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MEDIA GUIDE 2017

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Letter from Mayor Turner...... 2 Half Marathon Records & Results Letter from Brant Kotch...... 3 2016 Top Ten Open Finishers...... 52 Sponsors...... 4 Open Winners by Year...... 53 HMC Staff...... 6-7 Masters Winners by Year...... 54 Media Information...... 8-11 Wheelchair Winners by Year...... 55 Prize Purses...... 12 Top 25 Performances...... 56 Pace Charts...... 13-14 Top 10 American Performances...... 57 Finishers By Year and Gender...... 15 Top American Performances by Year...... 58 Race Day Temperatures...... 16 Top 10 Non-American Performances...... 59 Chevron Houston Marathon Map...... 18 Course Record Progression...... 60 Aramco Houston Half Marathon Map...... 19 Course Record Progression – Masters...... 61 ABB 5K Map...... 20 Margins of Victory...... 62 George R. Brown Convention Center Map...... 21 USATF Half Marathon Champions...... 63 Start & Finish Line Maps...... 22 Half Marathon History...... 64-68

Marathon Records & Results Charities & Community 2016 Marathon Top 10...... 24 Run For A Reason...... 70 Marathon Male Winners...... 25 Sidewalk Squad Corporate Donors...... 71 Marathon Female Winners...... 26 Houston Marathon Foundation...... 72 Marathon Masters Male Winners...... 27 Marathon Masters Female Winners...... 28 2017 Top Athletes...... 74-87 Wheelchair Winners...... 29 Marathon Top 10 Performances...... 30 Marathon Top 25 Performances...... 31 Course Record Progression...... 32 Course Record Progression – Masters...... 33 Margins of Victory – Male...... 34 Margins of Victory – Female...... 35 Top 100 Men All-Time...... 36 Top 100 Women All-Time...... 37 Multiple Winners...... 38 Year-by-Year History...... 39-50

2017 CHEVRON HOUSTON MARATHON 1 CITY OF HOUSTON Sylvester Turner WELCOME LETTERWELCOME FROM THE TO HOUSTONMAYOR Mayor P.O. Box 1562 Houston, Texas 77251-1562

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Council Members: Brenda Stardig Jerry Davis Ellen R. Cohen Dwight A. Boykins Dave Martin Steve Le Greg Travis Karla Cisneros Robert Gallegos Mike Laster Larry V. Green Mike Knox David W. Robinson Michael Kubosh Amanda K. Edwards Jack Christie Controller: Chris B. Brown

Council Members: Brenda Stardig Jerry Davis Ellen R. Cohen Dwight A. Boykins Dave Martin Steve Le Greg Travis Karla Cisneros MayorLetter.inddRober 2 t Gallegos Mike Laster Larry V. Green Mike Knox David W. Robinson Michael Kubosh Amanda K. Edwards Jack Christie 12/19/16 12:50 PM Controller: Chris B. Brown

2 2017 CHEVRON HOUSTON MARATHON WELCOME TO HOUSTON

The Houston Marathon Committee welcomes you to the forty-fifth annual Chevron Houston Marathon and its companion races, the Aramco Houston Half Marathon and the ABB 5K.

On the professional running front, the Chevron Houston Marathon will maintain its tradition of an impressive international field, including our defending women’s champion, while the Aramco Houston Half Marathon will boast a fully international field for only the fourth time since 2006. Last year, on the women’s side, Mary Wacera clocked a 66:29, the fastest women’s half marathon time ever run in the Western Hemisphere. Her performance, coupled with a second-place finisher who was only seconds behind, confirms our belief that our half marathon course is truly special (and all but three miles of our half marathon course are also shared with our very speedy marathon course). In sum, our 2017 races will offer another excellent opportunity for the elite athletes to etch their names into the record books.

The ABB 5K is now in its fifth year as the leadoff race of the weekend, and its third year of a terrific new start line immediately adjacent to Discovery Green. A large percentage of the participants in the ABB 5K will also line up on Sunday morning so that they can add the newly redesigned and handsome “Houston Double” medal to their collection.

Next comes a note on our continuing environmental sustainability eff orts: we recently won the prestigious 2015 Green Award by the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races and we have been gold-level certified with the Council for Responsible Sport since 2013.

As we say every year, please help us in thanking all our sponsors by using and promoting their products and services whenever possible. We also thank the City of Houston, the City of West University Place and their respective departments and agencies for allowing us to use their streets and other public accommodations. Their contributions to our events are quite simply essential.

Finally, we thank you for participating in, volunteering for or simply cheering on the runners at all our races. We particularly thank the runners for showing their confidence in our ability to host a series of world-class races. See you at the finish line!

Brant Kotch Race Director and President, Houston Marathon Committee, Inc.

2017 CHEVRON HOUSTON MARATHON 3 A SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS

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#RunHou #HouMarathon #HouHalf #Hou5K 2017 CHEVRON HOUSTON MARATHON HOUSTON MARATHON COMMITTEE STAFF

WADE MOREHEAD CARLY CAULFIELD KATE KLEIN Executive Director Senior Director, Operations Director, Business Development and Marketing

ERIN MCGOWAN JOE MARTENS AMANDA SANDOVAL Senior Director, Legal Affairs Senior Manager, Event Senior Manager, Participant & Elite Athlete Program Operations Services

6 2017 CHEVRON HOUSTON MARATHON MEDIA INFO HOUSTON MARATHON COMMITTEE STAFF

ALLY WALKER KRISTIN WOLTERS ERIN KASPEREK Senior Manager, HMF Senior Manager, Marketing Manager, Community Community Development & Sponsor Services Outreach

NATHAN SCHAFFER PALOMA SUTER ELLEN BANKHEAD Manager, Venue Operations Manager, Volunteer and Coordinator, Office Event Services, Operations Administration

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Brant Kotch Maddie Bunch Todd Holloman President/Executive Committee Executive Committee Secretary Alton Milrany Charlie Bass Mike Atkins Vice President/Executive Committee Treasurer Stanley Coburn Lisa Foronda

2017 CHEVRON HOUSTON MARATHON 7 MEDIA INFORMATION MEDIA CONTACT Vicky Oddi Senior Manager, Communications Houston Marathon Committee (610) 715-1481 [email protected] @HMCPressCenter and @HoustonMarathon

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Race Week Media Center Hours of Operation & Press Conferences George R. Brown Convention Center (GRB) Friday, January 13 Hall D, Third Floor Media Center Hours 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. 1001 Avenida de las Americas Media Accreditation 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Houston, TX 77010 Elite Athlete Press Conference 11 a.m.

Phone: (713) 253-2918 Saturday, January 14 Email: [email protected] Media Center Hours 7 a.m. – 2 p.m. ABB 5K 8 a.m. Media Accreditation 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. Media Center – Room 360

Media Accreditation – Room 370 Sunday, January 15 Media Center Hours 5 a.m. – 2 p.m. Wheelchair Start 6:45 a.m. Open Start including Elite Athletes 7 a.m. Champions Press Conference 10 a.m. (approx.) Media Availability with HMC Following Finish Line Officially Closes 1:10 p.m. (approx.)

8 2017 CHEVRON HOUSTON MARATHON MEDIA INFO 9 7 7 12 Date 2012 15, Jan. 2012 15, Jan. 2012 15, Jan. 2016 17, Jan. Minimum Age 8 a.m. 6:45 a.m. 7 a.m. Country Ethiopia Ethiopia Ethiopa Kenya Six hoursSix Four hours 90 minutes Official Time Limit Time Date January 14 January 15 January 15 Name Jafur Tariku Alemitu Abera Feyisa Lilesa Mary Wacera 6,000 13,500 13,500 Participant Cap MEDIA INFORMATION MEDIA 2:06:51 2:23:14 59:22 1:06:29 2017 CHEVRON HOUSTON MARATHON 2017 CHEVRON Distance 3.1m/5.0km Gender Time Male Female Male Female 13.1m/21.01km 26.2m/42.195km a member of the media relations team before the finish of the race. The top finishers in bothwomen’s races and will addressthe men’s the media in Media the Center the completionfollowing of the race. Additional interviews with athletes upon request. will be available submit those Please requests to The 13 broadcast ABC in the live will air Media Center from on race 7 - 10 a.m. day Direct races the of the and women’s feeds broadcast will accompany live men’s in the Media Center of bothto provide coverage races. link will be provided to trackA web the leaders during the race. The tracking site will include a web race times as 5K split as well board, leader for the race leaders. Official race resultsavailable shortly will be after the completion of the race. American Record Set in Houston MarathonHalf 59:43 Hall, - Ryan in the Aramco 2007 Houston Marathon Half Half MarathonHalf Race Marathon Race Records Race Race 5K ABB Athletes with disabilities: Marathon, Marathon Half Open: Marathon, Marathon Half Start Times Race Marathon MarathonHalf 5K Races • • • • • • submit any specific interview specific submit any requests to the media relations priorteam press to Friday the conference to confirm time with athletes. Services Day Race Interviews press JanuaryElite athletes the a.m. for interviews11:00 following will be available conference. 13, Please on Friday, Media Dining serviceBeverage will be provided throughout Lunch will be served in the race Media Center. the weekend following January 13 pressFriday, conference. January Breakfast 15. January will be served and Sunday, 14, on Saturday, Event media representativesEvent race and information in the Center Media will be available throughout The race weekend. Media Centeropen to will be credentialed members of the working during media the listed hours of operation. Media Center Press Services MEDIA INFORMATION 2016 Champions Race Gender Time Name Country Marathon Male 2:11:53 Birhanu Gedefa Ethiopia Female 2:26:07 Biruktayit Degefa Ethiopia Half Marathon Male 1:00:37 Lelisa Desisa Ethiopia Female 1:06:29 Mary Wacera Kenya

Run for a Reason Charity Program Connecting 33,000 runners with 62 nonprofit organizations, the Run for a Reason charity program provides an avenue for local nonprofits to raise awareness and funds through the event. In 2016, the program raised $2.3 million for 61 charities. This year the total tally will exceed $26 million in charitable donations in the program’s history since 1995. Visit RunforaReasonHouston.org for additional information.

Memorial Hermann Ironman Sports Medicine Institute EXPO A free, two-day exposition open to the public, the EXPO annually attracts more than 55,000 runners and fitness enthusiasts. Attractions include seminars and demonstrations from hundreds of exhibitors as well as health and fitness information and tips, product samples and merchandise. The EXPO is also the location of packet pick-up for all races.

Location George R. Brown Convention Center 1001 Avenida de las Americas Dates and Hours Hall A3, 3rd floor Friday, January 14 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. Houston, TX 77010 Saturday, January 15 8:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Broadcast and Internet Streaming KTRK-TV (ABC 13) will provide live coverage on race day from 7 a.m. – 10 a.m. and a same-day race recap special at 10:35 p.m. Races will be streamed live at www.abc13.com and www.ESPN3.com. The race will also be shown from 7 - 10 a.m. on the Longhorn Network.

Weather Average start time temperature: 45° F Average finish time temperature: 60° F

Title Sponsors Sponsor Event Sponsor Event ABB 5K Chevron Marathon Memorial Hermann EXPO Aramco Half Marathon

About the Houston Marathon Committee, Inc. Established in 1972, the Houston Marathon Committee, Inc. (HMC) annually organizes the nation’s premier winter marathon, half-marathon, and 5K. Over 250,000 participants, volunteers and spectators make Chevron Houston Marathon Race Day the largest single-day sporting event in Houston. A founding member of Running USA, the HMC is an IAAF bronze level event that retained Gold Certification from the Council of Responsible Sport and was awarded the 2015 AIMS Green Award for industry-leading sustainability initiatives. Race Weekend generates over $50 million in economic impact for the region annually. In 2016, the Run for a Reason Charity Program raised $2.3 million, while the Houston Marathon Foundation supported youth and community running initiatives. Televised annually by broadcast partner ABC13, 2016 was the first time that the event was syndicated live nationally and internationally on ESPN3 and the Longhorn Network. Host to 16 U.S. Half Marathon Championships since 2005 and the 1992 women’s Olympic Trials Marathon, the HMC also conducted the 2012 men’s and women’s U.S. Olympic Trials Marathon.

10 2017 CHEVRON HOUSTON MARATHON MEDIA INFO 11 MEDIA INFORMATION MEDIA 2017 CHEVRON HOUSTON MARATHON 2017 CHEVRON Arizona Elite. with Texas Children’s Hospital Children’s (TCH)with Texas and will co-host campuses TCH at its Katy in Runs Fun annual Family and the The Houston Wellness Project Inizio and Bel will also be supported in April, 2017. Woodlands the this HMF again by Minnesota, ZAP USA the the At Foundation national will provide Fitness funding to Team level, elite year. and Northern In its continued effort to promote the benefits of long-distance and to opportunities running provide for runners of all abilities, the HMF will provide students support 2,000 in the to over Greater through Houston Region Run the We Houston after-school running program. In addition to the youth programs, the HMF continues its long-time partnership men’s and women’s U.S. Olympic Team Trials-Marathon on the same course Team Olympic U.S. the at same and women’s time.men’s The will Houston distribute Marathon Foundation $275,000 in financial support to local initiativesrunning and programs long-distance elite in 2017 development national Since then, he has run 33 consecutive races making the in Houston, 2017 edition of the Houston Marathon his 34th- consecutive run this at Eury event. served Chairman as volunteer of the Houston Host Committee for the 2012 U.S. Marathon comprisedOlympic of civic Trials leaders. Houston became his guidance, the Under first city to host both the Bob EuryCivic of Famer and HMC Hall leader to run set his 34th Houston Marathon Bob Eury’s commitment to the Houston Marathon 30 years when he ran ago his first over began marathon in 1984. 10th Anniversary Marathon Half American Record in the men’s of Ryan Hall’s became Hall Ryan the first American man to break the 60 minute barrier he when ran 59:43 to win the 2007 Aramco Houston Marathon, the Half demolishing national old mark of 1:00:55 Mark set in 1985 by Curp. In 2017, 13,500 runners 13,500 are expected to take partIn 2017, in the Chevron Houston Marathon, with in the another 13,500 Aramco Houston Marathon. Half runners its Since inception, approximately 121,000 in the half marathon and runners165,000 in the marathon made the trek have from the start line to the Houston. finish line in downtown Run over a five-mileat Memorial loop Park over the inauguralRun at HoustonDecember, the end of Marathon drew 113 runners and about twice spectators. that many Karen Dickerson running the Chevron Houston Marathon and Alex Guild the Aramco Houston Marathon. Half 2017 marks 45th Anniversary of the Chevron Houston Marathon Mark Barr and Hailey Danisewicz, as well as Paralympic long distance long as Paralympic as well Mark running Danisewicz, Barr American and Hailey Record Holder and World Mosquera-Schmidt. Ivonne Champion The top and male American female finishersin the half marathonat the 2015 Champions Special Olympic with U.S. Summer Games World be competing will also on raceSpecial Olympic day, withAthletes Disabilities Field athletes elite withThis disabilities year, Paralympic triathletes featuring 2016 U.S. will be participating Day, on Race Half MarathonHalf Mary champion ran Wacera the half marathon fastest-ever women’s on American to then- moving soil, 9 on theNo. all-time world list as she shattered the course record with a 66:29. Chevron 2011 Houston Marathon of Ethiopia Mamitu is entered Aramco Daska champion in the Houston women’s Marathon. Half 2003 Chevron Houston is entered Marathon in the Aramco Sean Wade men’s champion Houston Marathon. Half 2017 to his title. defend 2014 Chevron 2013 and Houston Marathon Bazu champion will drop Worku in distance down and run theAramco Houston Marathon. Half Aramco Houston Marathon Half course record and 2016 Olympic holder marathon medalist Lilesa Feyisa silver of Ethiopia the leads in half marathon. field the men’s 2016 Aramco Houston that includes six past champions. 2015 and 2016 Chevron Houston Marathon Birhanu champion Gedefa returns to the Chevron Houston Marathon in Six past champions headline 2017 Chevron headline Six past champions Houston Marathon Marathon and Aramco Houston Half The 45th annual Chevron Houston Marathon and Aramco Houston Marathon Half features an accomplished field elite Key Stories for 2017 Key PRIZE PURSES

The 2017 Chevron Houston Marathon and Aramco Houston Half Marathon prize purse totals $278,000, including a $45,000 first place payout for both the men’s and women’s champions in the 2017 Chevron Houston Marathon.

