Houston Half Marathon

Houston Half Marathon & 10k

October 27, 2024
Houston
Road
Distances
Half-Marathon, 10k
Starting Time

7:00 AM

Fees

$60+

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1,000-10,000
Some Hills
Park Run
High: 78°
/ Low: 58°

One of the state’s more popular half-marathon races, the Houston Half Marathon & 10K is organized by the Houston Striders running club and usually draws more than 2,500 runners in both the individual race and the relay combined each year.

Run along a tight loop course in the shadow of the city’s downtown skyscrapers, the race starts and finishes on the edge of Sam Houston Park and features long stretches along the Buffalo Bayou, the main waterway that flows through the center of the city.

In contrast with many other road races that follow sprawling, circuitous routes through their home cities, this race’s loop course is run within a fairly confined area, and runners complete an out-and-back loop before reaching the finish line back at the park. The course time limits is 4 hours, which means runners will need to keep a pace of 18 minutes or better.

The race starts on Lamar St. and turns left onto Travis St. for the first mile of the race. Then runners take Smith St. up to Allen Parkway which they will stay on for the next few miles of the course. Most of the race is run on two main downtown streets, Allen Parkway, the outward leg of along the water, and Memorial Drive.
Runners encounter few hills along this mostly fast and flat course, though there are a few gradual uphill and downhill stretches. All of the race is run over paved surfaces, and there is a four-hour time limit for those running in the individual and the relay.

Overview
One of the state’s more popular half-marathon races, the Houston Half Marathon & 10K is organized by the Houston Striders running club and usually draws more than 2,500 runners in both the individual race and the relay combined each year. Run along a tight loop course in the shadow of the city’s downtown skyscrapers, the race starts and finishes on the edge of Sam Houston Park and features long stretches along the Buffalo Bayou, the main waterway that flows through the center of the city. In contrast with many other road races that follow sprawling, circuitous routes through their home cities, this race’s loop course is run within a fairly confined area, and runners complete an out-and-back loop before reaching the finish line back at the park. The course time limits is 4 hours, which means runners will need to keep a pace of 18 minutes or better.

The race starts on Lamar St. and turns left onto Travis St. for the first mile of the race. Then runners take Smith St. up to Allen Parkway which they will stay on for the next few miles of the course. Most of the race is run on two main downtown streets, Allen Parkway, the outward leg of along the water, and Memorial Drive.
Runners encounter few hills along this mostly fast and flat course, though there are a few gradual uphill and downhill stretches. All of the race is run over paved surfaces, and there is a four-hour time limit for those running in the individual and the relay.

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Distances
Half Marathon, 10k
Starting Time

7:00 AM

Fees

$60+

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