With his pair of running shoes packed, Houston Marathon Committee executive director Wade Morehead spent two weeks living out of a suitcase, traveling across the country and the world to learn more about the event industry and discover new ideas to make race weekend better than ever just in time for its 40th anniversary. Wade’s first
We are excited to introduce the first “Training Thursday,” a new monthly feature on Committee in the City brought to you by Focus-n-Fly, the official online training program of the Chevron Houston Marathon. From now through January, we will post monthly training tips for our readers to help you run the best race possible! This month, we focus on how to adjust your training for the
Did you know that tackling 26.2 miles in the Chevron Houston Marathon can take you another 6,000 miles – all the way to Athens, Greece? The Houston group that traveled to Greece in 2008.Just ask Melinda Davis-Malesevich, MD and Jamie Demahy, who are headed to Greece in November as part of the Houston-Athens Marathon Exchange program.
You may run alone, but on National Running Day, we celebrate together! On June 1, thousands of runners from around the nation shared their passion for a lifestyle that is one of the best and simplest ways to stay fit—and so much more. The HMC kicked off National Running day bright and early. Local runners joined Executive
With the Houston Marathon being the city’s largest single-day sporting event, we know how vital having dedicated volunteers and supporters is during a race, both to the participants and the organizers. In the spirit of the spectators who help make race weekend a success, HMC staff Carly Caulfield and Kimberly Hall spent this past Saturday cheering on
The Houston Marathon Committee hosted its annual Run for a Reason charity luncheon last Thursday, April 28 with official charities, runners, fundraisers and Sidewalk Squad sponsors. Guests were all smiles and laughs as they were entertained with a fun magic show which set the tone for the afternoon. The Committee presented 52 charities with a
Did you know that for the past three years, a Houston Marathon winner has won the Boston Marathon in the same year? Let’s break it down. Defending Houston Marathon champion and course record holder Dire Tune broke her 2007 record by a staggering two minutes, 12 seconds for back-to-back Houston Marathon victories with a time
As Houston Marathon Committee staff, we don’t get the opportunity to be out there on the course running with you on race day - but that doesn’t mean we don’t like to run when we get the chance! This past Saturday, our registration manager Erin McGowan ran in the third annual “4 the Park” 4K
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