Arnold 5K Pump & Run - Columbus, Ohio - Running

The Arnold 5K Pump & Run is a Running race in Columbus, Ohio consisting of a 5K.

The Arnold 5K Pump & Run, which tests overall fitness by measuring both strength and endurance, is the largest race of its kind in the United States.

The race will have a record 1,000 competitors when the Arnold 5K Pump & Run is held at 10:30am. In the competition, participants bench press a percentage of their body weight. Each lift (up to a max of 30) reduces their 5-kilometer run time by 30 seconds.

The Arnold 5K Pump & Run has 10 age / gender divisions. Depending on age, men must bench press 60 to 100 percent of their weight, and women 40 to 70 percent of their weight. U.S. Marine Corps drill instructors oversee the bench press and inspire lifters to their maximum.