MEDIA CENTER INFORMATION & REPORTS
For the 2026 Houston Marathon Weekend of Events, January 9-11, 2026
MEDIA CREDENTIAL REQUESTS ARE NOW CLOSED, BUT SPECIAL REQUESTS CAN BE MADE BY EMAILING MEDIA@HOUSTONMARATHON.COM
Pre-Race Resources:
2026 Race Week Program – Link coming soon
Stream Pre-Race Press Conferences LIVE on our YouTube Channel (Friday, Jan. 10, 10:00 a.m. CST – 12:00 p.m. CST)
Race Day Resources:
-LIVE ABC13 BROADCAST-
Watch Live ABC13 Broadcast (Coverage begins Sunday, Jan. 11, 6:30 a.m. CST)
-PACE TRUCK CAMERA FOOTAGE-
Chevron Houston Marathon – Link coming soon
Aramco Houston Half Marathon- Link coming soon
-ATHLETE LIVE TRACKING & LEADER BOARDS-
Chevron Houston Marathon Leaders – Link coming soon
Aramco Houston Half Marathon Leaders – Link coming soon
-POST-RACE CHAMPIONS PRESS CONFERENCE-
Stream Post-Race Press Conferences LIVE on our YouTube Channel (Sunday, Jan. 10, 10:00 a.m. CST – 11:00 a.m. CST)
-RACE PHOTOS-
2025 Race Photos (Password RunHou25) — Photos © 2023 Kevin Morris, may be used only with permission. Photos optimized for web use, for high-resolution files please send request to media@houstonmarathon.com
2026 Race Photos – Link coming soon
Press Conference Schedule:
*Media Credential required to attend press conferences in person, live stream of press conferences provided on our YouTube Channel for non-credentialed media and public.
Friday, Jan. 10
10 a.m. CST: Charity Check Presentations — Emcee Wade Morehead, Executive Director of HMC
10:30 a.m. CST: City Officials Press Conference — Emcee Wade Morehead, Executive Director of HMC
11:00 a.m. CST: Elite Athlete Field Pre-Race Press Conference — Emcee Greg Bailey, Sports Anchor ABC13
Sunday, Jan. 11
10 a.m. CST: Post-Race Champions Press Conference
2026 Elite Field:
Men’s Field – Aramco Houston Half Marathon
Women’s Field – Aramco Houston Half Marathon
Men’s Field – Chevron Houston Marathon
Women’s Field – Chevron Houston Marathon