FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Chevron Renews as Title Sponsor of Chevron Houston Marathon
HOUSTON (September 25, 2013) - The Houston Marathon Committee (HMC)
announced on Wednesday that Chevron Corporation has renewed its title
sponsorship of the annual Chevron Houston Marathon road race, extending
their partnership through 2018. The Chevron Houston Marathon is the premier
winter marathon and will be conducted by the HMC in downtown Houston on
Sunday, January 19 at 7:00 a.m.
"2014 will mark the ninth year that Houston's largest single-day sporting
event will carry our name," said Jeff Shellebarger, president, Chevron
North America Exploration and Production Company. "It's an important and
inspirational event that raises money for many great causes, and we are
proud to continue our sponsorship of the Chevron Houston Marathon."
The 2014 Chevron Houston Marathon will debut a new course that will feature
wider streets to accommodate the growth of the event and enhance the runner
experience. The Chevron Houston Marathon has sold out for the ninth
-consecutive year, however guaranteed race entries are still available
through the Run for a Reason Charity Program at www.RunforaReasonHouston.com.
"Since 2006, when Chevron assumed its role as title sponsor, the Chevron
Houston Marathon's weekend of events has experienced phenomenal growth,"
said Steven Karpas, HMC's Managing Director, Business Development &
Marketing. "From participant numbers to charity dollars to hosting national
championships and Olympic Trials races, Chevron's support has been
instrumental in allowing the HMC to achieve its mission of being a key
community partner and an innovator in the national running industry."
Chevron Corporation is one of the world's leading integrated energy
companies, with subsidiaries that conduct business worldwide. The company's
success is driven by the ingenuity and commitment of approximately 62,000
employees who operate across the energy spectrum. Chevron explores for,
produces and transports crude oil and natural gas; refines, markets and
distributes transportation fuels and other energy products; manufactures
and sells petrochemical products; generates power and produces geothermal
energy; provides energy efficiency solutions; and develops the energy
resources of the future, including biofuels and other renewables.
For more information, visit www.chevronhoustonmarathon.com or call
713-957-3453.
About the Houston Marathon Committee, Inc.
Established in 1972, the Houston Marathon Committee, Inc. (HMC), a Running
USA Founding Member, annually organizes the nation's premier winter
marathon, half-marathon, and 5K. Over 250,000 participants, volunteers and
spectators make Chevron Houston Marathon Race Day the largest single-day
sporting event in Houston. Race Weekend generates over $50 million in
economic impact for the region annually. In 2013, the Run For a Reason
Charity Program raised $2.2 million and the HMC garnered Gold Certification
from the Council of Responsible Sport for industry-leading sustainability
initiatives. Host to 12 U.S. Half Marathon Championships since 2005 and
the 1992 women's Olympic Trials Marathon, HMC conducted the
nationally-televised 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials Marathon, which featured men
and women competing on the same course simultaneously for the first time,
vying for the chance to represent Team USA at the 2012 Olympic Games.
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