Join Us: Qualifying Standards For Sponsored Athletes
To be considered for a spot on the CRC Elite’s annual sponsored athlete roster, runners must first hit one of the following minimum time standards within the past year:
WOMEN’S MINIMUM QUALIFYING STANDARDS
- 1500m: 4:55
- Mile: 5:15
- 3k: 10:30
- 5k: 18:30 (19:40 for Masters)
- 8k: 30:30 (32:00 for Masters)
- 10k: 38:25 (40:30 for Masters)
- 10 Mile: 1:04:15 (1:06:30 for Masters)
- Half Marathon: 1:25:30 (1:27:40 for Masters)
- Marathon: 3:00:15 (3:01:40 for Masters)
MEN’S MINIMUM QUALIFYING STANDARDS
- 1500m: 4:07
- Mile: 4:25
- 3k: 8:50
- 5k: 15:30 (17:45 for Masters)
- 8k: 25:30 (28:45 for Masters)
- 10k: 32:10 (36:00 for Masters)
- 10 Mile: 53:50 (59:00 for Masters)
- Half Marathon: 1:11:45 (1:18:00 for Masters)
- Marathon: 2:31:00 (2:44:30 for Masters)
If you’ve hit a standard, you’re excited to continue racing throughout central Ohio, and you’d like to join the team, please fill out the form here & we will get back in touch with you! If you have any questions, please email us at info@columbusrunning.com.
Women's Sponsored Roster
Makenzie Best, Paige Biglin, Carly Davis, Maria Gilles, Denise Grohn, Tricia Hengehold, Erin Hudson, Caitlin Hughes, Pegah Kamrani, Amy Manning, Emma McCarron, Sakiko Minagawa, Hannah Moulton, Christina Murphy, Rachel Strayer, Megan Thrush, Ellie Tighe, Macy Weaver, Ariel Young
Men's Sponsored Roster
Nick Baker, Josh Behuniak, Matthew Conrad, Trevor Dilley, Andrew Giljahn, Taylor Gleaves, Jake Edwards, Jameson Ehret, Max Haiss, Coen Haroldsen, Max Hoffman, Jared Holden, Hunter Hoover, Keith Meyer, Ryan Moncrief, Alec Sandusky, Jack Schlabig, Andrew Taylor, Dustin Whitehair (Masters), Zachariah Zimmerman