Runners spread across a city avenue during a marathon

Chevron Houston Marathon / Aramco Half

The Chevron Houston Marathon is a road marathon run in Houston, Texas, alongside the Aramco Houston Half Marathon. A flat course and cool January weather make it a well-known target for personal bests.

Prepare for Chevron Houston Marathon

A plan built from your answers and your race date.

The Chevron Houston Marathon is run in Houston, Texas. The route crosses downtown and then the residential neighbourhoods, on wide avenues with almost no elevation change anywhere on the loop. Mid-January brings cool and sometimes damp conditions, generally favourable weather for a fast road marathon and for large pace groups.

0975 km and the We Are Houston 5K over 5 km. The event holds a World Athletics Road Race label.

The formats

3 formats on the program.

Format	Distance
Marathon	26.2 mi
Aramco Houston Half Marathon	13.1 mi
We Are Houston 5K	3 mi

Organizer information, checked on September 21, 2026 · chevronhoustonmarathon.com

When to start

At this distance, a build usually runs 12 to 20 weeks. The 2027 date is not published, so counting back from January puts the start around August 24, 2026.

These ranges are working conventions, not a research finding — no trial has compared plan lengths against each other. What matters more is that the plan was built for the weeks you actually have, rather than shrunk down from a longer one.

How to choose your start date

When to start

August 24, 2026

→ October 19, 2026

Worth reading before you enter

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Questions

What is the date of Chevron Houston Marathon / Aramco Half in 2027?

The date of Sunday, January 17, 2027 is going around for Chevron Houston Marathon / Aramco Half, in Houston, but the organizer has not confirmed it. Check their website before you commit.

Is the Houston Marathon course fast?

Yes. The city route is flat and runs on wide avenues, with cool temperatures in mid-January. Those conditions make it a well-established choice for runners chasing a personal best over the marathon.

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