The Race before The Game

🏃‍♂️ Event Overview

Go Bucks and Go Blue during this 9th annual event in downtown Sandusky. There isn’t a better way to start the morning of the Ohio State/Michigan game day than “Dotting the i” or “Blocking the M.” And you can do both in this one-of-a-kind event. There is no other city with a unique street grid like Sandusky's to complete this kind of course.

📏 Course Details

• Dot the i course: approximately 5 miles
• Block the M course: approximately 4 miles
• Note: The "Dot the i" finish line will close at 10:30 a.m. Any participants unable to finish the course within that time are recommended to complete the Big O course instead.
• Big O: a one-mile walk option to complete just the O in Ohio.

👯 Relay Option

The OH-IO Two-person relay. Split the Script Ohio course with one other person and each of you complete about 2.5 miles of the course.

👕 Participant Information

• Registration: Registered Participants (By November 14, 2025) receive long-sleeved shirts and are to use sidewalks and obey all traffic laws during the event.
• Location: Monroe Street at Cameo Pizza and Central Park
• Course: Ohio State fans will start at Cameo Pizza and run/walk the sidewalks of Sandusky completing Script Ohio (approx. 5 miles) and “Dot the i” at the finish. Michigan fans will start and finish at Cameo Pizza and run/walk the sidewalks of Sandusky completing the Block M (approx. 4 miles).

📅 Event Details

• Date: Saturday, November 29, 2025
• Time: Race Day starting at 8 a.m., Pre-Race Day Packet Pick-Up: TBD
• Entry Fee: EARLY SIGN-UP SPECIAL- $25.00! $33.00 pre-registration (received no later than November 14, 2025) Race-day registration limited to availability of shirts.
• More Information: For further details, visit The Race before The Game.