Kat Powell
Wanted to qualify for Boston, but was not ready to meet the challenge. The concrete was hard on my body and the cold beer at mile 20 was more appealing than a Boston Qualifier at the time. I am sure this flat marathon appeals to those conditioned athletes looking for a PR or Boston qualifier.
Sunday January 11th, 2026
Houston, Texas
Distance: Marathon · Half Marathon · 5K
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The Chevron Houston Marathon provides runners with a one-of-a-kind experience in the vibrant and dynamic setting of America's fourth-largest city. Renowned for its fast, flat, and scenic single-loop course, the race has earned accolades as the "fastest winter marathon" and the "second fastest marathon overall," according to the Ultimate Guide to Marathons. It’s a perfect opportunity for both elite athletes chasing personal bests and recreational runners soaking in the atmosphere of Houston’s diverse and welcoming community.
Houston’s marathon legacy spans over three decades, but the event expanded its appeal in 2002 by introducing a half-marathon. Sponsored initially by El Paso Energy, the 13.1-mile race quickly gained popularity, attracting more than 2,500 finishers in its inaugural year. Today, the half-marathon is sponsored by Aramco and has grown into one of the premier half-marathon events in the country, drawing thousands of participants annually.
While the first half-marathon lacked a dramatic finish, it set the stage for what would become a hallmark of the Chevron Houston Marathon weekend—a series of memorable moments, thrilling finishes, and a celebration of athletic achievement. The event has since evolved into a multi-day festival that includes a 5K run and an expo, offering something for everyone.
Whether you’re chasing a personal record, tackling your first race, or cheering from the sidelines, the Chevron Houston Marathon and its accompanying events showcase the heart and energy of Houston, making it a must-experience race for runners of all levels. Join us for a weekend of running, camaraderie, and unforgettable memories in the Bayou City.
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Aramco Houston Half Marathon, Race Date: 2025-01-19, Distance: Half Marathon
| Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
| Male | 59:17 | Addisu Gobena | 20 | Houston, ETH |
| 2nd Male | 59:17 | Conner Mantz | 28 | Provo, UT |
| 3rd Male | 59:18 | Gabriel Geay | 28 | Arusha, TZA |
| 4th Male | 59:20 | Jemal Yimer | 28 | Addis Ababa, ETH |
| Female | 1:06:05 | Senayet Getachew | 19 | Addis Ababa, ETH |
| 2nd Female | 1:06:09 | Weini Kelati | 28 | Flagstaff, AZ |
| 3rd Female | 1:06:48 | Buze Diriba Kejela | 30 | Albuquerque, NM |
| 4th Female | 1:07:35 | Amanda Vestri | 25 | Blowing Rock, NC |
| Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
| M 40-49 | 1:08:22 | Scott Lankford | 41 | Simi Valley, CA |
| M 50-59 | 1:24:04 | Daniel Kerschensteiner | 50 | Saint Louis, MO |
| M 60-69 | 1:29:27 | Armando Meza | 62 | El Paso, TX |
| M 70+ | 1:40:22 | Kent McDonald | 72 | Lawrence, KS |
| F 40-49 | 1:18:22 | Polly Cunes | 41 | Calgary, CAN |
| F 50-59 | 1:29:29 | Bettina Poulos | 52 | Calgary, CAN |
| F 60-69 | 1:32:14 | Terri Cassel | 63 | Tulsa, OK |
| F 70+ | 2:09:30 | Theresa Pearsall | 72 | Houston, TX |
2018 Houston Half Marathon
On a cold day when Ethiopian athletes won three of the four elite races, Ruti Aga’s 1:06:39 victory in the Aramco Houston Half Marathon was the most notable, as the IAAF Gold Label road race on Sunday (14) proved to be one of the deepest half marathons in history. New Zealand’s Jake Robertson prevented an Ethiopian sweep of the titles by winning the men’s half marathon in 1:00:01.
Paced by Gotytom Gebreslase, a lead pack of eight women passed through the first five kilometres in 15:48, suggesting a finishing time comfortably inside 67 minutes. As the pacemaker hit the 10-kilometre checkpoint in 31:33, she was still joined by seven other women: Aga and fellow Ethiopian Buze Diriba, Kenya’s Edith Chelimo, Caroline Chepkoech, Eunice Chumba, Mary Wacera, and USA’s Molly Huddle.
