Aramco Houston Half Marathon — ENTRY ROUTE
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ENTRY ROUTE
General registration is by lottery — limited to half marathon 11,000 people.
Thirteen thousand entries are reserved for the marathon and 11,000 for the half marathon, with registration handled through a lottery system
Time Qualifiers — Certified record holders have guaranteed entry;
only records after January 1, 2025 will be accepted.
HERO Registration (guaranteed entry with a donation of at least $350 to an official charity) or the Run for a Reason fundraising programme (guaranteed entry with a minimum of $500 raised)
Legacy/Streak Runner — runners who have completed the Houston Marathon 5 or more times (half marathon means 10 or more) are eligible for guaranteed entry
Entry options may change — re-check on the official site
Entry
Marathon
Qualifying time
WA Labeled/AIMS Certified Competition Standard Default — No entry based on timing (general registration).
Default category values are based on the structural characteristics of the WA label/AIMS certified competition group (there is no record qualification system except for major competitions) rather than checking the official website for individual competitions.
When a competition that actually has a qualification system is discovered, this value will be overwritten with the individual survey results.
Start
06:55
4 hours
2027 Aramco Houston half marathon official cut-off point: the course split at mile 7.6 must be reached by 10:15 am,
and the half marathon time limit is 4 hours (chip time).
The cut-off point time may be adjusted according to the final start line passage time.
BIB PICK-UP
Grand Ballroom and Hall B3 on the third floor of the George R. Brown Convention Center — 1001 Avenida De Las Americas, Houston, TX 77010
Based on the 2026 edition — Friday, 1/9, 10:00 am–6:00 pm;
Saturday, 1/10, 8:30 am–5:00 pm
You must bring a government-issued photo ID and your registration confirmation, either electronic or printed, to collect bib.
Participants aged 17 and under do not need ID.
Marathon (Chevron) and half marathon (Aramco) participants collect their bib at the same EXPO.
Entry
Apply online for the Chevron Houston Marathon and Aramco Houston Half Marathon 2027 at the official Haku registration page, and you can participate through regular registration or the official RFAR charity route (FFR·HERO).
PacerTrip only connects information — entry and payment happen on the official page and with each seller.