FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Houston Marathon Committee Unveils New Aramco Houston Half Marathon Logo
In celebration of National Running Day and in conjunction with the
beginning of Open Registration for the 2016 Chevron Houston Marathon Race
Weekend of Events, the Houston Marathon Committee (HMC) today unveiled a
new logo for the Aramco Houston Half Marathon.
"We are excited to unveil the new Aramco Houston Half Marathon race logo
today" said Steven Karpas, Managing Director of Business Development &
Marketing. "Unveiled in conjunction with National Running Day, the logo is
designed to convey the spirit and energy of running and to be a tribute to
all of the runners who have participated in the race over Aramco's 12 years
of sponsorship."
Aramco is a world leader in integrated energy and chemicals. It's U.S.
subsidiaries support a wide range of activities from facilitating the safe
and reliable delivery of energy to customers around the globe to pushing
for breakthroughs in research and innovation.
National Running Day and Open Registration Information
Open registration for the Chevron Houston Marathon, Aramco Houston Half
Marathon and ABB 5K launched at 7:00 a.m. CT this morning. The 2016 Race
Weekend features a field-size increase to 27,000 runners for the marathon
and half marathon, while the 5K will have a field of 6,000. This will be
the highest number of registrants in the 44-year history of the Chevron
Houston Marathon Race Weekend which will take place January 15-17, 2016.
To celebrate National Running Day, the HMC is hosting a social media photo
contest encouraging runners to share photos from their run on the Chevron
Houston Marathon's Facebook page under the official National Running Day
post, with the potential to win prizes.
For more information, visit www.chevronhoustonmarathon.com
About the Chevron Houston Marathon:
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 2015, the Run for a Reason
Charity Program raised $2.5 million and the HMC retained Gold Certification
from the Council of Responsible Sport for industry-leading sustainability
initiatives. Host to 16 U.S. Half Marathon Championships since 2005 and the
1992 women's Olympic Trials Marathon, the 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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