Although the pacemaker dropped out after the half-way point, the lead pack continued at much the same pace, passing 15 kilometres in 47:28. With little more than a couple of kilometres left, Aga began to make her move. At 20 kilometres, reached in 1:03:13, the 23-year-old had a three-second lead over Chepkoech while the rest of the lead pack had fragmented.
Aga extended her lead in the closing stages, winning in 1:06:39 to come within 10 seconds of the North American all-comers’ record set by Wacera in Houston in 2016. The 2012 world U20 5000m silver medallist took more than a minute off her previous PB, but her 2:20:41 second-place finish at the Berlin Marathon in September had suggested that her half-marathon PB was due for revision.
Chepkoech, who last year set PBs of 14:27.55 for 5000m on the track and 30:45 for 10km on the roads, was rewarded with another big PB. The 24-year-old finished second in 1:06:48 in what was just her second half marathon to date.
Wacera and Diriba finished third and fourth respectively, both awarded the same time of 1:06:50, a PB for the latter. Chelimo and Chumba followed, clocking 1:07:13 and 1:07:18, both women recording the second-fastest times of their careers.
Huddle finished seventh in 1:07:25, but found consolation in the fact she broke Deena Kastor’s North American record. Her times at 10 miles (50:52) and 20 kilometres (1:03:48) are also continental records.
It was the first half marathon in history in which seven women had finished within 1:07:30.
The men’s half marathon played out in much the same way as the women’s race, only the numbers involved at the start were higher.
After a large lead pack of about 25 runners covered the first five kilometres in 14:23, the pace started to pick up and the 10-kilometre point was reached in 28:32 with 13 men still in contention.
Aside from Robertson, others in the lead pack included Ethiopia’s Guye Adola, Feyisa Lilesa and USA’s Sam Chelanga. The likes of two-time world champion Bernard Lagat and London Marathon winner Daniel Wanjiru had already started to drop behind.
The lead pack remained largely unchanged as 15 kilometres was reached in 42:50 with Adola and Robertson still running comfortably within the large lead pack. With just a few kilometres remaining, though, Robertson began to make his move and by 20 kilometres he had a 10-second lead over Adola.
Robertson extended his lead by the finish, winning in 1:00:01 to match the PB he set on his debut at the distance when winning in Lisbon last March. Adola finished second in 1:00:15 and was followed by fellow Ethiopians Lilesa and Shura Kitata, both clocking 1:00:20.
Previous Half Marathons
2012
January 15
Men’s Winner: Feyisa Lilesa (Ethiopia) 59:22
Women’s Winner: Belaynesh Olijara (Ethiopia) 1:08:26
In a year that saw Houston host the Olympic Trials marathon and gain worlwide attention, a pair of Ethiopian youngsters rampaged through the half marathon record books.
Feyisa Lelisa and Belaynesh Oljira broke course records held by a couple of familiar names: Lelisa’s 59:22 edged the mark set by American Ryan Hall (59:43) in 2007, while Oljira’s winning time of 1:08:26 shattered the mark set by American Shalane Flanagan (1:09:41).
Lelisa, a 21-year-old who won the marathon bronze medal at the 2011 IAAF World Championships, was a late entrant, but had little trouble handling the field. Ethiopian Tilahun Regassa was runner-up, in 1:01:28, with American Scott Bauhs on his heels in a personal best 1:01:30. In fourth was Luke Puskedra in 1:01:36, a senior at the University of Oregon who was making his half-marathon debut.
The women’s race was another matter. Oljira and Kenya’s Caroline Kilel, winner of the 2011 Boston Marathon, ran shoulder-to-shoulder right to the end, with the 21-year-old Oljira, running her first race in the United States, using her 10,000-meter speed to win in a sprint.
“Right from the beginning I was following her and I knew, and I prepared in my mind, that I have to sprint very fast at the last 100 meters or so,” Oljira said.
Joan Samuelson, 1984 Olympic gold medalist in the marathon, finished in 1:38:03.
