FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Elite Prize Purse Announced for 2014 Chevron Houston Marathon Race Weekend
HOUSTON (November 7, 2013) – The Houston Marathon Committee (HMC) announced
on Thursday the elite prize purse for the 2014 Chevron Houston Marathon and
Aramco Houston Half Marathon. A total of $259,000 in guaranteed prize money
will be awarded to the top finishers in the four races on race day,
including a $40,000 first place payout for each the men's and women's
champions at the 2014 Chevron Houston Marathon.
"The Houston Marathon Committee's commitment to professional athletes goes
back to at least 1982, right after the IAAF approved the request of The
Athletic Congress (now known as USA Track & Field) to allow prize money to
go into trust for the benefit of the athletes, thereby securing their
requisite amateur status of that era," said Chevron Houston Marathon Race
Director Brant Kotch. "Forty-plus years later, the Committee is excited to
offer this level of support to established, as well as emerging,
professionals, and we are particularly thankful to our title sponsors,
Chevron and Aramco, for their endorsement of our mission."
With the return of the USA Half Marathon Championships to Houston, the Half
Marathon prize purse will now pay ten deep, while the Marathon will pay out
to the top seven. In addition to the awards based on finish, there are
time-based bonuses varying between $1,000 – $10,000 in both races. There's
also a course record bonus of $15,000 for the marathon and an American
record bonus of $5,000 for the half marathon.
Marathon prize money (Equal for men and women)
1 – $40,000
2 – $20,000
3 – $10,000
4 – $6,000
5 – $4,000
6 – $3,000
7 – $2,000
Course record bonus – $15,000
*Masters (40+)
1 – $1,500
2 – $1,000
3 – $500
Time Bonus Incentives
Men Sub 2:10, Women Sub 2:28 – $1,000
Men Sub 2:09, Women Sub 2:27 – $2,500
Men Sub 2:08:30, Women Sub 2:26 – $5,000
Men Sub 2:08, Women Sub 2:25 – $7,000
Men Sub 2:07, Women Sub 2:24 – $10,000
Half Marathon prize money (Equal for men and women)
1 – $12,000
2 – $10,000
3 – $7,000
4 – $5,000
5 – $3,000
6 – $2,000
7 – $1,000
8 – $750
9 – $500
10 – $250
Time Bonus Incentives
Men Sub 1:06, Women Sub 1:15 – $500
Men Sub 1:05, Women Sub 1:14 – $750
Men Sub 1:04, Women Sub 1:13 – $1,000
Men Sub 1:03, Women Sub 1:12 – $1,250
Men Sub 1:02, Women Sub 1:11 – $1,500
Men Sub 1:01, Women Sub 1:10 – $2,000
For complete information on the 2014 Chevron Houston Marathon, Aramco
Houston Half Marathon and USA Half Marathon Championships prize purse,
please visit http://www.chevronhoustonmarathon.com/Races/EliteAthletes.cfm.
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