COLUMBUS (AP) — The 19,000 runners who participated in a Columbus marathon last weekend shed 10,000 pounds of clothing during the race that has been donated to charity.
The apparel discarded by athletes in Sunday’s Nationwide Children’s Hospital Columbus Marathon and Half-Marathon was collected by Goodwill and will be sold to benefit people in need.
Goodwill spokeswoman Jane Carroll tells The Columbus Dispatch that at least $18,000 was raised by selling the new or gently used garments collected after last year’s race. The items were sold for $5 a piece or less, some with the tags still on them, at a pre-race fitness expo Sunday.
The money goes to Goodwill programs that help people with disabilities, families with insecure housing, veterans, people returning to work, unemployed or underemployed youth and others.