Marathon Prize Money Half Marathon Prize Money (equal for men and women) (equal for men and women)

Place Prize Purse Place Prize Purse 1st...... $45,000 1st...... $20,000 2nd...... $20,000 2nd...... $10,000 3rd...... $10,000 3rd...... $5,000 4th...... $6,000 4th...... $3,000 5th...... $4,000 5th...... $2,000 6th...... $3,000 6th...... $1,500 7th...... $2,000 7th...... $1,000

Race Record Bonus...... $30,000 Race Record Bonus...... $15,000 World Record Bonus...... $100,000 World Record Bonus...... $50,000

Time Bonus Incentive Time Bonus Incentive

Men Sub 2:10, Women Sub 2:28 – $1,000 Men Sub 1:02, Women Sub 1:11 – $1,000 Men Sub 2:09, Women Sub 2:27 – $2,500 Men Sub 1:01, Women Sub 1:10 – $3,000 Men Sub 2:08:30, Women Sub 2:26 – $5,000 Men Sub 1:00:30, Women Sub 1:09:30 – $5,000 Men Sub 2:08, Women Sub 2:25 – $7,000 Men Sub 1:00, Women Sub 1:09 – $10,000 Men Sub 2:07:30, Women Sub 2:24 – $10,000

1st Masters (40+)...... $1,500 Masters (40+) 2nd Masters (40+)...... $1,000 1 – $1,000 3rd Masters (40+)...... $500 Local Athletes (Local invited runners must be able to prove Local Athletes (Local invited runners must be able to prove permanent residence in one of 19 counties surrounding permanent residence in one of 19 counties surrounding Houston.) Houston.) 1 – $250 1 – $500 2 – $150 2 – $350 3 – $100 3 – $150 Local Masters Local Masters 40-49 – $150 40-49 – $250 50-59 – $75 50-59 – $125 60-69 – $75 60-69 – $125 70-79 – $75 70-79 – $125

12 2017 CHEVRON HOUSTON MARATHON MEDIA INFO 13 2:31:54 2:32:36 2:34:43 2:35:25 2:36:49 2:37:32 2:38:14 2:39:38 2:40:20 2:41:03 2:41:45 2:18:32 2:19:15 2:19:57 2:20:39 2:21:21 2:22:03 2:22:46 2:23:28 2:24:10 2:24:52 2:25:34 2:27:41 2:29:05 2:29:48 2:30:30 2:31:12 2:02:22 2:03:04 2:03:46 2:06:35 2:07:17 2:07:59 2:08:42 2:10:06 2:12:13 2:13:37 2:14:19 2:17:50 2:25:20 2:33:19 2:26:00 2:34:01 2:26:40 2:30:40 2:38:56 2:32:00 2:32:40 2:33:20 2:11:20 2:12:00 2:13:20 2:14:00 2:14:40 2:15:20 2:18:40 2:26:17 2:19:20 2:26:59 2:20:00 2:20:40 2:28:23 1:57:20 1:58:00 2:04:29 1:58:40 2:05:11 1:59:20 2:05:53 2:00:00 2:00:40 2:01:20 2:02:40 2:09:24 2:04:00 2:10:48 2:04:40 2:11:30 2:06:00 2:12:55 2:06:40 2:07:20 2:08:00 2:15:01 2:08:40 2:15:44 2:09:20 2:16:26 2:10:00 2:17:08 2:10:40 2:06:002:24:00 2:06:35 2:24:40 2:07:10 2:07:45 2:08:20 2:08:55 2:27:20 2:09:30 2:28:00 2:36:07 2:10:05 2:28:40 2:10:40 2:29:20 2:11:50 2:12:25 2:31:20 2:13:00 2:13:35 1:56:05 2:12:40 1:59:00 2:16:00 1:59:35 2:16:40 2:00:10 2:17:20 2:00:45 2:18:00 2:01:20 2:01:55 2:02:30 2:03:05 2:03:40 2:21:20 2:04:15 2:22:00 2:04:50 2:22:40 2:05:25 2:23:20 1:56:00 1:41:30 1:56:401:42:05 1:42:40 1:46:10 1:46:45 2:02:00 1:47:20 2:03:20 1:47:55 1:48:30 1:49:05 1:49:40 2:05:20 1:50:15 1:50:50 1:51:25 1:52:00 1:52:35 1:53:10 1:53:45 1:48:00 1:48:30 1:49:00 1:49:30 1:50:00 1:50:30 1:51:00 1:51:30 1:52:00 2:30:00 2:11:15 1:52:30 1:53:00 1:53:30 1:54:00 1:54:30 1:38:30 1:54:55 1:39:00 1:55:30 1:39:30 1:40:00 1:56:40 1:40:30 1:57:15 1:57:50 1:41:00 1:58:25 1:41:30 1:42:00 1:42:30 1:43:00 1:43:30 1:44:00 1:44:30 1:45:00 1:45:30 1:46:00 1:46:30 1:47:00 1:47:30 1:27:00 1:28:00 1:28:30 1:43:15 1:29:00 1:43:50 1:29:30 1:44:25 1:30:00 1:45:00 1:30:30 1:45:35 1:31:00 1:32:00 1:33:00 1:33:30 1:34:30 1:35:00 1:36:00 1:36:30 1:37:00 1:37:30 1:38:00 1:54:20 1:30:00 1:30:25 1:30:50 1:31:15 1:31:40 1:32:05 1:32:30 1:32:55 1:33:20 1:33:45 1:34:10 1:34:35 1:35:00 1:35:25 1:35:50 1:55:00 2:14:10 1:22:55 1:25:00 1:25:25 1:25:50 1:26:15 1:26:40 1:27:05 1:27:30 1:27:55 1:28:20 1:28:45 1:29:10 1:29:35 Mara 35K 40K 25K 30K 1:27:30 1:12:55 1:13:20 1:13:45 1:14:10 1:14:35 1:15:00 1:15:25 1:15:50 1:16:15 1:31:30 1:16:40 1:32:30 1:17:05 1:17:30 1:17:55 1:18:20 1:34:00 1:18:45 1:19:10 1:19:35 1:35:30 1:20:00 1:20:25 1:20:50 1:21:15 1:20:10 1:20:31 1:20:52 1:15:57 1:16:18 1:16:39 1:17:00 1:17:21 1:17:43 1:18:04 1:18:25 1:18:46 1:19:07 1:19:28 1:19:49 1:09:16 1:22:05 1:09:37 1:22:30 1:10:19 1:23:20 1:10:41 1:23:45 1:24:10 1:11:02 1:24:35 1:11:23 1:12:26 1:12:47 1:13:08 1:13:29 1:13:50 1:14:12 1:14:33 1:14:54 1:15:15 1:15:36 1:05:03 1:05:24 1:05:45 1:06:06 1:06:27 1:06:49 1:07:10 1:07:31 1:07:52 1:08:13 1:08:34 1:08:55 1:21:40 1:12:30 1:01:11 1:01:32 1:02:14 1:02:35 1:02:56 1:04:00 1:04:21 1:04:42 1:16:00 1:16:20 1:16:40 1:12:00 1:12:20 1:12:40 1:13:00 1:13:20 1:13:40 1:14:00 1:14:20 1:14:40 1:15:00 1:15:20 1:15:40 1:05:40 1:06:00 1:06:20 1:09:58 1:06:40 1:07:00 1:07:20 1:07:40 1:08:00 1:11:44 1:08:20 1:12:05 1:08:40 1:09:00 1:09:20 1:09:40 1:10:00 1:10:20 1:10:40 1:11:00 1:11:20 1:11:40 1:01:40 1:02:00 1:02:20 1:02:40 1:03:00 1:03:20 1:03:40 1:04:00 1:04:20 1:04:40 1:05:00 1:05:20 58:00 58:20 58:40 1:01:53 59:00 59:20 59:40 1:00:00 1:03:18 1:00:20 1:03:39 1:01:00 1:01:20 METRIC PACE CHART PACE METRIC 2017 CHEVRON HOUSTON MARATHON 2017 CHEVRON 57:30 54:00 54:15 54:30 54:45 55:00 55:15 55:30 55:45 56:00 56:15 56:30 56:45 49:15 49:30 49:45 50:00 50:15 50:30 50:45 51:00 51:15 51:30 51:45 52:00 52:15 52:30 52:45 53:00 53:15 53:30 53:45 46:15 46:30 46:45 47:00 47:15 47:30 47:45 48:00 48:15 48:30 48:45 49:00 43:30 43:45 44:15 44:30 44:45 45:00 45:15 45:30 1:00:40 45:45 46:00 38:20 36:00 36:10 36:20 36:30 36:40 36:50 37:00 37:10 37:20 37:30 37:40 37:50 35:20 35:30 35:40 35:50 33:30 33:40 33:50 34:00 34:10 34:20 34:30 34:40 34:50 35:00 35:10 32:50 33:00 33:10 33:20 30:50 31:00 31:10 31:20 31:30 31:40 31:50 32:00 32:10 32:20 32:30 32:40 30:10 30:30 30:40 ½ Mara 20K ½ 10K 15K 29:00 29:10 29:20 44:00 29:30 29:40 29:50 30:00 19:00 38:00 57:00 19:05 38:10 57:15 19:10 18:00 18:05 18:10 18:15 18:20 18:25 18:30 18:35 18:40 18:45 18:50 18:55 17:40 17:45 17:50 17:55 16:45 16:50 16:55 17:00 17:05 17:10 17:15 17:20 17:25 17:30 17:35 16:25 16:30 16:35 16:40 15:25 15:30 15:35 15:40 15:45 15:50 15:55 16:00 16:05 16:10 16:15 16:20 15:05 15:10 30:20 15:15 15:20 5K 14:30 14:35 14:40 14:45 14:50 14:55 15:00 3:48 3:49 3:50 3:44 3:45 3:46 3:47 3:40 3:41 3:42 3:43 3:36 3:37 3:38 3:39 3:32 3:33 3:34 3:35 3:28 3:29 3:30 3:31 3:25 3:26 3:27 3:21 3:22 3:23 3:24 3:17 3:18 3:19 3:20 3:13 3:14 3:15 3:16 3:09 3:10 3:11 3:12 3:05 3:06 3:07 3:08 3:01 3:02 3:03 3:04 2:58 2:59 3:00 2:54 2:55 2:56 2:57 1K MILE PACE CHART

Mile 5 10 Half 15 20 Marathon Pace MIles Miles 13.1 Miles Miles 26.2 4:45 23:45 47:30 1:02:16 1:11:15 1:35:00 2:04:33 4:50 24:10 48:20 1:03:52 1:12:30 1:36:40 2:07:44 5:00 25:00 50:00 1:05:33 1:15:00 1:40:00 2:11:06 5:10 25:50 51:40 1:07:44 1:17:30 1:43:20 2:15:28 5:15 26:15 52:30 1:08:50 1:18:45 1:45:00 2:17:40 5:20 26:40 53:20 1:09:55 1:20:00 1:46:50 2:19:50 5:30 27:30 55:00 1:12:08 1:22:30 1:50:00 2:24:12 5:40 28:20 56:40 1:14:10 1:25:00 1:53:20 2:28:20 5:45 28:45 57:30 1:15:23 1:26:15 1:55:00 2:30:46 5:50 29:10 58:20 1:16:28 1:27:30 1:56:40 2:32:56 6:00 30:00 1:00:00 1:18:39 1:30:00 2:00:00 2:37:19 6:10 30:50 1:01:40 1:20:50 1:32:30 2:03:20 2:41:41 6:15 31:15 1:02:30 1:21:56 1:33:45 2:05:00 2:43:53 6:20 31:40 1:03:20 1:23:01 1:35:00 2:06:40 2:46:03 6:30 32:30 1:05:00 1:25:13 1:37:30 2:10:00 2:50:25 6:40 33:20 1:06:40 1:27:23 1:40:00 2:13:20 2:54:47 6:45 33:45 1:07:30 1:28:29 1:41:15 2:15:00 2:56:59 6:50 34:10 1:08:20 1:29:34 1:42:30 2:16:40 2:59:09 7:00 35:00 1:10:00 1:31:46 1:45:00 2:20:00 3:03:33 7:10 35:50 1:11:40 1:33:57 1:47:30 2:23:20 3:07:55 7:15 36:15 1:12:30 1:35:03 1:48:45 2:25:00 3:10:06 7:20 36:40 1:13:20 1:36:08 1:50:00 2:26:40 3:12:17 7:30 37:30 1:15:00 1:38:19 1:52:30 2:30:00 3:16:39 7:40 38:20 1:16:40 1:40:30 1:55:00 2:33:20 3:21:01 7:45 38:45 1:17:30 1:41:36 1:56:15 2:35:00 3:23:13 7:50 39:10 1:18:20 1:42:41 1:57:30 2:36:40 3:25:23 8:00 40:00 1:20:00 1:44:53 2:00:00 2:40:00 3:29:45 8:10 40:50 1:21:40 1:47:03 2:02:30 2:43:20 3:34:07 8:15 41:15 1:22:30 1:48:10 2:03:45 2:45:00 3:36:20 8:20 41:40 1:23:20 1:49:14 2:05:00 2:46:40 3:38:29 8:30 42:30 1:25:00 1:51:26 2:07:30 2:50:00 3:42:51 8:40 43:20 1:26:40 1:53:06 2:10:00 2:53:20 3:47:13 8:45 43:45 1:27:30 1:54:43 2:11:15 2:55:00 3:49:26 8:50 44:10 1:28:20 1:55:17 2:12:30 2:56:40 3:51:35 9:00 45:00 1:30:00 1:57:59 2:15:00 3:00:00 3:56:00 9:10 45:50 1:31:40 2:00:11 2:17:30 3:03:20 4:00:22 9:15 46:15 1:32:30 2:01:16 2:18:45 3:05:00 4:02:32 9:20 46:40 1:33:20 2:02:22 2:20:00 3:06:40 4:04:44 9:30 47:30 1:35:00 2:04:33 2:22:30 3:10:00 4:09:06 9:40 48:20 1:36:40 2:06:44 2:25:00 3:13:20 4:13:28 9:45 48:45 1:37:30 2:07:49 2:26:15 3:15:00 4:15:33 9:50 49:10 1:38:20 2:08:55 2:27:30 3:16:40 4:17:50 10:00 50:00 1:40:00 2:11:06 2:30:00 3:20:00 4:22:13