2013
January 13
Men’s Winner: Feyisa Lilesa (Ethiopia) 1:01:54
Women’s Winner: Mamitu Daska (Ethiopia) 1:09:53
Running in wet and cold conditions, course record-holder Feyisa Lilesa of Ethiopia defended his title in the men’s race and countrywoman Mamitu Daska, the 2011 marathon champion, won the women’s crown. Daska became the first-ever woman to win the marathon and the half marathon at Houston.
Lilesa ran side-by-side with Deriba Merga until the pair entered the home stretch, where Lilesa used his superior speed to win in 1:01:54. Merga was second at 1:02:00 and Kenya’s Wilson Erupe made a late surge to take third in 1:02:12.
Daska took command early in the race, leading through 5km in 16:18, and then doubled her margin by the 10km mark, clocking 32:42. At 15km, she had a 1:27 lead over Caroline Kilel of Kenya and her margin of victory was 2:05 when she crossed the line at 1:09:54, the fifth-fastest time in race history. Kilel finished as the runner-up for the second year in a row, finishing in 1:11:58 and Hellen Jemutai, also of Kenya, was third in 1:12:34.
The top Americans were newly-minted U.S. citizen Shadrack Biwott, who finished fourth in 1:02:23, and Lisa Uhl, who took sixth in 1:13:38.
2014
January 19
Men’s Winner: Meb Keflezighi 1:01:23
Women’s Winner: Serena Burla 1:10:48
Houston once again hosted the USA Half Marathon Championships, this time on a new course with superb weather, and Meb Keflezighi broke away from the field after the eight-mile mark to win in 1:01:23, his second U.S. title and the second-fastest time in race history by an American. It was Keflezighi’s 22nd U.S. title at all distances.
Keflezighi ran with a large pack for the first half of the race, trading the lead with last year’s top American finisher, Shadrack Biwott, and Tyler Pennel. Aaron Braun and Tim Ritchie pulled the field through 5K in 14:38, and a group of seven men led by Pennel passed 10K in 29:10.By 15K Keflezighi gapped the pack by three seconds at 43:34, and he added nine seconds to that margin over the next 5K to clock 58:12.
Braun and Josphat Boit edged past Pennel over the final kilometer to finish second and third in 1:01:38 and 1:01:41.
Serena Burla mounted the podium for the first time, winning the women’s title in 1:10:48 as she ran almost unchallenged for the majority of the race.
A pack of eight cruised through 5K under 17:03 with Burla at the front. Burla made a strong push in the next 5K to take a 15-second lead over Lauren Kleppin at 10K, and by 15K that lead had stretched to 40 seconds at 50:07. She went through 20K at 67:08 and had a 1:18 margin, which increased to 1:24 at the finish, with Kleppin second and Caitlin Comfort third at 1:12:16.
2015
January 18
Men’s Winner: Diego Estrada 1:00:51
Women’s Winner: Kim Conley 1:09:44
Two very different races produced two superb results in races which served as the U.S. championship race for the ninth time for men and seventh time for women.
Diego Estrada shot to the lead after running with the pack for the first 5K at 14:41, opening a 20-second gap by 10K (28:51) and stretching that margin to 45 seconds over Jared Ward at the 15K mark (43:14). He tacked on five more seconds to his cushion by 20K (57:45) and eased to the finish at 1:00:51, the third-fastest time ever by an American and also the third-fastest ever at Houston.
Ward finished well to clock 1:01:42 in his debut at the distance to move to ninth on the all-time Houston list, and Girma Mecheso was third at 1:02:16. Three-time champion Meb Keflezighi was fighting a cold and a sore back as he pursued his fourth U.S. title and third straight, but battled through to take fourth at 1:02:18.
Kim Conley, a gold medalist in the 10,000 at the 2014 USATF Outdoor Championships, bided her time through 10 miles at a fast pace, running with the leaders through 5K at 16:45 and 10K at 33:27. She shared the lead with 2006 U.S. champ Annie Bersagel at 15K (50:08) and then pulled away over the next 5K, running 16:12 for that portion of the race to pass 20K at 1:06:20 and take a 22-second lead.
Conley was powerful through the finish, crossing the line at 1:09:44 for the fifth-fastest time ever at Houston and the second-fastest by an American woman in the race. Brianne Nelson trimmed more than two minutes off her lifetime best to take second at 1:10:16, and Janet Bawcom was third at 1:10:46.
