There are fun 5ks and races happening in Columbus and surrounding areas this month. Several marathons and half marathons, races for fun like the Beer Run (that will get you a sampling of craft beer every half mile), fundraisers for causes, and memorial races. Good luck!
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- May 4 – Columbus Beer Run
- May 4 – Storm the Fort 5K
- May 4 – McConnell 5K and 1 Mile Walk
- May 4 – Walk to Cure Arthritis
- May 4 – Columbus State Cougar Challenge, Delaware Campus
- May 5 – Cinco de Mayo 5K
- May 5 – Family, Fun and Fitness 5K Walk/Run, Bexley
- May 5 – Let Me Run Columbus SpringFest 5K
- May 5 – Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon
- May 5 – Great Strides for Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
- May TBD – Run for CBD – Team Dosie, Hilliard
- May 10 – OSU Run Down The Demons, 5K
- May 10 – RadioU 5K
- May 11 – BCAN Walk to End Bladder Cancer
- May 11 – Challenge Columbus 5K
- May 11 – Duchenne Dash 5K and 10K, Dublin
- May 11 – Run for Heroes
- May 12 – I Love Mom 5K and 10K Westerville
- May 12 – Mother’s Day Brunch 5K
- May 12 – Columbus Family Mother’s Day 5K Run/Walk
- May 18 – Zoo Run Run 5K
- May 18 – Rockin’ on the Run (London)
- May 18 – Komen Columbus Race for the Cure
- May 19 – Cleveland Marathon – Full, Half, 10K, 5K, Kids
- May 19 – Girls on the Run Spring 5K
- May 23 – FORE! Miler
- May 25 – Pet Promise Rescue Run
- May 25 – New Moon Half and Quarter Marathon, Crescent Moon 5K, Downtown Delaware
- May 26 – Field of Heroes 5K, Westerville (probable)
- May 27 – Memorial Day Mayhem
- May 27 – Upper Arlington Civic Association Memorial Day 5 Miler and 1 Miler
- May 27 – Ring Around the Roses 5K Walk-Run
Get Columbus Underground’s full list of 5Ks in Columbus, Ohio.
Every effort has been made to check these dates, however be sure to check on a race before signing up or attending. Race information will be updated and new races will be added as they come available.