Boston Marathon Guess-A-Thon

Each year, close to 20 percent of the participants in the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Columbus Marathon & 1/2 Marathon qualify for the Boston Marathon. However, you don’t need to be a qualifier to join the fun of the Boston Marathon!

To celebrate one of the biggest races of the year, we’re bringing back our Boston Marathon Guess-A-Thon Contest and giving you FOUR chances to win a $100 gas card!

From April 10 to April 17, we will accept one guess per person on our Facebook page for each of the following from the April 18^th Boston Marathon finishing times:

• Fastest male from Ohio
• Fastest female from Ohio
• Fastest American male
• Fastest American female

Post your best guess of the times for the fastest finishers on our Facebook wall and make sure to get specific – it could all come down to the second!

Contest rules: Winners may only win once and we will accept the next best guess in order to determine the winner if one participant guesses the right time in more than one category. If ties arise, we will pick a name out of a hat to determine the winners. Share your best guess on our Facebook timeline within the time frame.

Want to play? Like our Facebook page! Ready, set, guess!

Boston Marathon Guess-A-Thon Winners!

We are happy to announce our Boston Marathon Guess-A-Thon winners, congratulations! And of course, kudos to all of the Boston Marathon participants, especially our athletes from Ohio!

Boston Marathon Times: 

Ohio Male: Michael Capriolo – 2:31:34

Ohio Female: Emma McCarron – 2:57:07

American Male: Dathan Ritzenhein – 2:11:20

American Female: Desiree Linden – 2:25:39

Boston Guess-a-thon Winners & Guesses:

Ohio Male: Jason Dunaway – 2:31:22

Ohio Female: Jen Kanagy – 2:57:00

American Male: Matt Folk – 2:11:20

Chris Polley: 2:26:15

2015 Boston Marathon Guess-a-thon

Each year, close to 20 percent of the participants in the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Columbus Marathon & ½ Marathon qualify for the Boston Marathon. (No surprise there – you guys continue to impress every October!) However, you don’t need to be a Boston Marathon qualifier to join the fun of the Boston Marathon!

To celebrate one of the biggest races of the year, we’re bringing back our Boston Marathon Guess-a-thon Contest and giving you FOUR chances to win a $100 Visa gift card! The contest runs from April 12-19, just before the start of the Boston Marathon on April 20^th. Post your best guess of the times for the fastest finishers on our Facebook wall. Make sure to get specific – it could all come down to the second!

Here’s how you can win. Guess the finishing times for:

• Fastest male from Ohio
• Fastest female from Ohio
• Fastest American male
• Fastest American female

Four winners will be chosen – one for each category – and will each receive a $100 Visa gift card!

Contest rules: Winners may only win once, and we will accept the next best guess in order to determine the winner if one participant guesses the right time in more than one category. If ties arise, we will pick a name out of a hat to determine the winners. Share your best guess on our Facebook timeline within the time frame.

Ready, set, guess!

2014 Boston Marathon Guess-a-thon

Did you know that each year, nearly 20 percent of the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Columbus Marathon & ½ Marathon participants qualify for the Boston Marathon? (Not surprising – after all, you guys are awesome in every way!) But whether you’re lacing up for Boston or kicking back to watch and relax, you can participate in the marathon fun!

To celebrate one of the biggest races of the year, we’re bringing back our Boston Marathon Guess-a-thon Contest and giving you FOUR chances to win a $100 gas card! The contest starts today and runs until 9 a.m. on April 21, just before the start of the Boston Marathon. Post your best guess of the times for the fastest finishers on our Facebook wall, Twitter page and Instagram posts. Make sure to get specific – it could all come down to the seconds!

Here’s how you can win.

Guess the finishing times for:

• Fastest male from Ohio
• Fastest female from Ohio
• Fastest American male
• Fastest American female

Four winners will be chosen – one for each category – and will each receive a $100 gas card!

Contest rules: Winners may only win once, and we will accept the next best guess in order to determine the winner if one participant guesses the right time in more than one category. If ties arise, we will pick a name out of a hat to determine the winners. Share your best guess on our Facebook timeline, Twitter, or Instagram post within the time frame. Also, be sure to include @Cbusmarathon in your Twitter response so that we see it!

Ready, set, guess!

The Great Boston Guess-A-Thon Contest

What do you get when you combine our fast course, great crowd support and incredible pre- and post-race fun? Lots of Boston Qualifiers! In fact, nearly 20 percent of our marathon field qualifies for the Boston Marathon each year. With the Boston Marathon just around the corner, we’re celebrating with the Great Boston Guess-A-Thon social media contest. You have the opportunity to participate in TWO guessing contests for a chance to win one of three $100 Amazon gift cards! Here’s how it works:

Contest #1:

How hot will Boston Marathon day be? Post your best guess of what the HIGH temperature will be on race day on our Facebook wall, Twitter, or Pinterest page! The contest starts today and ends THIS Friday. Then, on April 15 – Boston Marathon race day – we’ll check the high temperature in Downtown Boston reported at www.accuweather.com. The person with the closest guess will win a $100 Amazon gift card!

Contest #2:

Between Monday, April 1, and Sunday, April 14, post your best guess (hours, minutes AND seconds) of the winning time for the top male and female finishers from Ohio on our Facebook wall, Twitter, or Pinterest page. The winners for the closest male time and female time will each receive a $100 Amazon store card!

Contest rules: You can offer answers for the high temperature on Boston Marathon race day, and the top Ohio finishing times for both men and women, but each person may only win once. If no one selects the exact temperature or finishing time, the person with the next closest temperature and time will be determined the winner. Also, if ties arise, we will pick a name out of a hat to determine the winners. Please post your best guess on our Facebook wall, Twitter, or Pinterest page within the time frame designed for each contest. Also, be sure to include @Cbusmarathon in your Twitter response and comment on our Pinterest pin so that we see it!

Ready to guess? Take your mark, get set, go!