FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
2017 Chevron Houston Marathon Registration
Opens on Global Running Day
HOUSTON - Registration for the 2017 Chevron Houston Marathon and Aramco
Houston Half Marathon opened today, Global Running Day, at 8:00 a.m. CT and
will remain open until entries sell out. Fundraising For Registration
Charity Entries are also available for runners to support one of the 61
Official Run for a Reason Charities.
Race-day for the 45th Chevron Houston Marathon and the 16th Aramco Houston
Half Marathon is Sunday, January 15, 2017. The participant cap for both
races is 27,000; 13,500 in the half marathon and 13,500 in the marathon.
The ABB 5K will be held on Saturday, January 14 and will have a cap of
6,000 participants.
Global Running Day, held annually on the first Wednesday in June, is a day
for people around the world to celebrate the joys of running. It is a
worldwide celebration of the sport, and a way for runners of all ages and
abilities to share their passion for running and inspire others to get
moving. The Million Kid Run on Global Running Day aims to get young people
moving. The goal is to have a million kids around the world pledge to run
on June 1, 2016.
Media interested in more information can contact Vicky Oddi with any
questions at or 610.715.1481.
For more information on the 2017 Chevron Houston Marathon Race Weekend,
please visit http://www.chevronhoustonmarathon.com.
About the Houston Marathon Committee, Inc.
Established in 1972, the Houston Marathon Committee, Inc. (HMC) 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. A
founding member of Running USA, the HMC is an IAAF bronze level event that
retained Gold Certification from the Council of Responsible Sport and was
awarded the AIMS Green Award for industry-leading sustainability
initiatives. Race Weekend generates over $50 million in economic impact for
the region annually. In 2016, the Run for a Reason Charity Program raised
$2.3 million, while the Houston Marathon Foundation supported youth and
community running initiatives. Televised annually by broadcast partner
ABC13, 2016 was the first time that the event was syndicated live
nationally and internationally on ESPN3 and the Longhorn Network. Host to
16 U.S. Half Marathon Championships since 2005 and the 1992 women's Olympic
Trials Marathon, the HMC also conducted the 2012 men's and women's U.S.
Olympic Trials Marathon.
For more information, visit http://www.chevronhoustonmarathon.com or call
713.957.3453.
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