by houmarathonstg | Jul 31, 2018 | Featured, Press Releases
HOUSTON (July 31, 2018) – The Houston Marathon Foundation (HMF) announced today the recipients of the 2018 Susan Poorman Blackie College Scholarship: Sydney Lawrence, recent graduate of Stratford High School in Spring Branch Independent School District (SBISD); and...
by houmarathonstg | Jun 21, 2018 | Featured, Seen in the City
Houston is a melting pot of culture, community and diversity, an international city that I am proud to call my home. I have lived here for six years now and have seen it transform and continue to change. Our city is bold, strong, gentle, giving, kind, colorful and...
by houmarathonstg | Jun 6, 2018 | Featured, Race Experience
New for 2019 – In Training shirts are now available online! Don’t live in Houston? Hate waiting in line? Love running HOU? We heard you! For just a $5 processing and handling fee per shirt, you can now grab your In Training shirt from the comfort of your...
by houmarathonstg | May 29, 2018 | Fast Facts, Featured
GLOBAL RUNNING DAY Global Running Day is a worldwide celebration of running that encourages everyone to get moving. It doesn’t matter how fast you run or how far you go—what’s important is that you take part – how you do it, is up to you. Join us alongside four...
by houmarathonstg | May 3, 2018 | Ambassadors, Featured
#HouMarathon Ambassadors Jaime Aparicio – @jaimesportspt Jaime Aparicio is a physical therapist at Memorial Hermann’s Ironman Human Performance Lab. His clinical practice and his love for the outdoors drew him to the sport of running, where he quickly fell in...
by houmarathonstg | Apr 30, 2018 | Featured, Foundation
Susan Poorman Blackie Scholarship The Susan Poorman Blacke scholarship is named after long-time Houston Marathon Committee Board Member and Houston Marathon Foundation Founder, Susan Poorman Blackie. Susan embodied the generosity and volunteer spirit that exemplifies...