14 2017 CHEVRON HOUSTON MARATHON MEDIA INFO 15 7,351 7,351 2,675 2,675 9,374 9,374 9,313 9,918 5,207 5,207 3,990 6,732 6,732 8,334 8,334 8,226 6,857 10,500 10,065 1,289 1,289 2,549 2,549 2,070 3,626 3,626 5,605 5,213 5,232 5,732 3,975 4,788 4,788 4,847 4,063 11,079 6,328 11,664 6,617 6,024 Total Female Male 1,920 1,920 1,386 2,658 2,658 2,882 2,882 3,106 3,106 5,047 3,546 3,379 3,288 4,751 4,476 4,460 4,161 4,081 4,186 2005 2004 2003 2002 Half Marathon Half Year 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 75 58 73 296 573 145 7,614 7,614 7,802 7,004 1,890 1,890 1,861 1,466 1,173 2,849 2,849 2,620 2,093 2,060 2,408 3,524 3,524 3,237 3,195 3,073 3,944 3,944 5,349 5,349 5,519 5,303 5,414 5,718 5,353 3,921 3,921 3,789 3,798 4,713 4,713 4,244 4,404 4,369 4,459 4,290 4,361 4,410 6,852 6,852 6,287 6,530 6,945 9 4 2 1 18 68 27 733 604 538 516 444 392 297 276 240 229 271 148 819 735 668 1,409 1,409 1,212 1,429 1,356 1,351 1,250 1,156 1,009 1,869 1,869 1,991 1,820 1,586 2,795 2,795 2,537 2,376 2,050 2,009 2,012 2,499 2,720 2,586 3,026 Total Female 2017 CHEVRON HOUSTON MARATHON 2017 CHEVRON FINISHERS BY YEAR AND GENDER AND YEAR BY FINISHERS 71 56 72 278 136 546 Male 1,820 1,820 1,632 1,318 1,105 1,593 1,593 1,817 2,137 2,137 2,657 2,657 2,557 2,405 2,228 2,791 2,791 2,633 2,732 2,732 2,975 2,835 2,835 3,013 3,013 3,108 3,040 3,205 3,401 3,102 3,054 3,130 3,911 3,911 3,480 3,469 3,294 3,423 3,706 3,533 3,127 4,819 4,819 4,315 1977 1976 1975* 1973 1972 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2013 4,031 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 Marathon Year 4,776 2016 4,284 2015 2014 4,359 RACE DAY TEMPERATURES Year Date Low High 2016 Jan. 17 36 57 2015 Jan. 18 46 66 2014 Jan. 19 47 70 2013 Jan. 13 44 48 2012 Jan. 15 40 68 2011 Jan. 30 59 74 2010 Jan. 17 44 62 2009 Jan. 18 56 72 2008 Jan. 13 45 65 2007 Jan. 14 47 74 2006 Jan. 15 47 72 2005 Jan. 16 36 57 2004 Jan. 18 48 58 2003 Jan. 19 31 64 2002 Jan. 20 33 55 2001 Jan. 14 49 70 2000 Jan. 16 51 79 1999 Jan. 17 63 78 1998 Jan. 18 52 76 1997 Jan. 12 30 38 1996 Jan. 21 51 57 1995 Jan. 15 36 67 1994 Jan. 16 47 68 1993 Jan. 24 35 62 1992 Jan. 26 52 61 1991 Jan. 20 40 64 1990 Jan. 14 60 73 1989 Jan. 15 31 64 1988 Jan. 17 59 75 1987 Jan. 18 38 54 1986 Jan. 19 73** 86** 1985 Jan. 6 30 60 1984 Jan. 15 37 42 1983 Jan. 16 34 54 1982 Jan. 24 35 66 1981 Jan. 10 41 64 1980 Jan. 19 56 67 1979 Jan. 20 53 65 1978 Jan. 21 25* 31* 1977 Jan. 22 33 51 1976 Jan. 17 30 61 1975* Jan. 18 58 73 1973 Dec. 29 67 78 1972 Dec. 30 55 72 Temperatures in Fahrenheit *Coldest **Warmest

16 2017 CHEVRON HOUSTON MARATHON COURSE INFORMATION 17 2017 CHEVRON HOUSTON MARATHON 2017 CHEVRON CHEVRON HOUSTON MARATHON MAP PARK MINUTE MAID AVENIDA DE AVENIDA

LAS AMERICAS CONGRESS + CONGRESS JACINTO SAN GRB START

CONGRESS

LAMAR + CRAWFORD

LAMAR FINISH SAWYER

WASHINGTON PARK

PARK STUDEMONT FINISH HERMANN

ALLEN PARKWAY WESTHEIMER BUFFALO BAYOU BUFFALO

WAUGH LAMAR + CRAWFORD

MANDELL

HEIGHTS DUNLAVY RICHMOND RICE

UNIVERSITY

SHEPHERD

RICE SHEPHERD W. GRAY W.

BISSONNET

GREENBRIAR

TC JESTER TC

WESTCOTT KIRBY

INWOOD START BUFFALO SPDWY BUFFALO CONGRESS + SAN JACINTO + SAN CONGRESS BISSONNET

UNIVERSITY BLVD. UNIVERSITY EDLOE MEMORIAL DR.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 15, 2017 15, JANUARY SUNDAY, PARK WESLAYAN MEMORIAL WESTHEIMER RICHMOND SAN FELIPE SAN MILE MARKER

CHEVRON HOUSTON MARATHON HOUSTON CHEVRON

WESTPARK

POST OAK BLVD. OAK POST

FEEDER

WOODWAY

610 TANGLEWOOD THE

SAN FELIPE SAN

GALLERIA CHIMNEY ROCK CHIMNEY

MEMORIAL DR. CHIMNEY ROCK CHIMNEY

18 2017 CHEVRON HOUSTON MARATHON COURSE

INFORMATION 19

LAMAR + CRAWFORD + LAMAR JACINTO SAN + CONGRESS MARKER

FINISH START MILE RICE

WESLAYAN

MAIN

BISSONNET

RICHMOND RICHMOND EDLOE BUFFALO SPDWY MONTROSE SHEPHERD DUNLAVY

KIRBY WESTHEIMER

WESTHEIMER

SAN FELIPE SAN

LAS AMERICAS LAS CRAWFORD

AVENIDA DE AVENIDA LAMAR + LAMAR

FINISH

GRB

INWOOD

WAUGH

PARK W. GRAY W.

MINUTE MAID MINUTE

LAMAR

ALLEN PARKWAY ALLEN

SAN JACINTO SAN

MEMORIAL DR. MEMORIAL CONGRESS + CONGRESS

SHEPHERD

2017 CHEVRON HOUSTON MARATHON 2017 CHEVRON START

PARK

BUFFALO BAYOU BUFFALO WESTCOTT CONGRESS

HEIGHTS WASHINGTON

STUDEMONT

PARK

MEMORIAL ARAMCO HOUSTON HALF MARATHON MAP HALF MARATHON HOUSTON ARAMCO

SUNDAY, JANUARY 15,2017 JANUARY SUNDAY, ARAMCO HOUSTON HALF MARATHON HALF HOUSTON ARAMCO

ABB 5K MAP WALKER START

CRAWFORD

McKINNEY LAMAR CENTER

DISCOVERY

GREEN PARK DALLAS CONVENTION

GEORGE R. BROWN R. GEORGE

POLK CLAY LAMAR +

FINISH

CRAWFORD

BELL

FINISH LEELAND

LAMAR + CRAWFORD

PEASE JEFFERSON

START ST. JOSEPH PARKWAY JOSEPH ST. McKINNEY

CAROLINE CRAWFORD

GRAY WEBSTER STATION

REFUELING ABB 5K

HADLEY McILHENRY

AUSTIN McGOWEN

MARKER SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 2017 14, JANUARY SATURDAY,

KILOMETER

DENNIS TUAM

MILE ANITA

MARKER

ROSALIE

ELGIN

STUART FRANCIS

20 2017 CHEVRON HOUSTON MARATHON COURSE

INFORMATION 21

FINISH

DISCOVERY GREEN PARK GREEN DISCOVERY CHARITY VILLAGE CHARITY

DALLAS

LAMAR PRESENTED BY MICHELOB ULTRA MICHELOB BY PRESENTED

HOTEL HOTEL MCKINNEY

MARQUIS

AMERICAS WALKER

MARRIOTT HILTON

RUSK

2017

MEDALS

PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE PEDESTRIAN

AVENIDA DE LAS AMERICAS LAS DE AVENIDA

CHECK-IN

BANANAS

GRAND LOBBY GRAND

RACE CREW RACE WATER & WATER

EXIT TOSTARTLINE CHANGING CHANGING SPECTATOR ENTRANCE SPECTATOR AREA

PHOTOS WOMEN’S

ZONE MEDICAL

MEN’S STRETCHING

5:30 A.M. 5:30 AREA AREA MERCHANDISE GEAR CHECK GEAR

5:30 A.M. A.M. 5:30 PRE-RACE

GEAR CHECK GEAR

SERVICE OFFICIAL OFFICIAL

MARATHON

MASS

CHURCH MARATHON

WATER

ENGRAVING

CATHOLIC

HALF PROTESTANT MEDAL

ENTRANCE TO BUILDING

BOOTH WATER INFO

PRE-RACE REUNION AREA REUNION

2017 CHEVRON HOUSTON MARATHON 2017 CHEVRON Hall B Hall A Hall Hall D Hall C Hall Hall E Hall

PRE-RACE ENTRANCE TOBUILDING

EXCHANGE

MEDALS T-SHIRT

EXIT TO REUNION AREA REUNION TO EXIT

SKECHERS DOUBLE

CHANGING WOMEN’S CHANGING MEN’S

CHANGING WOMEN’S CHANGING MEN’S ICE CREAM ICE

PORT-A-CANS PORT-A-CANS PORT-A-CANS PORT-A-CANS GEORGE R. BROWN CONVENTION CENTER CONVENTION R. BROWN GEORGE SHIRTS

FOOD COURT FOOD FINISHER

AREA AREA AREA AREA

PORT-A-CANS PORT-A-CANS PORT-A-CANS

CONVENTION CENTER CONVENTION

N GEORGE R. BROWN R. GEORGE START & FINISH LINE MAPS

2017 START LINE MAP CHEVRON HOUSTON MARATHON ARAMCO HOUSTON HALF MARATHON

HAMILTON GEORGE R. BROWN CONVENTION CENTER HALL A HALL B HALL C HALL D HALL E PORT-A- CANS

STRETCHING GEAR ZONE CHECK CHENEVERT

MINUTE MAID PARK TEXAS AVENIDA DE LAS AMERICAS

JACKSON

7 HOTEL HOTEL HILTON

Corral A Gate MARQUIS MARRIOTT AMERICAS

close 6:40 AM CONGRESS CORRAL A RUSK CRAWFORD Corral B CORRAL B CRAWFORD CHARITY VILLAGE

Corral B Gate close 6:50 AM DISCOVERY MAP LEGEND GREEN Corral A Corral PARK Corral Fence LA BRANCH Corral C CORRAL C LA BRANCH Path to Corral Corral Gate Corral C Gate Security Checkpoint Port-A-Cans close 7:00 AM (All bags entering Marathon venues may be subject to search)

SCHEDULE AUSTIN CORRAL D AUSTIN Corral D 6:40 Corral A Gate Closes Line up behind the Port-a-cans will be in

Corral D Gate 6:50 Corral B Gate Closes appropriate pace sign groups inside every close 7:10 AM 7:00 Corral C Gate Closes within your assigned corral and at all pace 7:10 Corral D Gate Closes corral intervals 7:00 Marathon & Half Start

CAROLINE Corral E CORRAL E CAROLINE

START LINE CONGRESS AVENUE PRESTON PRAIRIE TEXAS CAPITOL RUSK WALKER McKINNEY LAMAR DALLAS SAN JACINTO

2017 FINISH LINE MAP CHEVRON HOUSTON MARATHON ARAMCO HOUSTON HALF MARATHON

MAP LEGEND GEORGE R. BROWN CONVENTION CENTER Race Route HALL A HALL B HALL C HALL D HALL E H-E-B FINISHER FOOD COURT SHIRTS Spectator Amenities RUNNER REUNION Entry to Runner Reunion GEAR CHECK MEDICAL Security Checkpoint (All bags entering Marathon venues

may be subject to search) NEED TO CROSS THE COURSE? Use the pedestrian crosswalk. Security Fence AVENIDA DE LAS AMERICAS CROSSWALK Meet your friends and family in Runner Reunion after the race

7 DISCOVERY • Alphabetical signs will be clearly visible GREEN HOTEL HOTEL PARK HILTON MARQUIS

• Plan to meet under the first letter of the MARRIOTT AMERICAS runner’s last name AM AFTER 7:30 SPECTATOR PARKING SPECTATOR

For spectators arriving after 7:30 am CRAWFORD we recommend parking north of Rusk CHARITY VILLAGE

SCHEDULE

5:00 AM GRB Opens AFTER 7:30 AM AFTER 7:30 5:30 AM Charity Village Opens LA BRANCH SPECTATOR PARKING SPECTATOR NO CROSSING 7:00 AM Race Start We Are Houston RunFest Opens 1:30 PM Course Closes DALLAS WALKER McKINNEY LAMAR 2:00 PM We Are Houston RunFest Closes RUSK NEED TO CROSS THE COURSE? Charity Village Closes Use the crosswalk at San Jacinto and Lamar. GRB Closes AUSTIN 2 BLOCKS