2016
January 17
Men’s Winner: Lilesa Disesa (Ethiopia) 1:00:37
Women’s Winner: Mary Wacera (Kenya) 1:06:29
Kenya’s Mary Wacera ran the fastest-ever women’s half marathon on American soil Sunday, moving to No. 9 on the all-time world list as she shattered the course record with a 66:29 to win the Aramco Houston Half Marathon.
Wacera, who collected $45,000 for her record-setting win, made a move just after the 15-kilometer mark to take the lead from fellow Kenyan Cynthia Limo. She established a six-second gap over the next 5K and stretched the margin to 12 seconds at the finish. Limo’s 66:41 moved her to 11th on the all-time world list.
Last year’s world marathon champion, Mare Dibaba of Ethiopia, was also faster than the existing course record with a 1:07:55 in third, as was fourth-placer Ruti Aga of Ethiopia, who clocked 68:07. Sara Hall was the top American woman, setting a lifetime best with her 70:07 in fifth.
Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia ran the third-fastest men’s time ever at Houston, winning by eight seconds with his 60:37. Mosinet Geremew of Ethiopia was the runner-up at 60:45, and Luke Puskedra took the top U.S. spot in fourth at 61:29.
Sunday January 11th, 2026
Houston, Texas
Distance: Marathon · Half Marathon · 5K
Offical Race Web Site
The Chevron Houston Marathon offers participants a unique running experience in America's fourth largest city. The fast, flat, scenic single-loop course has been ranked as the "fastest winter marathon" and "second fastest marathon overall" by Ultimate Guide To Marathons. Additionally, with more than 200,000 spectators annually, the Chevron Houston Marathon enjoys tremendous crowd support.
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. In 2012, more than 20,000 runners participated in three race weekend events organized by 7,500 volunteers, creating Houston's largest single-day sporting event. HMC has hosted numerous world-renowned road races, including the 2012 U.S. Men's and Women's Olympic Trials - Marathon on January 14, as well as the USA Men's and Women's Half Marathon Championships since 2005 and 2007 respectively, and the 1992 U.S. Women's Olympic Trials Marathon.
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Chevron Houston Marathon, Race Date: 2025-01-19, Distance: Marathon
| Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
| Male | 2:08:17 | Haimro Alame | 34 | Tel Aviv, ISR |
| 2nd Male | 2:08:25 | Yemane Haileselassie | 26 | Houston, ERI |
| 3rd Male | 2:08:29 | Shadrack Kimining | 28 | Iten, KEN |
| 4th Male | 2:08:50 | Hugo Taupiac | 25 | Houston, CHL |
| Female | 2:20:42 | Kumeshi Sichala | 29 | Addis Ababa, ETH |
| 2nd Female | 2:22:56 | Erika Kemp | 29 | Providence, RI |
| 3rd Female | 2:25:09 | Tsige Haileslase | 24 | Houston, ETH |
| 4th Female | 2:26:49 | Amber Zimmerman | 25 | Houston, ETH |
| Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
| M 40-49 | 2:24:21 | Calum Neff | 40 | Houston, CAN |
| M 50-59 | 2:43:23 | Israel Arroyo Garcia | 51 | Ecatepec, MEX |
| M 60-69 | 2:48:35 | Brian Murphy | 62 | London, CAN |
| M 70+ | 3:37:25 | David Crawford | 74 | Renton, WA |
| F 40-49 | 2:43:08 | Allie Guillard | 40 | State College, PA |
| F 50-59 | 2:44:56 | Maria Zambrano | 54 | Calgary, CAN |
| F 60-69 | 3:18:31 | Coco Dughi | 62 | Boulder, CO |
| F 70+ | 4:01:02 | Sharon Vaughn | 72 | Austin, TX |
The Chevron Houston Marathon and Aramco Houston Half Marathon use a single start line for both races. The start features four corrals with the first corral starting at 7:01 a.m. Corrals B and C will follow the A Corral using a pulsed start method – three minute time intervals separating the corrals – to reduce course congestion. Corral D will follow immediately after the C corral with no pulsed intervals. Corral assignments are determined by the predicted finish time of each runner indicated during registration. Corral A seeding is by request only, and the deadline to submit a qualifying time is November 30, 2018.
