CRC Winter Training: Half Marathon & Marathon Program
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CRC Winter Training: Half Marathon & Marathon Program

Columbus, Ohio, United States View on map
Jan 03, 2026 – May 03, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
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About this race

Train for a half marathon or marathon with Columbus Running Company as your guide. Full information is available at ColumbusRunning.com/trainwithcrc

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Winter Season: Marathon Training (Starts Jan 3)

This training plan is primarily focused on the first weekend of May, when popular races like the Flying Pig Marathon will take place. You can optionally adjust the dates on the plan for any springtime marathon.

Jan 03, 2026 Winter Season: Marathon Training (Starts Jan 3) 8:00 AM
Free
Closed

Winter Season: Half Marathon Training (Starts Jan 3)

This training plan is primarily focused on the final weekend of April, when popular races like the Cap City Half Marathon will take place. You can optionally adjust the dates on the plan for any springtime half marathon.

Jan 03, 2026 Winter Season: Half Marathon Training (Starts Jan 3) 8:00 AM
Free
Closed

Winter Season: Quarter Marathon Training (Starts Feb 14)

This training plan is primarily focused on the final weekend of April, when popular races like the Cap City Half Marathon will take place. You can optionally adjust the dates on the plan for any springtime half marathon.

Jan 03, 2026 Winter Season: Quarter Marathon Training (Starts Feb 14) 8:00 AM
Free
Closed

Typical race-day weather

Based on 12 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Columbus, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 0.7° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 11.0°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) -3.9° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 9.1°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
20.0
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
3.6mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
69.2%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on January 3, 2026 (EST)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on January 3, 2026 (EST)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
9h 25m

The sun rises at 7:53 AM and sets at 5:19 PM local time (EST) in Columbus on January 3, 2026 — 9h 25m of daylight.

Course

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  • Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
  • Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
  • Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
  • Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 93 Columbus events

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