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.
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.
Sunday February 16th, 2025
Granollers, Spain
Distance: Half Marathon · 10K
Offical Race Web Site
The race is organized by the Col·lectiu d'Atletes de Fons group and was first held in 1987. The course starts and finishes in Granollers and passes through Les Franqueses del Vallès and La Garriga. It is among the more popular half marathon events in Spain with around 10,000 runners taking part in the day's events. In addition to the main half marathon race, there are two further events: a 5 km race for fun runners and "the mini," which hosts a range of short distances for children.
Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
Male | 56:42 | Jacob Kiplimo | uga | |
2nd Male | 58:44 | Geoffrey Kamworor | ken | |
3rd Male | 59:40 | Samwel Mailu | ken | |
4th Male | 59:52 | Yemane Crippa | ita | |
Female | 64:13 | Jocyline Jepkosgei | ken | |
2nd Female | 65:18 | Alexandria Garcia | spain | |
3rd Female | 66:25 | Gladys Chepkurui | ken | |
4th Female | 68:19 | Alemteshay Bimr Zerihun | ethi |
Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
M 40-49 | 1:04:44 | Rob Warner | ||
M 50-59 | 1:06:55 | Jonas Julve Vargas | spain | |
M 60-69 | 1:14:46 | Carles Marin Lopez | spain | |
F 40-49 | 1:12:16 | Abel Ortega Carrasco | spain | |
F 50-59 | 1:24:25 | PILAR CALVO GOMEZ | spain | |
F 60-69 | 1:30:19 | Valérie Caron |
Sunday October 26th, 2025
Valencia, Spain
Distance: Half Marathon
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The Trinidad Alfonso Valencia Half Marathon has become one of the top running events in the world. Valencia is one of the fastest half marathon in the world. The race, organized by SD Correcaminos Athletics Club, celebrated its silver anniversary in style with record participation, record crowd numbers, Silver label IAAF accreditation and an atmosphere that you will not find anywhere else in the world.
The Trinidad Alfonso Foundation is supporting the event in which many of the world’s best athletes and thousands of members of the public will run on a fast, unique course with the finishing line in the City of Arts and Sciences.
The Trinidad Alfonso Foundation, a non-profit foundation chaired by Juan Roig, has the aim of promoting values such as a strong work ethic through sports projects that take place in the Valencia region.
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Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
Male | 57:30 | Yomif Kejelcha | ethi | |
2nd Male | 58:17 | Daniel Mateiko | ken | |
3rd Male | 58:21 | Isaia Lasoi | ken | |
4th Male | 58:39 | Gamechu Dida | ethi | |
Female | 63:04 | Agnes Ngetich | ken | |
2nd Female | 63:21 | Tesfay Fotyen | ethi | |
3rd Female | 63:32 | Lilian Kasait | ken | |
4th Female | 64:14 | Taye Ejyehu | ethi |
Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
M 40-49 | 1:01:50 | GUERRA POLO, JAVIER | esp | |
M 50-59 | 1:11:37 | VERDU CALABUIG, EDUARDO | esp | |
M 60-69 | 1:20:09 | Watmough, Stephen | esp | |
M 70+ | 1:24:56 | Rico Jimenez, Rafael | esp | |
F 40-49 | 1:11:37 | Silva, Mónica | esp | |
F 50-59 | 1:25:35 | Hensen, Ciska | esp | |
F 60-69 | 1:33:44 | María Eugenia | esp | |
F 70+ | 1:58:48 | Gonzalvo Perez | esp |
2021 Race Highlights
Ethiopia’s Letesenbet Gidey smashed the world record* at the Valencia Half Marathon Trinidad Alfonso EDP, clocking 1:02:52 on her debut at the distance at theWorld Athletics Elite Labelroad race on Sunday (24).
Competing in the same Spanish city where she broke the world 5000m record last year, Gidey took 70 seconds off the previous world record of 1:04:02 set by world marathon champion Ruth Chepngetich earlier this year.
In doing so, 23-year-old Gidey becomes the first woman to officially break the 64 and 63-minute barriers. She’s also the first debutante to set a world record for the distance.
