Houston Marathon
The Houston Marathon is an annual marathon usually held every January in Houston, Texas, United States, since 1972. With thousands of runners and spectators, it is the largest single day sporting event in the city. It is run concurrently with a half marathon and a 5 km race. The 2007 race included the first-ever satellite running of the event, run simultaneously in Fallujah, Iraq.
| Houston Marathon | |
|---|---|
| Date | Third Sunday in January |
| Location | Houston, Texas, United States |
| Event type | Road |
| Distance | Marathon, Half marathon, 5K run |
| Primary sponsor | Chevron (marathon) Aramco (half marathon) |
| Established | 1972 |
| Course records | Marathon: Men: 2:06:39 (2024) Zouhair Talbi Women: 2:19:12 (2022) Keira D'Amato Half Marathon: Men: 59:22 (2012) Feyisa Lilesa Women: 1:05:03 (2022) Vicoty Chepngeno |
| Official site | Houston Marathon |
| Participants | ~33,000 (all races) (2020) 23,613 (2019) |
The races bring crowds of nearly one half million to view the runners.
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