Hot Chocolate San Francisco
Sunday January 11th, 2026
San Francisco, California
Distance: 15K · 5K
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The Hot Chocolate 15k/5k San Francisco course highlights the city’s biggest attractions. We hold our races to the highest quality standards, from start to finish, course design and accuracy, emergency medical plans that exceed industry standards all in the name of your safety. Along those lines, all Hot Chocolate 15k/5k
RAM Racing events have a USATF-certified course with a distance that has been certified for accuracy. Please note that although we’ll try our best to avoid it, the course and start time is subject to change.
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Len Smith
Have heard some sweet things about this event.
Have heard some sweet things about this event.
Kathy Matsumoto
Bonus Swag Code for Jan 12, 2020: SFKATHY20 A large well-organized fun race that features chocolate fondue and hot chocolate at the post race party. Sweet treats at aid stations. All participants get a jacket. Both 5k and 15k are walk friendly. 15k finishers get a large medal. Good race for families, friends, weekend trip.
Bonus Swag Code for Jan 12, 2020: SFKATHY20 A large well-organized fun race that features chocolate fondue and hot chocolate at the post race party. Sweet treats at aid stations. All participants get a jacket. Both 5k and 15k are walk friendly. 15k finishers get a large medal. Good race for families, friends, weekend trip.
Kathy Matsumoto
Bonus Swag Code: SFKATHY20 A large well-organized fun race that features chocolate fondue and hot chocolate at the post race party. Sweet treats at aid stations. All participants get a jacket. Both 5k and 15k are walk friendly. 15k finishers get a large medal. Good race for families, friends, weekend trip.
Bonus Swag Code: SFKATHY20 A large well-organized fun race that features chocolate fondue and hot chocolate at the post race party. Sweet treats at aid stations. All participants get a jacket. Both 5k and 15k are walk friendly. 15k finishers get a large medal. Good race for families, friends, weekend trip.
Hot Chocolate San Francisco, Race Date: 2025-01-12, Distance: 15k
| Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
| Male | 50:29 | Barrett Reese | WAYNESBORO, VA | |
| 2nd Male | 50:13 | Stuart Vailes | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | |
| 3rd Male | 53:21 | Niall McDermott | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | |
| Female | 54:08 | Dana Mirzadegan | San Francisco, CA | |
| 3rd Female | 58:07 | Lynnette Ledesma | HAYWARD, CA | |
| 4th Female | 58:17 | Allison Arnold | WALNUT CREEK, CA |
| Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
| M 40-49 | 55:03 | Cesar Lira | Daly city, CA | |
| M 50-59 | 59:10 | Justin Wasielewski | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | |
| M 60-69 | 59:31 | Michael Chasse | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | |
| M 70+ | 1:26:35 | Richard Mallett | TAHOE CITY, CA | |
| F 40-49 | 58:17 | Allison Arnold | WALNUT CREEK, CA | |
| F 50-59 | 1:15:04 | Catherine Huberty | DANVILLE, CA | |
| F 60-69 | 1:09:34 | Carrie Minucciani | MILLBRAE, CA | |
| F 70+ | 1:21:21 | Suzanne Koonce | MENLO PARK, CA |
All 15K finishers will receive an official Hot Chocolate San Francisco medal to commemorate their awesome achievement. Heads up: while this medal may give you chocolate cravings, it’s actually made from metal alloy. We recommend displaying this sturdy, high-quality medal on a wall for maximum bragging rights. Each medal features a chocolate bar lookalike wrapped in gold, hung by a shimmering Finisher ribbon. You’ll be handed your medal after crossing the finish line.
About the course.
- The Hot Chocolate 15k/5k San Francisco course highlights the city’s biggest attractions. We hold our races to the highest quality standards, from start to finish, course design and accuracy, emergency medical plans that exceed industry standards all in the name of your safety. Along those lines, all Hot Chocolate 15k/5k, RAM Racing events have a USATF-certified course with a distance that has been certified for accuracy.
Sunday January 11th, 2026
Valencia, Spain
Distance: Marathon · Half Marathon · 10K
Offical Race Web Site
Around the corner we have one more edition of the 10K Valencia Ibercaja, organized one more year by the C. 10K VALENCIA Athletics premiering the running season in Valencia.
