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Elite Runners Set to Compete in the 2025 Chevron Houston Marathon and Aramco Houston Half Marathon

The 2025 Chevron Houston Marathon and Aramco Houston Half Marathon, scheduled for Sunday, January 19, 2025, will feature a strong lineup of elite athletes aiming for remarkable performances.

 

 

Women’s Half Marathon:

Natasha Wodak (Canada): The Canadian marathon record holder, with a half-marathon personal best of 1:09:41, returns to Houston after securing ninth place in the previous year’s event. 

 

Men’s Half Marathon:

Ben Flanagan (Canada): Holds a personal best of 1:01:00 from 2022 and seeks a strong start to his 2025 season.

Thomas Fafard (Canada): Paris Olympic 5,000m finalist, returning after a 12th-place finish in 2024 with a personal best of 1:02:17.

Ben Preisner (Canada): Canada’s third-fastest marathoner, with a half-marathon personal best of 1:02:42, making a return after an eight-month racing hiatus.

John Gay (Canada): Olympic steeplechaser set to make his half-marathon debut. 

 

Women’s Marathon:

Dayna Pidhoresky (Canada): With a personal best of 2:29:03, she is running her first marathon in over a year.

Rachel Hannah (Canada): 2024 Around the Bay Road Race champion and recent bronze medalist at the 2024 Canadian Cross Country Championships. 

 

Men’s Marathon:

Thomas Broatch (Canada): Returning after a top-10 finish in 2024, with a personal best of 2:11:51.

Andrew Alexander (Canada): Debuted with a 2:14:13 marathon at the 2024 Canadian Marathon Championships.

Phil Parrot-Migas (Canada): Achieved a personal best of 2:15:32 at the 2024 Chicago Marathon. 

 

The full elite field for the 2025 Chevron Houston Marathon and Aramco Houston Half Marathon includes a diverse group of international athletes, all aiming for exceptional performances on Houston’s renowned flat and fast course. 

 

posted Friday January 17th