Early Registration Now Open for Houston Marathon Weekend -High demand anticipated for 2012 Chevron Houston Marathon, Aramco Houston Half-Marathon

HOUSTON – New to 2012, eligible runners of the Chevron Houston Marathon and Aramco Houston Half-Marathon will be able to register during an early registration period which opened yesterday (Tuesday, May 10, 2011) and closes on Tuesday, May 31 at 11:59 p.m. CST.

Once early registration closes on May 31, eligible runners who qualify for early registration will no longer be eligible to receive a guaranteed race entry and must enter the lottery for a chance to be selected with the exception of official Houston Marathon Veterans (runners who have completed 10 or more Houston Marathons) who may register through Tuesday, November 1, 2011.

Runners who meet the following time qualification standards are eligible to receive a limited number of guaranteed race entries available during early registration. Finisher times dating back to July 2010 may be used to qualify:

For the Marathon, men and women must have run a marathon in under 4 hours or a half-marathon in under 1 hour, 54 minutes, 36 seconds.

For the Half-Marathon, men and women must have run a marathon in under 4 hours, 11 minutes, 15 seconds, a half-marathon in under 2 hours, or a 10K in under 54 minutes, 6 seconds.

You may register for the marathon with a qualifying marathon or half marathon time, or register for the half marathon with a qualifying marathon, half marathon or 10K time. You may not register for the marathon with a 10K qualifying time.

Runners will be required to provide the qualifying race name, date, distance and time during registration. Credit cards will not charged until qualifying times are verified and confirmed.

Visit https://www.chevronhoustonmarathon.com/Upload/documents/2012%20Qualifying…
for a list of common eligible qualifying races. Please note that you may qualify with a marathon or half marathon race that is not listed as long as the race course is USATF or AIMS-IAAF CERTIFIED. Race courses that do not have one of these certifications are not eligible.

Time qualification entries will be limited to the first 2,000 marathoners and 1,500 half marathoners who meet these standards and are available on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Runners will be notified via email of their registration status. Please allow at least one week for time qualifications to be verified and confirmed.

Runners who have completed five or more Houston Marathons (not half marathons or 5Ks) are eligible to receive a guaranteed race entry during early registration.

Visit www.chevronhoustonmarathon.com for more details, as well as to learn about deferments and military discounts.