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Jesse Owens 5K & 1 Mile Race

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2024 Jesse Owens 5K & 1 Mile Race

Saturday, October 19, 2024 | 11:00 a.m.

North Bank Park
311 West Long Street | Columbus, OH 43215


This year, the Office of Diversity and Inclusion will again be sponsoring 100 ODI Scholars and university faculty and staff for the Jesse Owens 5K & 1 Mile. Please see below for instructions on how to register so that registration fees will be automatically comped at the checkout stage.

Registration Instructions

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  • On the registration page, you will first see “Who are you registering?”  Click the arrow on the right hand side of the field to select your answer, which is likely “Me”
  • Fill out the basic registration information, including creating a password
  • At the bottom of this first page, choose your event
  • Click “Continue”
  • Scroll through the first waiver (USATF) and enter your initials as requested
  • Scroll through the second waiver (our event) and enter your initials as requested
  • Click “Continue”
  • Enter all requested information (shirt size, estimated finish time, emergency contact, etc.) on the next page
  • Click “Continue”
  • Make a donation or click “Continue” on the Children’s Champions page
  • Choose any additional items (medal engraving or race day packet pickup) or click “Continue”
  • Choose any merchandise or click “Continue”
  • You are now at the “Payment Information” screen
    • In the “Purchase Summary” column on the right, you will see a box called “Coupon Code”
    • Enter this code: ODI-JO5K-100
    • Click “Apply”
  • Your price will now be $0 unless you made a donation
  • Click “Complete Registration”

We look forward to seeing you in October!