22 2017 CHEVRON HOUSTON MARATHON MARATHON RESULTS & RECORDS

2017 CHEVRON HOUSTON MARATHON 2016 MARATHON TOP 10

Men

Place Name Country Age Time

1 Birhanu Gedefa Ethiopia 31 2:11:53

2 Yitayal Atanfu Ethiopia 22 2:12:53

3 Artur Kozlowski Poland 30 2:14:11

4 Bazu Worku Ethiopia 25 2:15:08

5 Duncan Kwemboi Kenya 22 2:15:23

6 Daniel Vargas Mexico 31 2:15:54

7 Daverso Ramos Peru 24 2:15:57

8 Pardon Ndhlovu Zimbabwe 28 2:17:32

9 Tyler Jermann United States 23 2:18:35

10 Yezid Alexander Orjuela Colombia 28 2:18:47

Women

Place Name Country Age Time

1 Biruktayit Degefa Ethiopia 24 2:26:07

2 Lisa Weightman Australia 37 2:27:35

3 Sechale Dalasa Ethiopia 24 2:28:43

4 Margarita Hernandez Mexico 30 2:29:57

5 Jovana de la Cruz Peru 23 2:31:33

6 Rachel Hannah Canada 29 2:32:09

7 Agnieszka Gortel-Maciuk Poland 38 2:33:19

8 Guteni Shone Ethiopia 24 2:33:19

9 Aliphine Bolton Kenya 26 2:35:35

10 Cinthya Paucar Peru 25 2:39:58

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RESULTS & 25 RECORDS Time 2:17:15 2:27:46 2:17:46 2:37:47 2:07:32 2:07:04 2:07:37 2:07:52 2:11:52 2:11:13 2:11:44 2:11:51 2:11:31 2:11:13 2:11:54 2:11:11 2:11:53 2:11:39 2:11:27 2:11:23 2:12:19 2:32:33 2:12:28 2:12:17 2:12:32 2:12:02 2:14:50 2:24:43 2:14:56 2:13:36 2:13:34 2:13:21 2:13:12 2:15:28 2:35:00 2:35:00 2:19:21 2:08:03 2:18:51 2:28:43 2:29:27 2:10:34 2:10:04 2:10:17 2:06:51* 33 25 28 23 23 21 21 29 28 24 34 26 28 33 27 33 27 31 32 32 31 32 26 31 32 30 31 30 23 22 27 22 20 28 37 23 35 34 28 36 20 30 32 31 30 Age United StatesUnited StatesUnited StatesUnited StatesUnited StatesUnited StatesUnited StatesUnited StatesUnited StatesUnited StatesUnited Sweden Ethiopia Canada StatesUnited Norway Mexico Canada StatesUnited Kenya Norway South Africa StatesUnited StatesUnited Great Britain StatesUnited StatesUnited Ethiopia Kenya Kenya Poland StatesUnited StatesUnited StatesUnited Ethiopia Ethiopia Ethiopia Country Ethiopia Ethiopia Ethiopia Ethiopia Ethiopia Ethiopia Ethiopia Ethiopia Kenya 2017 CHEVRON HOUSTON MARATHON 2017 CHEVRON MARATHON MALE WINNERS MALE MARATHON Bill Rodgers Tabb Ron Antczak Tom Tabb Ron Clent Mericle Wells Jeff Clent Mericle Juan Garza Juan Garza Green Danny Charlie Spedding Ebba Haliu DurdenBenji Colin Moore Frank Bjorkli Filemon Lopez Carey Nelson PilkingtonPaul Richard Kaitany C. KvernmoGeir Derrick May Cummings Paul Marty Froelick Ake ErikssonAke Tumo Turbo FonsecaPeter Feyisa Tusse Cheruiyot David Cheruiyot David Marek Jaroszewski Sean Wade Drew Pisner Christopher Ciamarra Stephen Ndungu Stephen Ndungu Stephen Ndungu Gelana Teshome Deriba Merga Cheruiyot David Birhanu Gedefa** Birhanu Gedefa Bazu Worku Bazu Worku Jufar Tariku Daba Bekana USADA and the IAAF. USADA *Race and Texas Record and Texas *Race **Birhanu the Gedefa awarded the title sanctioning following and disqualification of the 1st and 2nd place finishers by 1975 1973 1972 1978 1977 1976 1981 1980 1979 1984 1983 1982 1987 1986 1985 1991 1990 1989 1988 1994 1993 1992 1997 1996 1995 2000 1999 1998 2004 2003 2002 2001 2007 2006 2005 2010 2009 2008 2013 2012 2011 Name Year 2016 2015 2014 MARATHON FEMALE WINNERS

Year Name Country Age Time 2016 Biruktayit Degefa Ethiopia 25 2:26:07 2015 Yebrgual Arage Ethiopia 24 2:23:23 2014 Abebech Bekele Ethiopia 23 2:25:52 2013 Merima Mohammed Ethiopia 20 2:23:37 2012 Alemitu Abera Ethiopia 26 2:23:14* 2011 Mamitu Daska Ethiopia 27 2:26:33 2010 Teyba Erkesso Ethiopia 27 2:23:53 2009 Teyba Erkesso Ethiopia 26 2:24:18 2008 Dire Tune Ethiopia 22 2:24:40 2007 Dire Tune Ethiopia 21 2:26:52 2006 Firaya Sultanova-Zhdanova Russia 44 2:32:25 2005 Kelly Keane United States 32 2:32:27 2004 Margarita Tapia Mexico 27 2:28:36 2003 Albina Gallyamova United States 38 2:42:37 2002 Becky Sondag United States 32 2:50:49 2001 Stacie Alboucrek United States 33 2:43:41 2000 Tatyana Pozdnyakova Ukraine 44 2:32:24 1999 Tatyana Pozdnyakova Ukraine 43 2:33:23 1998 Gwynneth Coogan United States 32 2:33:37 1997 Claudia Dreher Germany 25 2:36:13 1996 Adriana Fernandez Mexico 24 2:31:59 1995 Tatyana Pozdnyakova Ukraine 39 2:29:57 1994 Alevtina Naoumova United States 33 2:34:47 1993 Kristy Johnston United States 27 2:29:05 1992 Kimberley Webb Canada 28 2:50:17 1991 Veronique Marot Great Britain 35 2:30:55 1990 Maria Trujillo United States 30 2:32:55 1989 Veronique Marot Great Britain 33 2:30:16 1988 Linda Zeman United States 27 2:34:52 1987 Bente Moe Norway 26 2:32:37 1986 Veronique Marot Great Britain 30 2:31:33 1985 Sylvia Ruegger Canada 23 2:28:36 1984 Ingrid Kristiansen Norway 27 2:27:51 1983 Ingrid Kristiansen Norway 26 2:33:27 1982 Laurie Binder United States 34 2:40:57 1981 Patti Catalano United States 27 2:35:27 1980 Vanessa Vajdos United States 28 2:44:45 1979 Sue Peterson United States 34 2:46:17 1978 Peggy Kokernot United States 25 3:01:54 1977 Dorothy Doolittle United States 30 3:00:34 1976 Marsha Johnson United States 18 3:37:04 1975 Dorothy Doolittle United States 28 3:31:24 1973 Nancy Laird United States 32 4:29:09 1972 Tanya Trantham United States 14 5:11:55

*Race and Texas Record

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RESULTS & 27 RECORDS Time 2:37:48 2:17:10 2:51:37 2:21:46 2:31:56 2:31:38 2:41:10 2:41:26 2:32:22 2:22:25 2:32:36 2:22:09 2:34:10 2:34:02 2:24:48 2:34:57 2:24:07 2:34:06 2:24:40 2:34:54 2:43:19 3:02:43 2:23:12 2:23:40 2:23:37 2:23:16 2:33:23 2:35:20 2:35:03 2:29:28 2:49:24 2:19:56 2:29:37 2:18:59 2:28:07 2:46:47 2:26:43 2:26:56 2:40:17 2:20:34 2:30:59 2:40:46 2:20:29 2:16:45* 42 40 43 42 41 40 41 44 46 46 45 43 41 40 43 40 47 40 40 41 41 41 42 40 42 42 47 40 43 42 43 55 40 43 43 40 40 44 45 42 43 42 41 41 Age StatesUnited Texas – San Antonio, StatesUnited Texas – San Antonio, StatesUnited N.Y. York, – New StatesUnited Texas – Houston, States United Ore. – Eugene, Texas StatesUnited – San Angelo, Texas StatesUnited – San Angelo, Texas StatesUnited – San Angelo, Texas StatesUnited – San Angelo, StatesUnited – Oxford, Iowa StatesUnited Texas – Mesquite, StatesUnited N.Y. York, – New Russia Russia Russia States N.Y. United – Rochester, StatesUnited – Charleston, S.C. Russia Russia StatesUnited Calif. – San Francisco, Costa Rica StatesUnited – Colo. Sweden StatesUnited – Charleston, S.C. Great Britain StatesUnited Minn. – Minnetonka, StatesUnited Utah – Salt Lake City, StatesUnited Texas – Kingwood, StatesUnited Texas – Houston, StatesUnited Ill. – Hampton, StatesUnited Texas – Houston, StatesUnited – Gaithersburg, Md. StatesUnited Texas – Houston, StatesUnited Texas – Houston, StatesUnited Texas – Katy, Republic Czech Country Mexico Brazil StatesUnited - Texas StatesUnited Calif. – Rocklin, StatesUnited – Ross, Calif. Kenya StatesUnited Texas – Houston, Venezuela 2017 CHEVRON HOUSTON MARATHON 2017 CHEVRON MARATHON MASTERS MALE WINNERS MALE MASTERS MARATHON Al Becken Al Becken Joe Burns John Hobbs Manley Mike Mayfield Tom Mayfield Tom Mayfield Tom Mayfield Tom McFarlandGuy John Ryan Joe Burns Brian Scobie Bruce Mortenson William Johnston Antoni Niemczak Bob Schlau Mikhailov Yuri Leonid Mosseyev Paul Don Luis Lopez John Custy Kjell-Erik Stahl Robert Schlau Andrey KuznetsovAndrey KuznetsovAndrey Mikhailov Yuri John Hill Sean Wade Russell Boore Joe Flores Temnikov Gennady Joe Flores Joe Flores John Zuilhof Petr Klimes David Cheruiyot David Sean Wade Wilmer Bustillos Tomas Luna Tomas Cesar Martins LawrencePeter Chris Knorzer Brian Pilcher *Masters race record 1975 1973 1972 1978 1977 1976 1981 1980 1979 1984 1983 1982 1987 1986 1985 1990 1989 1988 1993 1992 1991 1996 1995 1994 1999 1998 1997 2002 2001 2000 2005 2004 2003 2008 2007 2006 2011 2010 2009 2014 2013 2012 Name Year 2016 2015 MARATHON MASTERS FEMALE WINNERS Year Name Country Age Time 2016 Maria Elena Calle Ecuador 40 2:42:19 2015 Catherine Watkins United States 43 2:44:59 2014 Laura Bennett United States - Houston, Texas 46 2:57:52 2013 Laura Bennett United States – Houston, Texas 45 2:59:13 2012 Nuta Olaru United States – Boulder, Colo. 41 2:37:37 2011 Sheila Casey United States – Park Ridge, N.J. 41 2:51:42 2010 Heidy F Lozano United States – Houston, Texas 46 2:56:12 2009 Heidrun Diakoumopoulos Greece 40 2:59:00 2008 Tatiana Titova Russia 42 2:44:57 2007 Firaya Sultanova-Zhdanova United States – Gainesville, Fla. 45 2:39:06 2006 Firaya Sultanova-Zhdanova United States – Gainesville, Fla. 44 2:32:25 2005 Allison LeCompte (Willburn) United States – Houston, Texas 44 3:00:13 2004 Mary Chute United States – New Fairfield, Conn. 44 2:53:52 2003 Barbara Stroll United States – Houston, Texas 41 3:01:53 2002 Allison Willburn United States – Houston, Texas 41 3:03:19 2001 Miyo Chun United States – Baton Rouge, La. 41 3:10:31 2000 Tatyana Pozdnyakova Ukraine 44 2:32:24* 1999 Tatyana Pozdnyakova Ukraine 43 2:33:23 1998 Claudia Kasen United States – San Antonio, Texas 40 2:49:48 1997 Marina Jones United States – Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. 44 2:59:21 1996 Elena Sipatova Russia 40 2:35:03 1995 Irina Bondarchuk Russia 42 2:40:28 1994 Irina Bondarchuk Russia 41 2:40:28 1993 Irina Bondarchuk Russia 40 2:49:47 1992 Nancy Prejean United States – Deer Park, Texas 46 3:11:07 1991 Carol Virga United States – Boca Raton, Fla. 40 2:47:56 1990 Susan Havens United States – Olympia, Wash. 42 2:59:09 1989 Susan Havens United States – Olympia, Wash. 41 2:49:24 1988 Susan Havens United States – Olympia, Wash. 40 2:52:03 1987 Evy Palm Sweden 44 2:38:39 1986 Sharon Cooper United States – Claremore, Okla. 47 3:10:57 1985 Sharon Cooper United States – Claremore, Okla. 46 3:08:19 1984 Sharon Cooper United States – Claremore, Okla. 45 3:13:04 1983 Sylvia Quinn United States – Spokane, Wash. 46 3:14:18 1982 Mae Homs United States – Edina, Minn. 47 3:28:43 1981 Kay Duplichan United States – Rockport, Texas 44 3:38:16 1980 Mary Cullen United States – Houston, Texas 41 3:06:07 1979 Mary Cullen United States – Houston, Texas 40 3:16:59 1978 Mary Anne McBrayer United States – Houston, Texas 44 3:37:00 1977 Mary Anne McBrayer United States – Houston, Texas 43 3:42:17 1976 Lida Askew United States – Houston, Texas 49 3:48:22 1975 Lida Askew United States – Houston, Texas 48 4:00:23 1973 Angie Trantham United States – Houston, Texas 4:57:12 1972 No winner

