Sunday, January 30, 2011
George R. Brown Convention Center (GRB)
1001 Avenida de las Americas
Downtown Houston, 77010
6:45 a.m. - Wheelchair start
7:00 a.m. - First wave start
7:10 a.m. - Second wave start (approximately 10 minutes after first wave)
Packet pickup will be held during the Memorial Hermann Sports Medicine Institute EXPO:
Friday, January 28, 2011 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, January 29, 2011 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
George R. Brown Convention Center
Hall A3, 3rd Floor
1001 Avenida de las Americas
Downtown Houston, 77010
There is no packet pickup or registration on race day. Packets will not be mailed.
The Aramco Houston Half Marathon registration opens July 27, 2010.
The Chevron Houston Marathon and Aramco Houston Half Marathon will raise the combined cap from 18,000 to 22,000 participants for the January 17, 2010 races. Of the 22,000 entries, 11,000 entries will now be reserved for each of the marathon and half marathon participants.
If the marathon and half marathon caps are not reached by Fall 2009 (specific date to be determined), those spots will be released to either race.
Registration for our 2009 races reached the participant cap 12 weeks after registration opening. Register early to guarantee your entry!
Click here for course information.
The Aramco Houston Half Marathon features a wave start with the first wave starting 10 minutes before the second wave. Wave assignments are determined by the projected pace per mile indicated during registration.
In order to complete the race faster than the roads are being re-opened to vehicular traffic, all half marathon participants must be able to maintain a pace of 13:45 per mile or faster over the first nine miles of the course.
The half marathon finish line will close after four hours. Any half marathoners finishing after four hours will not be scored as official finishers.
The minimum age is seven years old on race day to register for the half marathon.
The Aramco Houston Half Marathon will host the Men’s and Women’s 2010 USA Half Marathon Championships. This marks the fourth consecutive year for the Women’s championship and the sixth consecutive year for the Men’s championship. Click here for more information.
Participation in the elite division of the Aramco Houston Half Marathon will be by invitation only. For more information, click here.
In the event of extreme or unsafe conditions on race day, the Aramco Houston Half Marathon may be altered or canceled to ensure the safety of all participants and the community as a whole.
Click here to read our cancellation policy.
Runners can get discounted rates at a number of downtown Houston hotels on race weekend. Click here for travel and host hotel information.
The Chevron Houston Marathon, Aramco Houston Half Marathon and EP5K offer a number of technological conveniences for participants and spectators. Click here for more information.
Per USATF rules, gun time is used to determine prize money winners and time bonus recipients. Chip time is used to determine all age-group winners and other award recipients. Unofficial results will include gun and chip time.
Open:
Antonio Vega, 1:01:54
Shalane Flanagan, 1:09:41 (Course Record)
Masters:
Darren De Reuck, 1:12:37
Colleen De Reuck, 1:16:28
Click here to view past years’ results.
Start time temperature has averaged 45 F.
Finish time temperature has averaged 60 F.
For more information on Houston weather in January, click here.
In 2009, runners in the Chevron Houston Marathon, Aramco Houston Half Marathon, EP5K and ABB Team Challenge raised more than $1 million for charity. And with your help, we hope to set a new record in 2010!
Click here to learn how you can raise funds for your favorite charity through this year’s races.
All registered participants will receive a participation T-shirt. All official finishers will receive a finisher T-shirt, medal and results. Uncollected finisher T-shirts and medals will not be mailed. | 