Perfectly paced by her compatriot Mebrahtu Kiros, Gidey went through the opening 5km in 15:00, well inside world record pace, with her compatriot Yalemzerf Yehualaw running five metres down. Yehualaw, whose recent 1:03:44 clocking in Larne could not be ratified as a world record due to the course being too short, drifted further back over the next few kilometres as Gidey reached 10km in 29:45 – the third-fastest clocking in history for the distance and just seven seconds shy of the world record set just a few weeks ago by Kalkidan Gezahegne.
While Yehualaw began to lose ground shortly afterwards, Gidey maintained her relentless rhythm to cover the next 5km segment in 14:44, reaching the 15km point in 44:29, barely nine seconds slower than her own world best for the distance.
Although her pace dropped very slightly in the last quarter of the race, Gidey had done more than enough to ensure victory in a world record time. She crossed the line in 1:02:52, adding a third world record to her name to go alongside the marks she owns for 5000m (14:06.62) and 10,000m (29:01.03).
Underscoring the quality of Gidey’s performance, she crossed the finish line alongside Spain’s Javier Guerra, a 2:07:27 marathon runner.
“I knew I could run this kind of time as my training sessions in the altitude of Addis Abeba have gone very well,” said an ecstatic Gidey, the Olympic bronze medallist and world silver medallist over 10,000m. “In future I’m thinking of competing at the marathon distance but I’m not sure that will come before the Paris 2024 Olympic Games or later.”
Yehualaw finished second in 1:03:51, also inside the previous world record. Kenya’s Sheila Chepkirui bettered her lifetime best by 45 seconds to complete the podium in 1:04:54.
The men’s race may not have witnessed a world record, but it still had record depth with an unprecedented seven men covering the distance within 59 minutes.
The leading group went through the opening 5km in 13:45, right on schedule for a 58-minute finishing time. Kenya’s world 10km record holder Rhonex Kipruto ran comfortably close to the pacemakers alongside compatriots Abel Kipchumba, Philemon Kiplimo, Felix Kipkoech, Daniel Mateiko and Kennedy Kimutai plus Ethiopia’s world 5000m champion Muktar Edris.
Surprisingly, the three pacemakers – Josphat Kiptoo Chumo, Emmanuel Maru and Evans Kipkemei Kurui – dropped out before the seventh kilometre and from then on the main favourites took turns in the lead to keep a swift pace. The 10km checkpoint was reached in 27:35, slightly outside their target, with Kipruto and 58:48 world leader Kipchumba making most of the pacing duties alongside the surprise package Mateiko, whose career best was 59:25 set in Copenhagen last month. At that point, 10 men still remained in the lead pack.
The first serious move came in the 12th kilometre when Mateiko, a training partner of Eliud Kipchoge, tried to break away from the rest but he was soon reeled in by the main contenders, who were now running in single file.
Shortly after reaching 15km in 41:16, Kipchumba moved to the front and only Kipruto could live with his pace. With about half a kilometre to go, Kipruto surged and gained a few metres on Kipchumba, but the latter never gave up and overtook Kipruto in the closing stages to win in a world-leading 58:07 with Kipruto taking second place in 58:09.
Kipchumba’s winning time elevates him to sixth on the world all-time list. Mateiko set a huge PB of 58:24 to secure a Kenyan sweep of the podium places.
2020 Race highlights
(2020) On Sunday morning December 6 in Valencia, Kenya’s Kibiwott Kandies smashed thehalf-marathon world record, becoming the first person ever to break 58 minutes. Kandie ran 57:32, breaking Geoffrey Kamworor previous record (58:01) which he set in 2019, by 29 seconds.
The top five men remained in a tight pack through 19K, all on world record pace. Around 20K, Kandie and eventual second-place finisher (and current world champion)Jacob Kiplimo broke away, trading leads until Kandie took the race and the world record. The top four men all ran under the previous world best, with third place Rhonex Kiptruto finishing in 57:49 and fourth place Alexander Mutiso in 57:59. To make matters even more impressive, it was Kipruto’s half-marathon debut (making it the fastest debut in history).