*Masters race record

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RESULTS & 29 RECORDS Time Time 1:47:22 1:47:03 1:47:29 2:07:04 1:51:11 1:42:32 2:11:39 1:52:28 2:01:19 2:01:16 1:54:17 1:44:41 1:53:04 1:43:11 1:53:50 1:48:20 1:59:41 1:59:03 1:49:00 1:38:28 1:56:16 1:46:19 2:12:20 2:12:29 1:50:38 1:50:42 1:40:03 2:04:20 2:04:38 2:35:31 2:05:46 2:15:44 2:39:41 2:19:26 2:28:00 2:38:57 2:06:36 2:06:15 2:06:21 3:33:30 3:23:37 4:08:37 3:36:35 3:20:00 3:20:36 3:00:38 32 30 29 28 27 29 34 47 30 34 27 43 25 41 40 48 47 45 32 33 29 28 35 32 31 30 33 54 51 52 51 43 42 48 40 38 37 36 43 42 41 34 33 32 31 n/a Age Age Country Country United States La.United – Harvey, StatesUnited – Spring, Texas United StatesUnited – Euless, Texas StatesUnited Texas – Amarillo, StatesUnited – Gretna, La. StatesUnited – Austin, Texas StatesUnited Texas – Houston, StatesUnited – Morningside, Md. StatesUnited – Birmingham, Ala. StatesUnited – Huntington Calif. Beach, StatesUnited Texas – Houston, StatesUnited Texas – Houston, StatesUnited – Birmingham, Ala. StatesUnited – Euless, Texas StatesUnited Texas – Houston, StatesUnited Texas – Houston, Ohio StatesUnited – Cleveland, Ohio StatesUnited – Cleveland, Ohio StatesUnited – Cleveland, States Ill. United – Champaign, Ga. StatesUnited – Roswell, States Ill. United – Champaign, States Ill. United – Champaign, StatesUnited Texas – Houston, StatesUnited – Euless, Texas StatesUnited Texas – McAllen, StatesUnited – Austin, Texas StatesUnited – Arlington, Texas StatesUnited Texas – Houston, Ariz. StatesUnited – Tucson, StatesUnited Texas – Houston, StatesUnited Texas – Houston, Mexico Mexico StatesUnited Texas – Houston, Mexico Mexico Mexico Mexico StatesUnited Texas – Houston, StatesUnited Texas – Houston, StatesUnited Texas – Houston, StatesUnited – Arlington, Texas Mexico StatesUnited – Arlington, Texas StatesUnited Texas – McAllen, WHEELCHAIR WINNERS WHEELCHAIR 2017 CHEVRON HOUSTON MARATHON 2017 CHEVRON Maria Hill Stacie Norman Patty Durkin Patty Durkin Maria Hill Propper Holly KoesterHolly KoesterHolly KoesterHolly DriscollJean Julia Wallace DriscollJean DriscollJean Ann Applewhite Patty Durkin Laverne Achenbach Mustapha Badid Bill Duff Kenneth Carnes Laverne Achenbach Bob Molinatti John Anderson Robert Courtney Laverne Achenbach Snow Randy Laverne Achenbach Mustapha Badid Mustapha Badid Jan Mattern Saul Mendoza Saul Mendoza Saul Mendoza BermudezRamiro BermudezRamiro BermudezRamiro Jan Mattern Saul Mendoza Jan Mattern Mustapha Badid Saul Mendoza BermudezRamiro Saul Mendoza Ramiro BermudezRamiro Grant Berthiaume BermudezRamiro BermudezRamiro Saul Mendoza 1988 1986 1992 1991 1990 1995 1994 1993 2005 1999 1998 1996 Name Year 2008 2007 1983 Women 1986 1985 1984 1990 1989 1988 1987 1993 1992 1991 1996 1995 1994 1999 1998 1997 2002 2001 2000 2006 2005 2004 2003 2009 2008 2007 2012 2011 2010 Name Year 2014 2013 Men MARATHON TOP 10 PERFORMANCES

Top 10 American Performances Men No. Name State Time Place Date 1 Brett Gotcher Arizona 2:10:36 7 Jan. 17, 2010 2 Benji Durden Colorado 2:11:12 1 Jan. 24, 1982 3 Paul Pilkington Utah 2:11:13 1 Jan. 14, 1990 4 Marty Froelick Colorado 2:11:14 1 Jan. 06, 1985 5 Nicholas Arciniaga Arizona 2:11:30 2 Jan. 30, 2011 6 Paul Cummings Utah 2:11:32 1 Jan. 19, 1986 7 Mark Finucane Tennessee 2:11:55 3 Jan. 15, 1984 8 Don Janicki Colorado 2:11:58 3 Jan. 15, 1989 9 John Wellerding Kentucky 2:12:06 4 Jan. 15, 1984 10 Bill Rodgers Massachusetts 2:12:19 1 Jan. 10, 1981 Women No. Name State Time Place Date 1 Kellyn Taylor Arizona 2:28:40 6 Jan. 18, 2015 2 Kristy Johnston West Virginia 2:29:05 1 Jan. 24, 1993 3 Stephanie Rothstein Arizona 2:29:35 3 Jan. 30, 2011 4 Janice Klecker Minnesota 2:30:12 1 Jan. 26, 1992 5 Cathy O’Brien New Hampshire 2:30:26 2 Jan. 26, 1992 6 Francie Larrieu Texas 2:30:39 3 Jan. 26, 1992 7 Serena Burla Virginia 2:31:46 7 Jan. 18, 2015 8 Kelly Keane Texas 2:32:27 1 Jan. 16, 2005 9 Kim Jones Washington 2:32:31 2 Jan. 15, 1989 10 Lindsay Flanagan Maryland 2:33:12 9 Jan. 18, 2015 Top 10 Non-American Performances Men No. Name Country Time Place Date 1 Tariku Jufar Ethiopia 2:06:51 1 Jan. 15, 2012 2 Bekana Daba Ethiopia 2:07:04 1 Jan. 30, 2011 3 Bazu Worku Ethiopia 2:07:32 1 Jan. 19, 2014 4 Teshome Gelana Ethiopia 2:07:37 1 Jan. 17, 2010 5 Debebe Tolassa Ethiopia 2:07:41 2 Jan. 15, 2012 6 Deriba Merga Ethiopia 2:07:52 1 Jan. 18, 2009 7 Getachew Terfa Ethiopia 2:07:54 2 Jan. 19, 2014 8 Birhanu Gedefa Ethiopia 2:08:03 1 Jan. 18, 2015 9 Gebo Burka Ethiopia 2:08:12 2 Jan. 18, 2015 10 Zembaba Yigeze Ethiopia 2:08:27 2 Jan. 17, 2010

Women No. Name Country Time Place Date 1 Alemitu Abera Ethiopia 2:23:14 1 Jan. 15, 2012 2 Yebrgual Arage Ethiopia 2:23:23 1 Jan. 18, 2015 3 Guteni Imana Ethiopia 2:23:32 2 Jan. 18, 2015 4 Merima Mohammed Ethiopia 2:23:37 1 Jan. 13, 2013 5 Birkutait Degefa Ethiopia 2:23:51 3 Jan. 18, 2015 6 Teyba Erkesso Ethiopia 2:23:53 1 Jan. 17, 2010 7 Teyba Erkesso Ethiopia 2:24:18 1 Jan. 18, 2009 8 Buzunesh Deba Ethiopia 2:24:26 2 Jan. 13, 2013 9 Dire Tune Ethiopia 2:24:40 1 Jan. 13, 2008 10 Meskerem Assefa Ethiopia 2:25:17 3 Jan. 13, 2013

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RESULTS & 31 RECORDS Date Date Jan. 17, 2016 17, Jan. Jan. 17, 2016 17, Jan. Jan. 17, 2010 17, Jan. 2010 17, Jan. 2010 17, Jan. 2010 17, Jan. 2010 17, Jan. 2010 17, Jan. 2010 17, Jan. 2010 17, Jan. Jan. 21, 1996 21, Jan. 1996 21, Jan. 1996 21, Jan. 1996 21, Jan. Jan. 19, 2014 19, Jan. Jan. 19, 2014 19, Jan. 2014 19, Jan. 2014 19, Jan. 2014 19, Jan. Jan. 19, 2014 19, Jan. 2014 19, Jan. 2014 19, Jan. Jan. 30, 2011 30, Jan. Jan. 30, 2011 30, Jan. 2011 30, Jan. Jan. 13, 2013 13, Jan. 2012 15, Jan. Jan. 15, 2012 15, Jan. 1989 15, Jan. 2013 13, Jan. 2012 15, Jan. 2013 13, Jan. 2013 13, Jan. 2008 13, Jan. 1984 15, Jan. Jan. 15, 2012 15, Jan. Jan. 14, 2007 14, Jan. Jan. 06, 1985 06, Jan. Jan. 18, 2009 18, Jan. 2015 18, Jan. 2015 18, Jan. 2015 18, Jan. 2015 18, Jan. 2015 18, Jan. 2015 18, Jan. 2009 18, Jan. 2015 18, Jan. 2009 18, Jan. Jan. 18, 2015 18, Jan. 2015 18, Jan. 2 5 2 3 1 2 3 1 4 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 5 6 4 1 1 1 2 7 5 3 4 1 1 2 1 3 1 1 2 1 4 2 1 1 1 2 Place Place Time Time 2:27:35 2:27:37 2:27:47 2:27:12 2:27:25 2:27:34 2:07:04 2:07:32 2:07:37 2:07:41 2:07:52 2:07:54 2:24:18 2:24:26 2:24:40 2:23:14 2:23:23 2:23:32 2:23:37 2:23:51 2:23:53 2:25:17 2:25:52 2:25:59 2:28:24 2:28:26 2:08:27 2:08:55 2:08:58 2:09:07 2:09:09 2:09:10 2:09:22 2:09:40 2:08:03 2:08:12 2:26:03 2:26:07 2:26:22 2:26:33 2:26:52 2:06:51 2:10:04 2:10:17 2:10:34 2:10:35 2:10:36 2:10:37 2:10:52 2:10:59 Australia Ethiopia Ethiopia Australia Canada Ethiopia Ethiopia Ethiopia Ethiopia Ethiopia Ethiopia Ethiopia Ethiopia Ethiopia Romania Norway Wales StatesUnited Kenya Russia Zealand New Country Ethiopia Ethiopia Ethiopia Ethiopia Ethiopia Ethiopia Ethiopia Ethiopia Ethiopia Ethiopia Mexico Kenya Ethiopia Ethiopia Kenya Kenya Kenya Kenya Ethiopia Ethiopia Country Ethiopia Ethiopia Ethiopia Ethiopia Ethiopia Ethiopia Ethiopia Ethiopia Ethiopia 2017 CHEVRON HOUSTON MARATHON 2017 CHEVRON MARATHON TOP 25 PERFORMANCES 25 TOP MARATHON Silvia Ruegger Lisa Weightman Haji Makda Ashu Kasim Benita Willis Meskerem Assefa Bekele Abebech Meskerem Assefa Gelete Burka Biruktayit Degefa Biruktayit Degefa Mamitu Daska Dire Tune Sechale Dalasa Nuta Olaru Ingrid Kristiansen Teyba Erkesso Teyba Buzunesh Deba Dire Tune Leonid Shvestov Sean Wade Alemitu Abera Arage Yebrgual Guteni Imana Merima Mohammed Biruktait Degefa Erkesso Teyba Steve BraceSteve Brett Gotcher LimoSilah Zembaba Yigeze Jose AntonioUribe Jason Mbote Tolossa Debebe Hussan Adelo Charles Kibiwott Seronei Vincent Kiplagat OndoroDominic Richard Kaitany Bazu Worku Tumo Turbo Getachew Terfa Birhanu Gedefa BurkaGebo Tariku Jufar Tariku Daba Bekana Bazu Worku Gelana Teshome Tolossa Debebe Deriba Merga 25 21 22 23 24 18 19 20 14 15 16 17 10 11 12 13 7 8 9 3 4 5 6 Name No. 1 2 24 25 Women 21 22 23 17 18 19 20 14 15 16 10 11 12 13 7 8 9 3 4 5 6 Name No. 1 2 Men RACE RECORD PROGRESSION

Men Name Country Age Time Date Tariku Jufar Ethiopia 27 2:06:51 Jan. 15, 2012 Bekana Daba Ethiopia 22 2:07:04 Jan. 30, 2011 Teshome Gelana Ethiopia 25 2:07:37 Jan. 17, 2010 Deriba Merga Ethiopia 28 2:07:52 Jan. 18, 2009 Richard Kaitany Kenya 32 2:10:04 Jan. 15, 1989 Benji Durden United States 30 2:11:11 Jan. 24, 1982 Bill Rodgers United States 33 2:12:19 Jan. 10, 1981 Ron Tabb United States 25 2:13:36 Jan. 19, 1980 Tom Antczak United States 28 2:15:28 Jan. 20, 1979 Ron Tabb United States 23 2:17:15 Jan. 21, 1978 Jeff Wells United States 21 2:17:46 Jan. 17, 1976 Danny Green United States 24 2:32:33 Dec. 30, 1972

Women Name Country Age Time Date Alemitu Abera Ethiopia 26 2:23:14 Jan. 15, 2012 Teyba Erkesso Ethiopia 27 2:23:53 Jan. 17, 2010 Teyba Erkesso Ethiopia 26 2:24:18 Jan. 18, 2009 Dire Tune Ethiopia 22 2:24:40 Jan. 13, 2008 Dire Tune Ethiopia 21 2:26:52 Jan. 14, 2007 Ingrid Kristiansen Norway 27 2:27:51 Jan. 15, 1984 Ingrid Kristiansen Norway 26 2:33:27 Jan. 16, 1983 Patti Catalano United States 27 2:35:27 Jan. 10, 1981 Vanessa Vajdos United States 28 2:44:45 Jan. 19, 1980 Sue Peterson United States 34 2:46:17 Jan. 20, 1979 Dorothy Doolittle United States 30 3:00:34 Jan. 22, 1977 Dorothy Doolittle United States 28 3:31:24 Jan. 18, 1975 Nancy Laird United States 32 4:29:09 Dec. 29, 1973 Tanya Trantham United States 14 5:11:55 Dec. 30, 1972

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RESULTS & 33 RECORDS Date Date Jan. 17, 1976 17, Jan. 1999 17, Jan. Jan. 17, 1976 17, Jan. Jan. 21, 1978 21, Jan. Jan. 21, 1996 21, Jan. 1978 21, Jan. Jan. 22, 1977 22, Jan. Jan. 19, 1980 19, Jan. Jan. 19, 1980 19, Jan. Jan. 20, 1979 20, Jan. Jan. 20, 1979 20, Jan. Jan. 24, 1982 24, Jan. Jan. 16, 2000 16, Jan. Jan. 18, 1987 18, Jan. 1975 18, Jan. Jan. 16, 1983 16, Jan. Jan. 18, 1998 18, Jan. Dec. 29, 1973 29, Dec. Dec. 30, 1972 30, Dec. Time Time 2:17:10 4:57:12 3:37:00 2:32:24 2:32:22 2:34:02 2:33:23 3:42:17 2:43:19 2:35:03 2:38:29 2:29:28 2:46:47 2:16:45 2:40:17 3:48:22 3:06:07 3:16:59 4:00:23 44 43 40 44 41 40 44 43 49 48 41 46 43 40 40 43 41 40 n/a Age Age 2017 CHEVRON HOUSTON MARATHON 2017 CHEVRON Ukraine Ukraine Russia Sweden StatesUnited StatesUnited StatesUnited StatesUnited StatesUnited StatesUnited StatesUnited United StatesUnited StatesUnited StatesUnited Country Country Russia StatesUnited StatesUnited StatesUnited StatesUnited RACE RECORD PROGRESSION – MASTERS PROGRESSION RECORD RACE Lida Askew Trantham Angie Mary Anne McBrayer Lida Askew Mary Cullen Mary Anne McBrayer Sipatova Elena Evy Palm Mary Cullen Pozdnyakova Tetyana Pozdnyakova Tetyana Masters Women Name Joe Burns Guy McFarlandGuy Joe Burns Mayfield Tom Mayfield Tom Manley Mike Mayfield Tom Masters Men Name KuznetsovAndrey MARGINS OF VICTORY – MALE