It is a massive urban race with more than 3,000 registered annually of 10 kilometers, where the maximum duration of the test will be 1 hour 40 minutes (100 minutes). The Organization will enable 5 different departures, each separated by 4 minutes apart, the first one being adapted and blind athletes.
The 10K Valencia is one of those tests that no runner should miss.
Cheer up and start the year in the best way... Running!!!!
2024
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10k Valencia Trinidad Alfonso, Race Date: 2025-01-12, Distance: Half Marathon
| Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
| Male | 59:17 | Addisu Gobena | ethi | |
| 2nd Male | 59:17 | Conner Mantz | usa | |
| 3rd Male | 59:18 | Gabriel Geay | tz | |
| 4th Male | 59:20 | Jemal Yimer | ethi | |
| Female | 1:06:05 | Senayet Getachew | ETH | |
| 2nd Female | 1:06:09 | Weini Kelati | USA | |
| 3rd Female | 1:06:48 | Buze Diriba Kejela | ETH | |
| 4th Female | 1:07:35 | Amanda Vestri | USA |
| Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
Departure and finish in the City of Arts and Sciences and a walk through the city center to complete a spectacular tour of the 10K Valencia.
Louisiana Marathon
Saturday January 17th, 2026
Baton Rouge, LA
Distance: Marathon · Half Marathon · 5K · Quarter Marathon · Kids Race
Offical Race Web Site
Welcome to the Louisiana Marathon Running Festival. Rendezvous with runners from 50 states and over 30 countries who share a passion for Louisiana as they race our fast, flat and festive courses. Stick around for the best Finish Fest on the bayou and enjoy tastes of gumbo, jambalaya, étouffée, duck confit and couch du lait (to name a few dishes offered) while dancing and laughing to local jazz-funk-zydeco-country-blues live performances.
The Louisiana Marathon was established in 2012 to be a major racing event on the winter road racing calendar and running festival celebrating the passion for the sport combined with the Louisiana culture.
Friends, family and curious spectators line up along the 26.2 picturesque miles of roadways filled with inspiring sights and sounds to cheer on the many that chose to run. The Louisiana Marathon course takes runners from downtown, along the river, through the University Lakes, the Louisiana State University campus, and through historic rivertown neighborhoods.
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Louisiana Marathon, Race Date: 2025-01-19, Distance: Marathon
| Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
| Male | 2:28:23 | Jacob Plocher | 26 | Gautier, MS |
| 2nd Male | 2:30:25 | John Barham | 26 | Albuquerque, NM |
| 3rd Male | 2:30:48 | Colin McCatharn | 31 | New Orleans, LA |
| 4th Male | 2:33:14 | Caleb Bendewald | 30 | Granbury, TX |
| Female | 2:53:49 | Caroline Mahoney | 26 | Bedford, NH |
| 2nd Female | 2:57:06 | Jessalyn Sadler | 36 | Independence, M |
| 3rd Female | 2:57:48 | Megan Kahn | 36 | Loveland, OH |
| 4th Female | 2:59:58 | Marta Pascoa | 24 | Lake Charles, LA |
| Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
| M 40-49 | 2:47:05 | Eric Capostagno | 43 | West Palm Beach, FL |
| M 50-59 | 3:10:21 | Christopher Gahan | 50 | Alexandria, VA |
| F 40-49 | 3:05:07 | Grace Thacker | 42 | New Orleans, LA |
DEJA VU AWARD
Runners who finish the Quarter Marathon or 5K on Saturday AND finish the Marathon or Half Marathon on Sunday, receive the coveted Déjà Vu Award.
The 10-inch “crawfish tray” is common dinnerware in many Louisiana seafood restaurants, bearing the fruits of the Gulf Coast, but at the Louisiana Marathon, it is also the symbol of dedication, preparation, commitment and endurance. It’s a trophy that few earn.
The Louisiana Marathon is a USAT&F Certified course and an official Boston Qualifier route. It boasts one of the highest BQ rates of all marathons since it features a fast, flat, runner-friendly path through the lakes, along the river, around downtown, on the university campus and in historic neighborhoods.Friends, family and enthusiastic spectators line up along the course in various spotsto cheer on the runners, making for a spirited marathon.
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They say they do everything big in Texas, and this race lives up to that reputation. I've heard many great things about this race.