Quick facts
Online registration is now closed. Race day reg. begins at 6am Saturday. Presented by:
Event InformationJoin Lifeline of Ohio as we showcase transplant recipients, donor families, transplant candidates and others touched by organ and tissue donation and
transplantation. Our exciting lineup is designed to provide each family
member an opportunity to run or walk their way to
better health and to greater awareness of the need for increased organ Registration and Packet Pick Up
AwardsAwards will be presented in each event (excluding the Fun Walk and the Kid's Dash) to the top 3 overall male and female finishers. Age group awards will be presented in each event excluding the Fun Walk to the top 3 male and female finishers in each of the following:
Entry Fee
Official event t-shirts will be available to the first 1000 registrants. I Am A Hero Race Discount
If you have been meaning to sign up as a donor, now is a great time to join the ODR. It's easy. Click here to visit Lifeline of Ohio and register online, or call 800-525-5667 and we will mail you the ODR form. This “thank you” is also available to race participants registering for the race online at premierraces.com, or at the race by showing your driver license or state ID(with the donor heart) OR by bringing a completed donor registry enrollment form with you to the race on July 26. Start Times
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Sea of Green T-ShirtsLifeline of Ohio will showcase the difference that donation makes in everyday lives by creating a sea of green. Each year, we ask those individuals participating who have a connection to donation & transplantation (transplant candidates, transplant recipients, their families, living donors and donor families) to wear a green shirt to show the impact donation has on the lives of so many Americans. To get your green shirt, to celebrate the “Gift of Life” simply check the “Sea of Green” box on the registration forms when you sign up. Blank racing bibs will also be available for participants to personalize how donation has impacted their lives by putting on the names and pictures or other mementos of their loved one. Organ & Tissue Donor Remembrance Area
Again this year, we will have a donor remembrance area at the event. We encourage our donor families participating in the race to bring an extra poster to be displayed. We will be displaying one poster per family (weather permitting) near the start/finish line and would love to have your poster there! If you cannot participate in the race, but would like to have a poster in the remembrance area . Please drop it off at the Lifeline of Ohio offices by Friday, July 18th so we can get it packed with our supplies. Don’t forget to include your name & phone number on the back so we can return it to you after the race. About Lifeline of Ohio
Lifeline of Ohio is dedicated to promoting organ and tissue donation to battle the national health care crisis that results in the deaths of 19 men, women and children each day due to a lack of an organ donation. There are more than 98,000 individuals currently on the waiting list for a life-saving transplant, with more than 2,500 of these individuals living in Ohio. Lifeline of Ohio is a federally designated, independent, non-profit organization whose purpose is to promote and coordinate donation of human organs and tissue for transplantation. Lifeline of Ohio's transplant coordinators, surgical technicians, and other professional staff provide services to 68 hospitals and communities in 40 counties in Central and Southeastern Ohio and Wood County, West Virginia. Both community education and professional programs are offered free of charge at hospitals, schools, and civic groups to increase awareness and knowledge concerning organ and tissue donation. For more information or to request a speaker for your organization, please call the Lifeline office at 1-800-525-5667, or visit their website. DirectionsThe Lifeline of Ohio Dash For Donation will be held in the Arena District in downtown Columbus. The start/finish are on Nationwide Blvd in front of Nationwide Arena.
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As a thank you for showing your support for organ and tissue donation and joining the Ohio Donor Registry (ODR), Lifeline of Ohio is offering you a discounted race entry fee for the 5K and 1/2 marathon events.If the red donor heart symbol is on your license or state ID, found in the lower right-hand corner, you are a registered donor. To qualify for the discount, simply write your driver license number in the box on the registration form to verify your donor registry status) and pay the rate listed under “I am a Hero” on the race registration form.
Lifeline of Ohio is inviting you, your family and friends to participate in our Dash for Donation as a way of remembering and honoring your loved one who gave the “Gift of Life". We encourage those Donor Families participating to carry a poster commemorating their loved one’s gift. It is a wonderful way to put a face to the heroes of donation.