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2021 Chevron Houston Marathon Event Update

The Houston Marathon Committee (HMC) is committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for its participants, volunteers, spectators, exhibitors, event partners and staff. The HMC is proud to be a part of Houston Clean, which includes Houston venues, sports teams, special events and management groups, to suggest health and safety guidelines for each of

The RunHou 100,000 Mile Virtual Challenge

Click Here to Download Your Finisher Certificate! Total Miles Ran by HOU through Day 28, June 30 at 11:59 p.m. Run Club - RunHou 100,000 Mile Virtual Challenge Update These totals reflect all submitted miles as of June 30, 2020. Don't see your club? Please click the image to display the full list of Run

Introducing the 2021 #HouAmbassadors

#HouMarathon Ambassadors Marcelo Valdez - @cronicasdeunrunner I’m 34 years of age, a proud husband, father, and back of the pack runner that has been running the streets of HOU since I moved here in 2015 from El Salvador. I run to beat myself everyday.         Michelle Morton - @mic2lee As a legacy runner of

Carly Caulfield Named Race Director of Chevron Houston Marathon

Carly Caulfield Named Race Director of Chevron Houston Marathon Houston native becomes first female to hold position in 48-year history of the marathon Houston Marathon Committee (HMC) Executive Director Wade Morehead announced today that General Manager & Managing Director of Operations, Carly Caulfield, will become the fifth Race Director in the 48-year history of the

2020 Houston Marathon Elite Athlete Field

HOUSTON (January 7, 2020) – The Houston Marathon Committee (HMC) announced today a stellar elite field for the forty-eighth running of the Chevron Houston Marathon and the eighteenth Aramco Houston Half Marathon events taking place Jan. 19, 2020.   For the first year ever in HMC history, both the Chevron Houston Marathon and the Aramco Houston Half Marathon are World Athletic Gold Label events. This makes Houston home to the

Houston Marathon Foundation Announces 2019 Grant Recipients

HOUSTON MARATHON COMMITTEE   720 N. Post Oak Rd., Ste. 200   Houston, Texas 77008 713-957-3453   www.chevronhoustonmarathon.com   E-mail: media@houstonmarathon.com   Media Advisory: Thursday, October 31, 2019 Houston Marathon Foundation Announces 2019 Grant Recipients The Houston Marathon Foundation (HMF) announced today the recipients of 2019 grant funding awarded to nonprofit organizations that support the advancement of running as an

Sleep Tips for Before a Race

SLEEP TIPS FOR BEFORE THE RACE In addition to training hard and eating right, it’s equally important to optimize your sleep environment to ensure you receive the highest-quality sleep. Sleep before a race helps provide your body with the energy reserves it needs to tackle every mile and sleep post-race helps your body recover and

Congratulations 2019 HMF Scholarship Recipients

  Media Advisory: Wednesday, July 17, 2019 Houston Marathon Foundation Announces 2019 Scholarship Class Recipients HOUSTON (July 17, 2019) – The Houston Marathon Foundation (HMF) is thrilled to announce the recipients of the 2019 Susan Poorman Blackie College Scholarship: Katherine Babcock, recent graduate of The Woodlands College Park High School, Conroe Independent School Distrct (ISD);

The Race Within

For the longest time, I always wanted to be faster. To have the ability to to be as fast and run with the pack running a 6 minute miles. But you know what? Since as long as I've been running, I havenʼt been able to achieve that dream pace - and thatʼs OK! Let me