Course

The time limit for the half marathon is four hours. However, in order to complete the race faster than the roads are being re-opened to vehicular traffic, all half marathon participants must be able to maintain a pace of 13:45 per mile or faster over the first eight miles of the course. Any half marathoners

Yes, we do offer pacers for the marathon and half marathon. The Pace Team is a group of runners who run together during the Chevron Houston Marathon and Aramco Houston Half Marathon. They share the same finish time goal and help one another stay on pace. For more information, please click here.

The course is a 50/50 mix of concrete and asphalt/blacktop.