Year Winner Winning Margin (Min:Sec) Second Place 2016 Birhanu Gedefa 0:16 Yitayal Atanfu 2015 Birhanu Gedefa 0:09 Gebo Burka 2014 Bazu Worku 0:22 Getachew Terfa 2013 Bazu Worku 2:33 Teferi Balcha 2012 Tariku Jufar 0:50 Debebe Tolassa 2011 Bekana Daba 4:26 Nicholas Arciniaga 2010 Teshome Gelana 0:50 Zembaba Yigeze 2009 Deriba Merga 3:41 Benson Cheruiyot 2008 David Cheruiyot 0:15 Kasime Adilo 2007 Feyisa Tusse 2:17 Mikhail Khobotov 2006 David Cheruiyot 0:08 Wesly Ngetich 2005 David Cheruiyot 0:26 Andrei Naumov 2004 Marek Jaroszewski 0:39 Kim Hillard 2003 Sean Wade 0:59 Lambros Zaragas 2002 Drew Prisner 1:40 Joshua Urban 2001 Christopher Ciamarra 8:29 James Lawrence 2000 Stephen Ndungu 2:29 Sammy Maritim 1999 Stephen Ndungu 0:09 Sammy Maritim 1998 Stephen Ndungu 2:14 Sammy Maritim 1997 Ake Eriksson 2:11 Shaun Creighton 1996 Turbo Tumo 0:01 Steve Brace 1995 Peter Fonseca 0:04 Terje Naess 1994 Colin Moore 0:19 Peter Fonseca 1993 Frank Bjorkli 2:48 Sean Wade 1992 Filemon Lopez 0:51 Michael Heilmann 1991 Carey Nelson 0:12 Martin Vrabel 1990 Paul Pilkington 1:55 Allan Zacheriasen 1989 Richard Kaitany 1:32 Kenny Stuart 1988 Geir Kvernmo 0:06 Salvador Garcia 1987 Derrick May 0:15 Geir Kvernmo 1986 Paul Cummings 0:08 David Edge 1985 Marty Froelick 0:30 Sam Ngatia 1984 Charlie Spedding “lean” Massimo Magnani 1983 Haliu Ebba 0:03 Benji Durden 1982 Benji Durden 1:31 Dick Beardsley 1981 Bill Rodgers 0:30 Dick Beardsley 1980 Ron Tabb 1:08 Chris Stewart 1979 Tom Antczak 0:53 Scott Eden 1978 Ron Tabb 5:49 David Odom 1977 Clent Mericle 0:15 Chuck Jewell 1976 Jeff Wells 8:29 John Lodwick 1975 Clent Mericle, Juan Garza 2:30 Charles Bernick 1973 Juan Garza 3:00 Dennis Manske 1972 Danny Green 1:20 Clyde Villemez, Jr.

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RESULTS & 35 RECORDS Nicole Stevenson Kathryn Scarborough Loma Guadalupe Pozdnyakova Tatiana Cathy O’Brien Kerstin Presslet Sissel Grottenberg Gareau Jacqueline Laurie Binder Laurie Binder BurgeDonna BurgeDonna Dusty Burke Mary Glenny CorboyAnnabelle Lida Askew Trantham Angie Suzanna Ciric Lovejoy Sandy Marot Veronique Spangler Jenny Kathleen Molitor competitorOnly Second Place Lisa Weightman Guteni Imana Meskerem Assefa Buzunesh Deba Benita Willis Ashu Kasim Margarita Plaksina Nuta Olaru Worknesh Tola Beata Rakonczai Nicole Stevenson Wioletta Kryza Tormoen Madeline Smith Joy Semenova Zinaida Semenova Zinaida Kim Jones Betsy Kempter Albina Galliamova Dorthe Rasmussen Kim Jones n/a 7:07 1:54 1:05 1:28 1:14 2:05 2:58 2:53 2:07 2:10 2:03 2:15 4:16 4:05 4:51 3:00 3:07 3:22 3:00 3:24 5:01 5:18 5:10 8:00 9:08 9:10 0:04 0:01 0:30 0:22 0:14 0:56 0:09 0:09 0:07 0:49 0:31 0:43 12:12 15:02 28:59 28:03 10:58 Winning Margin (Min:Sec) 2017 CHEVRON HOUSTON MARATHON 2017 CHEVRON MARGINS OF VICTORY – FEMALE – OF VICTORY MARGINS Patti Catalano Vanessa Vajdos Sue Peterson Peggy Kokernot Dorothy Doolittle Marsha Johnson Dorothy Doolittle LairdNancy Trantham Tanya Ingrid Kristiansen Ingrid Kristiansen Laurie Binder Alevtina Noaumova Kristy Johnston Kimberly Webb Janis Klecker Marot Veronique Maria Trujillo Marot Veronique Linda Zeman Bente Moe Silvia Ruegger Claudia Dreher Adrianna Fernandez Pozdnyakova Tatiana Dire Tune Firaya Sultanova-Zhdanova Keane Kelly Margarita Tapia Albina Gallyamova Becky Sondag Stacie Alboucrek Pozdnyakova Tatiana Pozdnyakova Tatiana Gwynneth Coogan Teyba Erkesso Teyba Erkesso Teyba Dire Tune Winner Biruktayit Degefa Arage Yebrgual Bekele Abebech Merima Mohammed Alemitu Abera Mamitu Daska 1975 1973 1972 1978 1977 1976 1981 1980 1979 1984 1983 1982 1987 1986 1985 1991 1990 1989 1988 1994 1993 1992 1997 1996 1995 2000 1999 1998 2004 2003 2002 2001 2007 2006 2005 2010 2009 2008 2013 2012 2011 2016 2015 2014 Year TOP 100 TIMES MEN’S MARATHON

TIME ATHLETE YEAR TIME ATHLETE YEAR 2:06:51 Tariku Jufar 2012 2:11:55 Mark Finucane 1984 2:07:04 Bekana Daba 2011 2:11:55 Wolfgang Krueger 1985 2:07:32 Bazu Worku 2014 2:11:56 Terje Naess 1995 2:07:37 Teshome Gelana 2010 2:11:58 Don Janicki 1989 2:07:41 Debebe Tolossa 2012 2:12:02 David Cheruiyot 2006 2:07:52 Deriba Merga 2009 2:12:06 John Wellerding 1984 2:07:54 Getachew Terfa 2014 2:12:06 Geir Kvernmo 1987 2:08:03 Birhanu Gedefa 2015 2:12:09 Yitayal Atanfu 2016 2:08:12 Gebo Burka 2015 2:12:10 Wesley Ngetich 2006 2:08:27 Zembaba Yigeze 2010 2:12:17 Hailu Ebba 1983 2:08:55 Jose Antonio Uribe 2014 2:12:19 Bill Rodgers 1981 2:08:58 Jason Mbote 2010 2:12:20 Benji Durden 1983 2:09:07 Debebe Tolossa 2015 2:12:21 Yuriy Abramov 2009 2:09:09 Hussan Adelo 2010 2:12:23 Sam Ngatia 1987 2:09:10 Charles Kibiwott Seronei 2010 2:12:27 Alfredo Shahanga 1987 2:09:22 Vincent Kiplagat 2010 2:12:28 Carey Nelson 1991 2:09:40 Dominic Ondoro 2015 2:12:32 Andreas Weniger 1985 2:10:04 Richard Kaitany 1989 2:12:32 David Cheruiyot 2008 2:10:17 Bazu Worku 2013 2:12:40 Martin Vrabel 1991 2:10:34 Turbo Tumo 1996 2:12:42 Dick Beardsley 1982 2:10:35 Steve Brace 1996 2:12:43 Allan Zachariasen 1987 2:10:36 Brett Gotcher 2010 2:12:44 Jerry Kiernan 1986 2:10:37 Silah Limo 2015 2:12:45 Oivind Dahl 1984 2:10:52 Leonid Shvetsov 1996 2:12:46 Fred Torneden 1984 2:10:59 Sean Wade 1996 2:12:47 Marty Froelick 1983 2:11:08 Dadi Yami Gemeda 2014 2:12:47 Kasime Adilo 2008 2:11:11 Benji Durden 1982 2:12:49 Dick Beardsley 1981 2:11:13 Marty Froelick 1985 2:12:50 Teferi Balcha 2013 2:11:13 Paul Pilkington 1990 2:12:51 Dennis Rinde 1985 2:11:13 Demssew Tsega 2012 2:12:52 Michael Spoettel 1984 2:11:18 Silva Osmiro 1996 2:12:52 Erick Mose 2015 2:11:23 Stephen Ndungu 1998 2:12:54 Aaron Braun 2015 2:11:27 Stephen Ndungu 2000 2:12:57 Roy Anderson 1986 2:11:30 Nick Arciniaga 2011 2:12:58 Sean Wade 1995 2:11:31 Paul Cummings 1986 2:12:59 John Moreno 1985 2:11:33 Benson Cheruiyot 2009 2:13:02 Luis Reyes 1995 2:11:36 Kenny Stuart 1989 2:13:07 Agapius Masong 1983 2:11:39 David Edge 1986 2:13:07 Andreas Weniger 1984 2:11:39 Nicholas Kioko 1996 2:13:08 Allan Zachariasen 1990 2:11:39 Feyisa Tusse 2007 2:13:09 John Halberstadt 1982 2:11:41 Wilfred Murgor 2011 2:13:11 Don Janicki 1986 2:11:43 Sam Ngatia 1985 2:13:12 Filemon Lopez 1992 2:11:43 Dominic Ondoro 2014 2:13:15 Gianpaolo Messina 1984 2:11:44 Geir Kvernmo 1988 2:13:17 Leonardo Reyes 1991 2:11:50 Salvador Garcia 1988 2:13:18 Mike Layman 1983 2:11:51 Derrick May 1987 2:13:18 Herb Wills 1983 2:11:52 Peter Fonseca 1995 2:13:21 Frank Bjorkli 1993 2:11:53 Birhanu Gedefa 2016 2:13:22 Kimutai Cheruiyot 2014 2:11:54 Charlie Spedding 1984 2:13:25 Martin McCarthy 1984 2:11:54 Massimo Magnani 1984 2:13:26 Marty Froelick 1986 2:13:26 Ian Burrell 2014

36 2017 CHEVRON HOUSTON MARATHON TOP 100 TIMES WOMEN’S MARATHON

TIME ATHLETE YEAR TIME ATHLETE YEAR 2:23:14 Alemitu Abera 2012 2:32:01 Vianey de la Rosa 2015 2:23:23 Yebrgual Arage 2015 2:32:06 Amane Gobena 2009 2:23:32 Guteni Imana 2015 2:32:09 Rachel Hannah 2016 2:23:37 Merima Mohammed 2013 2:32:24 Tetyana Pozdnyakova 2000 2:23:51 Birkutait Degefa 2015 2:32:25 Firiya Sultanova-Zhdanova 2006 2:23:53 Teyba Erkesso 2010 2:32:27 Kelly Keane 2005 2:24:18 Teyba Erkesso 2009 2:32:29 Loma Guadalupe 1996 2:24:26 Buzunesh Deba 2013 2:32:31 Kim Jones 1989 2:24:40 Dire Tune 2008 2:32:36 Salina Chirchir 1996 2:25:17 Meskerem Assefa 2013 2:32:37 Bente Moe 1987 MARATHON RESULTS & 2:25:52 Abebech Bekele 2014 2:32:37 Karolina Szabo 1993 RECORDS 2:25:59 Meskerem Assefa 2014 2:32:47 Maria Trujillo 1989 2:26:03 Gelete Burka 2014 2:32:55 Maria Trujillo 1990 2:26:07 Biruktayit Degefa 2016 2:32:56 Nicole Stevenson 2006 2:26:22 Biruktayit Degefa 2014 2:32:58 Dorthe Rasmussen 1991 2:26:33 Mamitu Daska 2011 2:33:07 Zinaida Semenova 2000 2:26:52 Dire Tune 2007 2:33:12 Lindsay Flanagan 2015 2:27:12 Sechale Dalesa 2015 2:33:15 Gitte Karlshoj 1996 2:27:25 Nuta Olaru 2009 2:33:18 Olga Appell 1991 2:27:35 Lisa Weightman 2016 2:33:19 Agnieszka Gortel-Maciuk 2016 2:27:37 Makda Haji 2014 2:33:19 Guteni Shone 2016 2:27:47 Ashu Kasim 2011 2:33:22 Paige Higgins 2010 2:27:51 Ingrid Kristiansen 1984 2:33:23 Tetyana Pozdnyakova 1999 2:28:24 Benita Willis 2012 2:33:25 Yuliya Vinokurova 2006 2:28:27 Fatuma Sado 2015 2:33:26 Suzana Ciric 1993 2:28:36 Silvia Ruegger 1985 2:33:27 Ingrid Kristiansen 1983 2:28:36 Margarita Tapia 2004 2:33:36 Laurie Binder 1983 2:28:40 Kellyn Taylor 2015 2:33:36 Francie Larrieu Smith 1986 2:28:43 Sechale Dalasa 2016 2:33:37 Gwynn Coogan 1998 2:28:44 Margarita Plaksina 2010 2:33:37 Nicole Stevenson 2004 2:29:05 Kristy Johnston 1993 2:33:38 Alina Ivanova 1996 2:29:32 Jacqueline Gareau 1985 2:33:39 Bente Moe 1986 2:29:35 Stephanie Rothstein 2011 2:33:50 Karen MacLeod 1996 2:29:57 Tetyana Pozdnyakova 1995 2:34:13 Suzanna Ciric 1995 2:29:57 Margarita Hernandez 2016 2:34:13 Wioletta Kryza 2000 2:30:14 Beata Rakonczai 2007 2:34:15 Elina Sipatova 1995 2:30:16 Veronique Marot 1989 2:34:17 Tatyana Titova 1995 2:30:31 Meseret Legese 2013 2:34:19 Tatiana Aryasova 2014 2:30:43 Lioudmila Korthchaguina 2009 2:34:25 Alevtina Naumova 1995 2:30:55 Veronique Marot 1991 2:34:33 Danuta Bartoszek 1993 2:31:01 Alemitu Abera 2010 2:34:47 Sissel Grottenberg 1989 2:31:03 Tetyana Pozdnyakova 1996 2:34:47 Alevtina Naumova 1994 2:31:15 Albina Galliamova 1993 2:34:47 Belaynesh Zemedkun 2011 2:31:16 Veronique Marot 1985 2:34:49 Kerstin Pressler 1990 2:31:19 Yihunlish Delelecha 2012 2:34:52 Linda Zeman 1988 2:31:28 Yulia Gromova 2009 2:34:56 Olena Burkovska 2013 2:31:33 Veronique Marot 1986 2:34:58 Grazyna Kowina 1993 2:31:33 Jovana de la Cruz 2016 2:34:59 Alevtina Naumova 1996 2:31:46 Serena Burla 2015 2:35:02 Galina Goronova 1996 2:31:59 Adriana Fernandez 1996 2:35:03 Elena Sipatova 1996

