Golden first learned about the inaugural Cap City race in a column in Runner’s World written by John “The Penguin” Bingham, who co-founded the event along with David Babner (who is still the race director). He fought through the pain and completed the 13.1-mile course he had designed in and around his Westerville neighborhood. After X-rays proved negative, and his doctor told him he couldn’t do any further damage to his foot if he ran, Golden decided to give it a go and alternate running and walking. “I thought I broke my foot two weeks before Cap City,” Golden said. The race was delayed a few months due to COVID and all the registered runners eventually ran “virtually,” by themselves, using the honor system. His streak almost came to an end in 2020. A lady came over and said ‘I’ll tie it for you.’” They were like paws, and I couldn’t tie it. I went over to the side of the road to tie it and my hands were numb. “I was in the Short North and my shoe came untied. “One year it was snowing,” Golden remembered. Golden has run Cap City in the heat, in the cold and in the rain. Cap City is one of the largest and most well-organized half marathons in the country and Golden is in rather elite company, one of only about a dozen runners who have run the 13.1-mile race every year.
On April 29, at the 20 th Annual OhioHealth Capital City Half Marathon & Quarter Marathon, he’ll run his 20 th consecutive Cap City half marathon. “She said running was something you can do for your whole life,” said Golden, who took his mom’s advice to heart and ran cross country and track at DeSales, winning all-league honors in each sport. How about cross country and track suggested his mother, Lela Golden. Francis DeSales High School, he had a couple of important decisions to make: What sports teams to join. Learn more about the race's history from a man that's run in every single one.Īs Bob Golden prepared to enter his freshman year at St. The OhioHealth Cap City Half Marathon is celebrating 20 years with the 2023 race on April 29.
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