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To recognize the 12th Annual OhioHealth Capital City Half Marathon on Saturday May 2, 2015.
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WHEREAS, the OhioHealth Capital City Half Marathon, founded in 2004 by M3S Sports, has steadily grown into one of the largest and most recognized stand-alone half marathons in the country and this year will have with participants from 49 states and four (4) nations; and
WHEREAS, the OhioHealth Capital City Half Marathon has become the ultimate spring celebration of the active, healthy lifestyle in our community with an expected 14,000 runners; and
WHEREAS, the OhioHealth Capital City Half Marathon attracts an estimated 45,000 people to downtown Columbus and generates more than $6.5 million in visitor spending in restaurants, retail, transportation, recreation, and lodging; and
WHEREAS, in partnership with the Greater Columbus Sports Commission, the OhioHealth Capital City Half Marathon and the City of Columbus has been awarded the honor of hosting the Men's and Women's Half Marathon National Championships featuring the countries best long distance athletes and making Columbus the focus of the running world in 2016 and 2017; and;
WHEREAS, this year, the OhioHealth Capital City Half Marathon will benefit the OhioHealth Foundation and earmark a portion of the event's proceeds to OhioHealth's neuroscience patient programming; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
That this Council does hereby thank M3S Sports Race Director David Babner and his entire team for creating and growing this world class event in Columbus and along with all the citizens of Columbus we celebrate the 12th Annual Capital City Half Marathon and wish the thousands of runners and walkers the best of luck throughout their journey on Saturday, May 2, 2015