The Race before The Game
About this race
Go Bucks and Go Blue during this 10th annual event in downtown Sandusky. There isn’t a better way to start the morning of the Ohio State/Michigan game day than “Dotting the i” or “Blocking the M.” And you can do both in this one-of-a-kind event. There is no other city with a unique street grid like Sandusky's to complete this kind of course.
The “Dot the i” course is approximately 5 miles and the “Block the M” course is approximately 4 miles.
(Note: The "Dot the i" finish line will close at 10:30 a.m. Any participants unable to finish the course within that time are recommended to complete the Big O course instead)
The OH-IO Two-person relay. Split the Script Ohio course with one other person and each of you complete about 2.5 miles of the course.
The Big O, a one-mile walk option to complete just the O in Ohio.
Registered Participants (By November 12, 2026) receive long-sleeved shirts and are to use sidewalks and obey all traffic laws during the event.
PLACE: Monroe Street at Cameo Pizza and Central Park
COURSE: Ohio State fans will start at Cameo Pizza and run/walk the sidewalks of Sandusky completing Script Ohio (approx. 5 miles) and “Dot the i” at the finish. Michigan fans will start and finish at Cameo Pizza and run/walk the sidewalks of Sandusky completing the Block M (approx. 4 miles).
DATE: Saturday, November 28, 2026 (Date subject to change if The Game is scheduled for a different weekend than tradition)
TIME: Race Day starting at 8 a.m., Pre-Race Day Packet Pick-Up: TBD
ENTRY FEE: EARLY SIGN-UP SPECIAL THROUGH 2/28- $25.00!
$35.00 pre-registration (received no later than November 12, 2026) Race-day registration limited to availability of shirts.
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Running
Dot the i
For Buckeye Fans. Participants will be given "Dot-to-Dot the i" instructions and signs will point participants through the course. Please note: Finish Line will close at 10:30 a.m. If you are unable to walk/run 5+ miles in 90 minutes, please sign up for Big O mile option.
The Big O 1-mile walk/run
Finish after completing the Big O in Ohio. (Approx. 1 mile)
The OH-IO Two-person Relay
BACK FOR 2025! Two-person relay (2.5 miles each) to complete the Dot the i course.
Block the M
For Wolverine Fans. Approx. 4 miles
Typical race-day weather
Based on 8 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Sandusky, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:34 AM and sets at 5:03 PM local time (EST) in Sandusky on November 28, 2026 — 9h 28m of daylight.
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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, 14 Sandusky events
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