive,
diagnostic, treatment and rehabilitative care for infants, children and
adolescents, as well as adult patients with congenital disease. Nationwide
Children's, also ranked among the Top 10 on Parents magazine's 2013 "Best
Children's Hospitals" list, has a medical staff of 1,100 and nearly 10,000
employees providing state-of-the-art pediatric care for one million patient
visits annually. As home to the Department of Pediatrics of The Ohio State
University College of Medicine, Nationwide Children's physicians train the
next generation of pediatricians and pediatric specialists. The Research
Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital is one of the Top 10 National
Institutes of Health-funded freestanding pediatric research facilities.
Nationwide Children's remains true to the original mission since its
founding in 1892 of providing care regardless of a family's ability to pay.
More information is available at NationwideChildrens.org/marathon.
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