Sunday, January 30, 2011
George R. Brown Convention Center (GRB)
1001 Avenida de las Americas
Downtown Houston, 77010
All pre- and post-race activities will take place at the GRB.
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 2011 Chevron Houston Marathon registration will open on July 27, 2010!
The 2010 Chevron Houston Marathon and Aramco Houston Half Marathon will have a protected cap of 22,000 participants. Of the 22,000 entries, 11,000 entries are reserved for each of the marathon and half marathon fields.
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 opened. Be sure to register early to guarantee your entry!
Click here for course information.
The Chevron Houston Marathon features a wave start with the first wave starting at 7:00 a.m., 10 minutes before the second wave start at 7:10 a.m. Wave assignments are determined by the projected pace per mile indicated during registration.
The time limit for completing the marathon is six hours. The course will close on a rolling schedule based on a 13:45 per mile pace.
The minimum age is 12 years old on race day to register for the marathon.
Participation in the elite division of the Chevron Houston Marathon is by invitation only. For more information, click here.
In the event of extreme or unsafe conditions on race day, the Chevron Houston 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 may receive discounted rates at a number of downtown Houston hotels on race weekend. Click here for host hotel and travel information.
The Chevron Houston Marathon, Aramco Houston Half Marathon, EP5K and ABB Team Challenge 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:
Teshome Gelana, 2:07:37 (course record)
Teyba Erkesso, 2:23:53 (course record)
Masters:
Sean Wade, 2:33:23
Heidy Lozano, 2:56:12
Click here to view past years' results.
Average start time temperature: 45° F
Average finish time temperature: 60° F
For more information on Houston weather in January, click here.
A pace team with goal finish times from three to six hours are led by the Houston Marathon Veterans and is free to join. Stop by the Veterans Pace Team booth during the Memorial Hermann Sports Medicine Institute EXPO to get information or sign up for a pace team. If you do not sign up at the EXPO for a pace team, you are still welcome to join a team on race day.
Click here for Veterans Pace Team details.
Click here for information about the Houston Marathon Veterans.
Both gun and chip time results are sent to the Boston Athletic Association which accepts chip time as a qualifying time. Qualification times earned at our 2010 marathon will be valid for 2010 and 2011 Boston entry. Qualification times earned at our 2009 marathon are valid for 2010 Boston entry.
Please direct all Boston Marathon registration questions to the Boston Marathon organization.
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 at packet pickup. All official marathon finishers will receive a finisher shirt, medal and mug. Uncollected finisher shirts, medals and mugs will not be mailed.
The Warm-up Series of races is a great way to gear up for the Chevron Houston Marathon. Click here for Warm-up Series race dates and information.
For information on our Athens Marathon Exchange program, click here.
For a look back at the Houston Marathon from its beginning in 1972, click here. | 
