Columbus Zoo debuts Run Wild 5K run

POWELL, Ohio (WCMH) -- Around 1,200 people gathered at the Columbus Zoo & Aquarium for a brand new event on Sunday. The Run Wild 5K is the very first race that took participants on a tour of the zoo.

Many zoo employees joined participants in the 5K including the CEO Tom Schmid. “Our first one and I think we started off with a bang,” said Schmid.

The 5K began at the zoo’s entrance and took runners on a tour through the pollinator gardens. Then they came through the zoo,...