Earlier this year Kandies was disappointed at the half-marathon championships, after kilometres of strong running, Kandie lost the race to Kiplimo who took the title. Today, Kandie becomes the first person to run four sub-59 half-marathons in one year and owns his first world record.
Women’s race
In the women’s race,Genzebe Dibaba won the event in her debut over the distance. She ran a 1:05:18 to become the 12th-fastest woman to ever cover 21.1K. After running most of the race solo, with only her pacers accompanying her, she comfortably took the win. Second place went to Sheila Chepkurui in 1:05:39 and third place to Senbere Teferiin 1:05:51.
Sunday September 14th, 2025
Copenhagen, Denmark
Distance: Half Marathon
Offical Race Web Site
The Copenhagen Half Marathon was the first road race in Scandinavia and is one of the fastest half marathons in the world. The Copenhagen Half Marathon has been awarded with the International Association of Athletics Federation's (IAAF) most distinguished recognition - the IAAF Road Race Gold Label.
Copenhagen Half Marathon was awarded the IAAF Road Race Bronze Label in January 2015 as the first race throughout the Nordic countries. In January 2016 the race obtained the IAAF Road Race Silver Label.
After only two race editions, the Copenhagen Half Marathon has received the prestigious IAAF Gold Label, thus claiming a place among the very best races in the world.
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Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
Male | 58:05 | Sabastian Sawe | ken | |
2nd Male | 58:09 | Jacob Kiplimo | uga | |
3rd Male | 58:10 | Isaia Lasoi | ken | |
4th Male | 58:57 | Amos Kurgat | ken | |
Female | 65:11 | Margaret Chelimo | ken | |
2nd Female | 65:45 | Judy Kemboi | ken | |
3rd Female | 66:09 | Catherine Reline | ken | |
4th Female | 66:21 | Ftaw Zeray | ethi |
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Sunday March 15th, 2026
Malaga, Spain
Distance: Half Marathon
Offical Race Web Site
TheTotalEnergies Málaga Half Marathonis one of Europe’s premier road racing events, held annually in the sun-drenched coastal city ofMálaga, Spain. Known for its lightning-fast course and ideal racing conditions, this half marathon attracts elite athletes and recreational runners from around the world.
Set along the scenicCosta del Sol, the route is celebrated for itsultra-flat profile, featuring just a7-meter elevation differenceand onlyseven turns—making it one of thefastest and flattest half marathons in the world. The combination of speed, scenery, and Spanish charm creates a unique and memorable race experience.
Participants enjoy:
• A professionally organized event with amass startthat unites thousands of runners each year
• Acertified, record-eligible courseperfect for setting personal bests
• A vibrant atmosphere filled withMediterranean culture, historic architecture, andcoastal views
• Mild spring weather that makes Málaga an ideal race destination
With a growing reputation for world-class performances and warm hospitality, theTotalEnergies Málaga Half Marathoncontinues to be a favorite on the international running calendar.
Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
Male | 58:27 | Gilbert Kiprotich | ken | |
2nd Male | 58:44 | Patrick Mosin | ken | |
3rd Male | 61:21 | Richard Yator | ken | |
4th Male | 63:38 | Boay Maganga | rwa | |
Female | 65:46 | Loice Chemnung | ken | |
2nd Female | 67:01 | Miriam Chebet | ken | |
3rd Female | 68:00 | joy Cheptoyek | uga | |
4th Female | 69:24 | Dinorah Samum | ken |
Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
M 40-49 | 1:09:51 | JAVIER ARCAS GARCÍA | esp | |
M 50-59 | 1:14:15 | PHILIPPE CECCALDI | fra | |
M 60-69 | 1:23:14 | IGNACIO GONZÁLEZ FRANCO | esp | |
M 70+ | 1:34:22 | JOSÉ MANUEL SÁNCHEZ | esp | |
F 40-49 | 1:23:57 | ELISA MELILLI | ita | |
F 50-59 | 1:23:42 | CISKA HENSEN | nl | |
F 60-69 | 1:42:46 | MARI CARMEN NOGUERA | esp | |
F 70+ | 2:27:44 | ELIZABETH TEW | gbr |
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