2017 CHEVRON HOUSTON MARATHON 37 MULTIPLE WINNERS

Men Women Year Name Time Year Name Time 2016 Birhanu Gedefa 2:11:53 2010 Teyba Erkesso 2:23:53 2015 Birhanu Gedefa 2:08:03 2009 Teyba Erkesso 2:24:18 2014 Bazu Worku 2:07:32 2008 Dire Tune 2:24:40 2013 Bazu Worku 2:10:17 2007 Dire Tune 2:26:52 2008 David Cheruiyot 2:12:32 2000 Tetyana Pozdnyakova 2:32:24 2006 David Cheruiyot 2:12:02 1999 Tetyana Pozdnyakova 2:33:23 2005 David Cheruiyot 2:14:50 1995 Tetyana Pozdnyakova 2:29:57 2000 Stephen Ndungu 2:11:27 1991 Veronique Marot 2:30:55 1999 Stephen Ndungu 2:14:56 1989 Veronique Marot 2:30:16 1998 Stephen Ndungu 2:11:23 1986 Veronique Marot 2:31:33 1980 Ron Tabb 2:13:36 1984 Ingrid Kristiansen 2:27:51 1978 Ron Tabb 2:17:15 1983 Ingrid Kristiansen 2:33:27 1977 Clent Mericle 2:27:46 1977 Dorothy Doolittle 3:00:34 1975 Clent Mericle 2:35:00 1975 Dorothy Doolittle 3:31:24 1975 Juan Garza 2:35:00 1973 Juan Garza 2:37:47 Masters Women Year Name Time Masters Men 2014 Laura Bennett 2:57:52 Year Name Time 2013 Laura Bennett 2:59:13 2005 Joe Flores 2:35:03 2007 Firya Sultanova-Zhdanova 2:39:06 2003 Joe Flores 2:41:10 2006 Firya Sultanova-Zhdanova 2:32:25 2002 Joe Flores 2:34:54 2000 Tetyana Pozdnyakova 2:32:24 1999 Andrey Kuznetsov 2:19:56 1999 Tetyana Pozdnyakova 2:33:23 1998 Andrey Kuznetsov 2:16:45 1995 Irina Bondarchuk 2:40:28 1997 Yuri Mikhailov 2:24:48 1994 Irina Bondarchuk 2:40:28 1994 Yuri Mikhailov 2:20:34 1993 Irina Bondarchuk 2:49:47 1995 Robert Schlau 2:26:43 1990 Susan Havens 2:59:09 1988 Robert Schlau 2:22:25 1989 Susan Havens 2:49:24 1982 Tom Mayfield 2:29:28 1988 Susan Havens 2:52:03 1981 Tom Mayfield 2:34:10 1986 Sharon Cooper 3:10:57 1980 Tom Mayfield 2:32:22 1985 Sharon Cooper 3:08:19 1979 Tom Mayfield 2:34:02 1984 Sharon Cooper 3:13:04 1975 Al Becken 2:49:24 1980 Mary Cullen 3:06:07 1973 Al Becken 3:02:43 1979 Mary Cullen 3:16:59 1976 Joe Burns 2:43:19 1978 Mary Anne McBrayer 3:37:00 1972 Joe Burns 2:46:47 1977 Mary Anne McBrayer 3:42:17 1976 Lida Askew 3:48:22 1975 Lida Askew 4:00:23

38 2017 CHEVRON HOUSTON MARATHON HOUSTON MARATHON HISTORY 1972 1975 December 30 January 18 113 Runners 112 Runners 5-mile loop at Memorial Park 5-mile loop at Memorial Park Men's Winner: Danny Green 2:32:33 Men's Winner: tie, Clent Mericle & Juan Garza 2:35:00 Women's Winner: Tanya Trantham 5:11:55 Women's Winner: Dorothy Doolittle 3:31:24 (CR)

Run over a five-mile loop at Memorial Park at the end of Decem- Two Rio Grande Valley foes used to duking it out on the track ber, the inaugural Houston Marathon drew 113 runners and and in cross country ended up in a virtual dead heat in the third about twice that many spectators. Race director Pete League, Houston Marathon. After a year off in 1974, the race returned for MARATHON

who would serve in that capacity until 1976, ensured that the the final time to Memorial Park, where former Texas A&I Javelina RESULTS & course was measured properly so it could be certified by the Clent Mericle and 1973 winner Juan Garza (Pan American U.) RECORDS AAU, with assistance from distance running legend Ted Corbitt. both crossed the line in 2:35:00.

Danny Green, who went on to become one of the nation's top Top honors in the five-runner women's race went to Dorothy high school track and cross country coaches at The Woodlands, Doolittle, who ended up 48th overall in 3:31:24. Doolittle would overtook Clyde Villamez after the 24-mile mark and went on to go on to win one more time (1977) and earn renown as a col- win in 2:32:33. Green told the Houston Chronicle in 2002, "We legiate and high school track and field coach, including a stint at were doing those loops in Memorial Park, and my family would the University of Houston. be telling me where I was and where he (Villamez) was... I never ran any faster. I was never able to break that (2:32:33)." 1976 14-year-old Tanya Trantham was the first female finisher, cross- January 17 ing the line in 5:11:55. In 35th place overall was Frank Strana- 210 Runners han, better known as a top amateur golfer who was the 1952 3-loop course incorporating Memorial Park and adjoining areas British Open runner-up. Men's Winner: Jeff Wells 2:17:46 (CR) Women's Winner: Marsha Johnson 3:37:04 1973 Rice cross country and track star Jeff Wells ran in the inaugural December 29 Houston Marathon in 1972, finishing in 2:38:44, but in 1976 he 120 Runners started, 58 finished ran his first serious race and destroyed the course record with a 5-mile loop at Memorial Park 2:17:46. At the time it was the tenth-fastest clocking ever by a Men's Winner: Juan Garza 2:37:47 collegiate runner in the marathon. John Lodwick, a Rice team- Women's Winner: Nancy Laird 4:29:07 (course record) mate, was second at 2:26:15, also under the old course record, and 1975 champ Clent Mericle was third at 2:29:37. Juan Garza, who went on to be an NCAA Division I national cross country qualifier in 1974 for Pan American University, won the Wells was part of one of the closest finishes in Boston Marathon second edition of the Houston Marathon by three minutes over history in 1978, coming across the line only two seconds adrift Dennis Manske, one of the largest winning margins in race of Bill Rodgers, who won at 2:10:13. He was a two-time Olym- history. Manske ran three more times at Houston, including a pic Trials finalist in the 10,000 meters and was on Team USA at 2:39:59 in 1991 after a 16-year hiatus. the 1977 and 1978 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Wells ran three more times at Houston, including a 2:29:16 in Nancy Laird was the women's champion, and was also the Gulf 1996 at age 41. AAU LDR chair who asked race director Pete League to help de- velop more distance events in the Houston area. Laird returned An 18-year-old, Marsha Johnson, was the women's winner at to the race in 1975 and finished more than 30 minutes faster 3:37:04. She would run the race six more times, with a best time than her debut time. of 3:16:09 in 1981.

1974 Race not held, date moved to January

2017 CHEVRON HOUSTON MARATHON 39 HOUSTON MARATHON HISTORY 1977 1979 January 22 January 20 410 Runners started, 290 finished 1,700+ started, 1,000+ finished 3-loop course incorporating Memorial Park and adjoining areas Men's Winner: Tom Antczak 2:15:28 (CR) Men's Winner: Clent Mericle 2:27:46 Women's Winner: Sue Petersen 2:46:17 (CR) Women's Winner: Dorothy Doolittle 3:00:34 (CR) What started out as a two-man race turned into a coronation George Kleeman took over as race director in 1977 as the race and course record for Tom Antczak of Wisconsin, who chopped was held at Memorial Park for the final time. Clent Mericle, the almost two minutes off Ron Tabb's 1978 record with his 2:15:28. 1975 co-winner, picked up the win by himself this go-around, Antczak, a Wisconsin-La Crosse graduate who qualified for three covering the distance in 2:27:46. University of Houston legend U.S. Olympic Trials marathons and went on to a storied coaching and Olympian Leonard Hilton was the pre-race favorite, but fell career at Wisconsin-Platteville, ran the first 22 miles with Duke's victim to cramps as he was leading at 23 miles, finishing 11th Scott Eden before pulling away as Eden struggled over the final at 2:39:33. Rice sophomore Chuck Jewell was the runner-up at four miles. Eden also finished under the previous race record with 2:28:39 and edged out Mark Walter for the Junior title. his 2:16:21.

Improving her own course record from the 1975 race, Dororthy Windy conditions held back women's winner Sue Petersen, but Doolittle won the women's crown at 3:00:34 and was 54th over- the 34-year-old Californian still smashed the existing race record all. Jack Lippincott, who ran his 40th-consecutive Houston Mara- and won by eight minutes as she ran side-by-side with her hus- thon in 2014, had his highest placing in '77, taking 12th overall. band, Pete. In winning the national AAU title, Petersen reinforced her world top-10 ranking and brought Houston into the realm of an elite women's race. 1978 January 21 788 started, 567 finished 1980 Course started downtown, went out to 610 via Memorial Drive, January 19 then back downtown 1,914 started, 1,540 finished Men's Winner: Ron Tabb 2:17:11 (race record) Men's Winner: Ron Tabb 2:13:36 (CR) Women's Winner: Peggy Kokernot 3:01:54 Women's Winner: Vanessa Vajdos 2:44:45 (CR)

Frigid weather and a new course welcomed 23-year-old Missou- Two years after his initial win and course record, Ron Tabb re- rian Ron Tabb, who ran away from the field to win by almost six turned with a vengeance to crush the since-lowered record in minutes in 2:17:11 over David Odom. Tabb's time lowered the 2:13:36, overcoming windy and humid conditions and a strong previous race record of 2:17:46, set by Jeff Wells in 1976. The challenge from Britain's Chris Stewart. Tabb was running at 2:11 temperature at the start was 27 degrees, and it didn't warm up pace through 22 miles before the wind put paid to any hopes of a much over the duration of the race, but it didn't stop a Houston- faster time. Stewart finished just over a minute back at 2:14:44. record 127 runners from breaking 3:00:00. Tabb later placed fourth in the 1980 Olympic Trials marathon and was second at Boston in 1983 with a PR 2:09:31. He also repre- Women's winner Peggy Kokernot had gained national notoriety sented the U.S. at the inaugural World Championships in Helsinki in December 1977, appearing on the cover of Time magazine as in 1983, finishing 18th at 2:13:38. part of a story on the International Year of the Woman, a nation- wide event that culminated in Houston and included a torch relay. A close-as-can-be finish in the women's race saw Vanessa Vaj- Kokernot, a college athlete at Trinity University, stepped in for a dos edge Memorial High School coach Donna Burge by a second 16-mile stretch in Alabama that was under boycott by local run- in 2:44:45, setting a course record. Vajdos, now a New Braunfels ners, keeping the relay going. She was one of three women select- chiropractor, ran together with her close friend Burge all the way ed to carry the torch the last mile and entered the Sam Houston before outleaning her at the line. She finished 10th in 1981 at Coliseum to raucous applause. Kokernot, who won by more than the Ottawa Avon International Women's Marathon, the putative seven minutes in 3:01:54, helped the push to add the marathon world championships at the time. for women to the Olympic program, and she went on to host the popular P.M. Magazine show in San Antonio.

40 2017 CHEVRON HOUSTON MARATHON HOUSTON MARATHON HISTORY 1981 1983 January 10 • 2,408 finishers January 16 • 2,060 finishers Men's Winner: Bill Rodgers 2:12:19 (CR) Men's Winner: Hailu Ebba (Ethiopia) 2:12:17 Women's Winner: Patti Catalano 2:35:28 (CR) Women's Winner: Ingrid Kristiansen (Norway) 2:33:27 (CR)

The reigning king of American marathoners made his first ap- Eleven years into the life of the Houston Marathon, the world pearance at Houston a memorable one, as Bill Rodgers rolled showed up. For the first time ever, international athletes swept to a course-record 2:12:19 to win by 30 seconds over Dick the titles, with Ethiopia's Hailu Ebba outkicking defending Beardsley. Rodgers, known as "Boston Billy" after winning that champ Benji Durden to take men's top honors by three seconds race four times and setting an American Record of 2:09:27 in in 2:12:17, and Norway's superstar Ingrid Kristiansen clipping MARATHON

1979, also had four New York titles on his resume. Reaching the more than two minutes off the course record with her 2:33:27 to RESULTS & halfway point in 1:04:46, near world record pace, Rodgers and beat reigning champ Laurie Binder by nine seconds. RECORDS Beardsley were still in contact, but at 16 miles Rodgers made his move. Two miles later a stomach upset and quick trip into Ebba, an Oregon State graduate who was an Olympic semifinal- the woods threatened to derail his title run, but Beardsley also ist at 1500 meters in 1972, saw Ron Tabb sprint away to an early suffered stomach cramps and Rodgers held on to win. Defend- lead, which stretched to 300 yards at the halfway mark. Tabb ing champion Ron Tabb withdrew at 14 miles with a bone spur fell off at 15 miles, where Ebba, Durden and local favorite Marty in his left heel. Froelick of Rice took over the lead. Those three kept the lead, and it wasn't until the final few yards that Ebba's patented kick (he As the first U.S. woman to run under 2:30, Patti Catalano was had a 1:47 800 PR) pushed him past Durden. the pre-race favorite and she fulfilled those expectations with a course record 2:35:28. But it wasn't easy. Laurie Binder ran Binder was the leader in the women's race through 14 miles, the race of her life to that point, shadowing Catalano until less where Kristiansen took over. They stayed close the rest of the way than two miles remained. The duo bumped each other and both and the Norwegian staved off a last-gasp challenge from Binder runners were unbalanced, with Binder taking the lead. That lead over the final 100 yards. Former Lamar University runner Midde lasted until the final quarter-mile, where Catalano regained the Hamrin of Sweden was third, also under the previous record with lead and sprinted to the win while Binder slashed her personal her 2:35:06. best by three minutes with a 2:35:31. 1984 1982 January 15 • 2,093 finishers January 24 • 1,861 finishers Men's Winner: Charlie Spedding (Great Britain) 2:11:54 Men's Winner: Benji Durden 2:11:11 (CR) Women's Winner: Ingrid Kristiansen (Norway) 2:27:51 (CR) Women's Winner: Laurie Binder 2:40:57 In baseball, the tie goes to the runner. At the '84 Houston Mara- Five years, five course records. But this time the record wasn't thon, the tie went to Charlie Spedding. A situation that was un- set by the pre-race favorite. Heading into the race, most talk was precedented saw Britain's Spedding awarded the win after a about defending champ Bill Rodgers and runner-up Dick Beard- dead-heat finish with Massimo Magnani of Italy. There was no sley, with Benji Durden almost an afterthought. Durden turned finish-line camera, so it was up to the race staff to determine all the attention to himself, though, running a relatively easy whose torso crossed the line first. Race director David Hannah, 2:11:11 to set a new standard and take the scalps of some of after much consultation, announced that Spedding had edged the sport's biggest names. He finished more than a minute-and- Magnani, and that announcement sparked an immediate pro- a-half ahead of Beardsley, who was second for the second year test by the Italian. in a row, while Rodgers faded to fifth at 2:14:52 after a whirl- wind week of promotional appearances and sales meetings to A big pack that included '82 winner Benji Durden went through bolster his line of running apparel. Durden and Beardsley worked the 10-mile mark together before Dean Matthews opened up a together from the eight-mile mark to drop Rodgers and then took lead through 13 miles. Magnani and John Wellerding took over turns pushing the pace. At 18 miles Beardsley didn't take his then and started to move away from the pack that included turn and Durden moved away and on to the win. Spedding. Spedding and Mark Finucane split from the chase pack and with just over a mile to go, four men were in contention. After a second-place finish the previous year, Laurie Binder Making up a three-yard deficit over the final 30 yards, Spedding stepped atop the podium with a 2:40:57, taking control of the did just enough to earn the title. race after seven miles and never being challenged. Binder told the Houston Post that she was "pretty uncomfortable" over the final 10 kilometers, running by herself and having to try and maintain her pace. Kathleen Molitor was second at 2:43:02. 2017 CHEVRON HOUSTON MARATHON 41 HOUSTON MARATHON HISTORY

Sub-4:00 miler and 1984 10K Olympian Paul Cummings made 1984 the most of his footspeed over the last 5K to outleg Canada's Da- (continued) vid Edge by eight seconds in 2:11:31. Those two had to make up a Less dramatic, but no less impressive, was Ingrid Kristiansen's lot of ground in the final half of the race to catch defending champ second straight win in the women's race. A completely dominant Marty Froelick, who had a 26-second edge after 21 miles. By 23 performance broke her own course record by more than five min- miles Froelick was out of contention, and Cummings sealed the utes at 2:27:51. The Norwegian would go on to win the 10,000 win over the final quarter-mile. at the 1987 World Championships in Rome after a fourth-place effort in the inaugural women's Olympic marathon at Los Angeles The new course also drew in more volunteers, going from 950 in in '84. 1985 to 2,500 in '86.

