Meet Our 2024 Mile Champions
24 patients treated at Nationwide Children’s Hospital are selected to line each mile of the race, share their story and inspire others. Each Marathon Mile Champion picks a theme for their mile and is celebrated for their strength and bravery. There is also one Angel Mile to honor those who are no longer with us and one Encore Mile where we recognize every patient who has lined the course in the past. Together, they represent the more than 1.4 million patient visits to our hospital every year.
Join us at Children’s Corner
The 2024 Nationwide Children’s Hospital Columbus Marathon & 1/2 Marathon is finally here! Join us Sunday, October 20 from 7:30 - 10:30 AM to cheer on the runners and walkers from Children's Corner. Located at the corner of Livingston and Parsons, Children's Corner is one of the best spots on the course to cheer on participants. Parking will be available in our Yellow and Silver Garages.
Click below for the 2024 Marathon Mile Champions map. Please note: The map indicates where a Mile starts on the course and is not the exact location of the Mile Champion Cheer Tents.
2024 Map 
MEET STELLA
Hometown: Sunbury, OH
Age: 6
Diagnosis: Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 2
MEET LILY
Hometown: Gahanna, OH
Age: 6
Diagnosis: VACTERL Association
MEET LILLYBETH
Hometown: Pickerington, OH
Age: 13
Diagnosis: Dias-Logan Syndrome
MEET CALLIE
Hometown: Etna, OH
Age: 10
Diagnosis: Crohn's Disease
MEET JOSEPH
Hometown: Upper Arlington, OH
Age: 6
Diagnosis: Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection (CMV)
MEET CLAIRE
Hometown: Marion, OH
Age: 9
Diagnosis: Osteosarcoma
MEET CODY
Hometown: W. Lafayette, OH
Age: 17
Diagnosis: Spina Bifida
MEET ISAIAH
Hometown: Galloway, OH
Age: 12
Diagnosis: Hydrocephalus
MEET MICHAEL
Hometown: Johnstown, OH
Age: 13
Diagnosis: Burkitt Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
MEET ARIA
Hometown: New Albany, OH
Age: 9
Diagnosis: Second and Third Degree Burn
MEET DOMINIC
Hometown: Westerville, OH
Age: 10
Diagnosis: Sickle Cell Disease
MEET ELLIE
Hometown: Dublin, OH
Age: 6
Diagnosis: Congenital Heart Defects, Cleft Palate, Microcephaly, Epilepsy, Cerebral Palsy, Apraxia of Speech
MEET ALI
Hometown: Milford Center, OH
Age: 12
Diagnosis: Craniopharyngioma
MEET KASH
Hometown: Bucyrus, OH
Age: 9
Diagnosis: Micro Preemie, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD)
MEET A'NI-BRAXTON
Hometown: Columbus, OH
Age: 6
Diagnosis: Autism Spectrum Disorder Level 2
MEET CARTER
Hometown: Utica, OH
Age: 11
Diagnosis: Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum (ACC), FG Syndrome, Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)
MEET REILLY ROSE
Hometown: Lexington, KY
Age: 11
Diagnosis: Metabolic Bone Disorder
MEET ETHAN
Hometown: Grove City, OH
Age: 14
Diagnosis: Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT)
MEET ALEX
Hometown: Powell, OH
Age: 13
Diagnosis: Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
MEET BELLA
Hometown: Columbus, OH
Age: 21
Diagnosis: Joubert Syndrome, Ulcerative Colitis
MEET BREELYN
Hometown: Etna, OH
Age: 7
Diagnosis: Bilateral Sensorineural Hearing Loss
MEET ISABELLA
Hometown: Marysville, OH
Age: 9
Diagnosis: Urinary Incontinence, Constipation, and Urinary Tract Infections
MEET EMERSEN
Hometown: Columbus, OH
Age: 17
Diagnosis: Endocarditis
MEET MACY
Hometown: Princeton, WV
Age: 12
Diagnosis: Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease (ARPKD)
Meet Our Honorary Start/Finish Line Mile Champion
MEET ALLISON
Hometown: Zanesville, OH
Age: 21
Diagnosis: Rhabdomyosarcoma
