Standards for Local Elite Status Local Elite status and invitation to the 2009 Chevron Houston Marathon and Aramco Houston Half Marathon will be awarded to the first* local finisher per category meeting the minimum qualifying standards in each of the 2008 HARRA Fall Series races, and the 2008 Chevron Houston Marathon. In the event the first local finisher in a category has already been invited in a previous event, the honor will roll down to the next local finisher in the same category who meets the minimum qualifying standards. The qualifying standards and list of races will be made available on this page in fall 2008. - Only one person in each category will be invited to the 2009 Chevron Houston Marathon and Aramco Houston Half Marathon from each race.
- Only the events listed in the qualifying standards will be used for local elite qualification for the 2009 Chevron Houston Marathon and Aramco Houston Half Marathon. Go to www.harra.org for race dates and website links.
- Qualified local elite runners will be able to choose between entering the Chevron Houston Marathon or Aramco Houston Half Marathon .
* First place is determined by clock time at finish. Qualification Local invited runners must be able to prove permanent residence in one of the following 19 counties from the period beginning September 15, 2008 through race day, January 18, 2009: Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Grimes, Hardin, Harris, Jefferson, Liberty, Matagorda, Montgomery, Orange, Polk, San Jacinto, Walker, Waller, Washington and Wharton.
For information on local elite/invited runners, contact Bill Anthony via email at bill@houstonmarathon.com |