1985 1987 January 6 • 1,890 finishers January 18 • 2,849 finishers Men's Winner: Marty Froelick 2:11:14 Men's Winner: Derrick May (South Africa) 2:11:51 Women's Winner: Sylvia Ruegger (Canada) 2:28:36 Women's Winner: Bente Moe (Norway) 2:32:37

Running earlier in the month than usual, athletes in the 13th edi- A collegian and a collegiate coach picked up the hardware as tion saw UTEP steeplechaser Sam Ngatia of Kenya take off and Seattle Pacific University's Bente Moe of Norway captured the establish a comfortable lead after the 14-mile mark. In his mara- women's title and South Africa's Derrick May, an assistant coach thon debut, Ngatia had more than a minute on Rice's Marty Fro- at Nevada-Reno, won the men's race. Moe's biggest issue on the elick and Wolfgang Krueger of West Germany at 20 miles, running day came post-race, as she had to decide whether to accept the at sub-2:10 pace. That's when the wheels came off for Ngatia, $22,000 prize money and forego her NCAA eligibility. From seven though, as he was hobbled by blisters and was reeled in by Fro- miles on Moe was basically unchallenged, winning by more than elick. Cutting the gap steadily into the final mile, Froelick finally three minutes in 2:32:37 on a day that saw gusty winds lower the passed Ngatia with just under a half-mile to go and went on to just temperature from 43 to 38 degrees over the duration of the event. miss the course record with his 2:11:14. Basically an unknown coming into the race, May eased into the Froelick's time was likely the fastest ever on the course, though, lead pack at 10 miles, challenging a group of three that included as a recent TAC rule change mandated that certified courses be 1985 runner-up Sam Ngatia by 17 miles. Hanging with Ngatia for one-tenth of a percent longer than the standard distance of 26 the next seven miles, May made a decisive move at 24 miles and miles, 385 yards. won at 2:11:51, 15 seconds ahead of Norway's Geir Kvernmo, who was running only his second marathon. Two Canadians fought it out for the women's title, with top honors going to 1984 OIympic eighth-placer Sylvia Ruegger in 2:28:36, The race also served as the U.S. men's championship, with Ric almost a minute ahead of Jacqueline Gareau. The duo ran togeth- Sayre the top American in seventh at 2:13:54 to earn a spot on er for 22 miles before Ruegger started to pull away and win in only the Pan American Games squad. her third marathon ever. She lowered her own national record in the process. 1988 January 17 • 3,073 finishers 1986 Men's Winner: Geir Kvernmo (Norway) 2:11:44 January 19 • 2,620 finishers Women's Winner: Linda Zeman 2:34:52 Men's Winner: Paul Cummings 2:11:31 Women's Winner: Veronique Marot (Great Britain) 2:31:33 Sometimes, it's just your day. And it certainly was for Linda Ze- man, who stunned everyone by easily winning the women's race A new single-loop course that covered more of the city set the with a huge personal best as she became the first-ever "unin- stage for a pair of contrasting races. Britain's Veronique Marot, vited" woman to mount the podium. After deciding to run the the third-placer in 1985, was a gun-to-tape winner in the women's race on January 1 as a part of her New Year's resolutions, Zeman race, clocking 2:31:33 to beat U.S. legend Francie Larrieu-Smith crushed her previous PR by eight minutes to clock 2:34:52, more in her marathon debut. Larrieu-Smith, a four-time Olympian who than a minute ahead of the runner-up. Hotter-than-usual condi- would eventually take 12th in the '92 marathon at Barcelona, tions at the start also affected the race, with the temperature at stayed within 30 seconds of Marot through 20 miles, but couldn't 64 degrees and the humidity at 85%. make a real dent in the lead as she finished at 2:33:36.

42 2017 CHEVRON HOUSTON MARATHON HOUSTON MARATHON HISTORY 1988 1991 (continued) January 20 • 3,798 finishers Moving up a place from his runner-up finish in '87, Norway's Geir Men's Winner: Carey Nelson (Canada) 2:12:28 Kvernmo held off Mexico's Salvador Garcia to win at 2:11:44. Women's Winner: Veronique Marot (Great Britain) 2:30:55 Kvernmo, who set a Norwegian record of 2:10:17 to place fifth at London in 1987, cranked up the pace at the halfway mark and Strong winds blew throughout the race, gusting to 15 mph, but held a 30-second lead over Garcia at 21 miles. Over the final five they couldn't stop Britain's Veronique Marot from becoming the miles Garcia inched closer and closer, but he couldn't close the first-ever three-time women's champion at 2:30:55. Marot, who gap completely and ended up six seconds back. also won in '86 and '89, ran with Denmark's Dorthe Rasmussen for 17 miles and then took off and created a two-minute gap over MARATHON

the runner-up. One year later at Barcelona, Marot would finish RESULTS & 1989 16th in the Olympic marathon. RECORDS January 15 • 3,195 finishers Men's Winner: Richard Kaitany (Kenya) 2:10:04 (CR) Men's champion Carey Nelson of Canada, a 5K Olympian in Women's Winner: Veronique Marot (Great Britain) 2:30:16 1988, won his second straight marathon in 2:12:28, the slowest winning time since Ron Tabb's 2:13:36 in 1980. Contending Heavy fog at the race start limited visibility to less than 50 yards, with Czechoslovakia's Martin Vrabel through 23 miles, Nelson's but a little more than two hours later it was abundantly clear winning move made up a 30-yard gap and he sprinted on to that no one could match the quality of former Iowa State runner win by 12 seconds over Vrabel. Nelson finished 35th in the '96 Richard Kaitany of Kenya, who set a course record of 2:10:04 to Olympic marathon at Atlanta. win by more than 90 seconds. Those four seconds on the end of his time were heartbreaking, though, as Kaitany missed out on a $10,000 bonus on offer to the first man to break 2:10. He had 1992 run 2:09:39 at Chicago the previous October and said he would January 26 • 3,789 finishers have gone under the bonus time if only there had been a clock for Men's Winner: Filemon Lopez (Mexico) 2:13:12 him to see as he raced to the finish. Kaitany and '88 winner Geir Women's Winner: Kimberley Webb 2:50:17 Kvernmo were together through 17 miles, where the Kenyan felt Women's Olympic Trials Winner: Janis Klecker 2:30:12 jostled and took off, never to be challenged again. Houston '92 served as the U.S. Olympic Trials race for women Three years after her first Houston victory, Britain's Veronique and it lived up to its potential. Top-seeded Kim Jones dropped Marot ran with Maria Trujillo and Norway's Sissel Grottenberg for after three miles with an ankle injury, leaving '88 Olympian the first 10 miles before moving away and easing to the win more Cathy O'Brien and four-time Olympian Francie Larrieu-Smith to than two minutes ahead of Kim Jones at 2:30:16. Three months contend with Janis Klecker, who was running for her sixth time on later, on April 23, Marot ran the best race of her career to win at the course. A strategic race dictated a moderate pace, and the London in 2:25:56. turning point came at a water stop at 15 miles when Klecker got her feet tangled and fell. O'Brien helped her up. 1990 Those two got back on pace and at 20 miles O'Brien broke away January 14 • 3,237 finishers to open up a 20+-second margin over Klecker by 23 miles. Men's Winner: Paul Pilkington 2:11:13 Klecker and Larrieu-Smith worked together to close the gap and Women's Winner: Maria Trujillo 2:32:55 Klecker was 100 yards adrift of O'Brien with just over a mile to go. With less than a quarter-mile left, Klecker moved ahead for Former Weber State steeplechaser Paul Pilkington had all cylin- good and won by 14 seconds in 2:30:12, with O'Brien and Lar- ders firing on the way to his career-best 2:11:13 win, the third- rieu-Smith claiming the other two Olympic berths. For Larrieu- fastest time ever at Houston. Race veteran Sam Ngatia of Kenya, Smith, it was to be her fifth Olympic team. who had tried five times previously to win, had the lead at the halfway point and stayed with Pilkington through 18 miles, but Mexico's Filemon Lopez was looking for his own qualifying time the American was clearly stronger and powered away to win his for his national Olympic team (2:11), but the pesky winds and first marathon in six starts. his solo run late in the race put paid to those hopes. Lopez and Michael Heilmann of Germany opened up a 200-yard lead on With thoughts of her late-race fade the previous year, Maria the pack by 10 miles, but just before the 11-mile point Heilmann Trujillo staved off Germany's Kerstin Pressler over the last eight had to stop and tie his shoe and he could never reclaim the time miles to win at 2:32:55. The German was on Trujillo's shoulder that cost as Lopez moved away and eventually crossed the line at 18 miles, but cited fatigue and the course's hills for her failure at 2:13:12. to maintain that challenge, finishing second at 2:34:49.

2017 CHEVRON HOUSTON MARATHON 43 HOUSTON MARATHON HISTORY 1993 1995 January 24 • 3,524 finishers January 15 • 4,410 finishers Men's Winner: Frank Bjorkli (Norway) 2:13:21 Men's Winner: Peter Fonseca (Canada) 2:11:52 Women's Winner: Kristy Johnston 2:29:05 Women's Winner: Tetyana Pozdnyakova (Ukraine) 2:29:57

Scandinavian-like weather, with wind chills in the 30-degree Third time was a charm for men's winner Peter Fonseca of Can- range and 30 mph gusts, played into the hands of Norway's Frank ada, while second time was lucky for Tetyana Pozdnyakova of Bjorkli, who was running only his second marathon. Defending Ukraine in the women's race. On the heels of fourth-place and champ Filemon Lopez dropped at 10 miles due to leg cramps, second-place finishes his past two tries in '92 and '94, Portugal- leaving Bjorkli, '90 champion Paul Pilkington and Mark Plaatjes based Fonseca settled in at a fast pace with Norway's Terje Naess to work the next seven miles. After Pillkington and Plaatjes began and New Zealand's Sean Wade. The trio was together through 23 to drop, Bjorkli's way was clear and the story was Sean Wade's miles before a Fonseca surge dropped Wade. On the run in to the charge from 15th to second place over the final stretch. Bjorkli finish Fonseca had the better speed and came away with the win clocked 2:13:21, with Wade second at 2:16:09. Plaatjes would at 2:11:52. be the story of American marathoning later in the year with his stunning win at the World Championships in Stuttgart. Falling victim to "The Wall" in her debut the previous year, Poz- dnyakova didn't make any mistakes this time around. Taking The conditions didn't bother women's winner Kristy Johnston at the lead from Tatyana Titova of Russia at 15 miles, Pozdnyakova all, apparently, as she knocked 10 minutes off her personal best stretched the margin to more than two minutes by 21 miles and with a 2:29:05 that was the third fastest ever on the course. At cruised to the win at 2:29:57, more than four minutes ahead of the halfway mark Johnston was running with Hungary's Karolina runner-up Suzanna Ciric of Yugoslavia. Szabo and Russia's Albina Gallyamova, and she began to move away from those two, throwing down her fastest mile of the day at 17 miles to virtually guarantee her win. Gallyamova was second, 1996 more than two minutes behind Johnston. January 21 • 4,361 finishers Men's Winner: Turbo Tumo (Ethiopia) 2:10:34 Women's Winner: Adriana Fernandez (Mexico) 2:31:59 1994 January 16 • 3,921 finishers A near wrong turn almost cost Ethiopia's Turbo Tumo the men's Men's Winner: Colin Moore (Great Britain) 2:13:34 title, and a positive drug test did cost the women's winner her Women's Winner: Alevtina Naumova (Russia) 2:34:47 second straight title. Tumo was the best of the deepest field in race history, with four men dipping under 2:11. Pacesetters Jus- Slow times were the order of the day in damp and windy condi- tin Chaston and Jon Warren carried the field through the halfway tions, with veteran Russian Alevtina Naumova taking advantage mark before dropping to let a group of six that included Tumo, Brit- of the neophyte tactics of Ukraine's Tetyana Pozdnyakova to ain's Steve Brace, Russia's Leonid Shvetsov and New Zealand's claim the women's win and Britain's Colin Moore running a very Sean Wade take over. Tumo and Brace moved to the front over business-like race to take top men's honors. Naumova let Pozd- the final three miles and as Tumo was making the final turn to the nyakova go when the Ukrainian surged at nine miles, and there finish he erroneously tried to follow the lead motorcycle. Notified was a minute gap by 17 miles, with Trina Painter joining Naumova quickly of his error, Tumo corrected it and outsprinted Brace to in the chase. Debutante Pozdnyakova hit the proverbial wall after win by one second at 2:10:34, the second-fastest time ever on mile 19, and Naumova continued to gain ground. She took the the course. lead at 25 miles and went on to the win at 2:34:47, 22 seconds ahead of Pozdnyakova. Defending champion Tetyana Pozdnyakova of Ukraine made a late-race surge to close a two-minute gap and win at 2:31:03, Brick mason Moore and Canada's Peter Fonseca were the lead- but was later disqualified after failing a doping test. Runner-up ers after 15 miles, breaking away from the field. Nearing the final Adriana Fernandez of Mexico was elevated to champion with her miles, Moore took advantage of Fonseca's cramping problems 2:31:59. to take the lead for good at 25 miles and win by 19 seconds at 2:13:34.

44 2017 CHEVRON HOUSTON MARATHON HOUSTON MARATHON HISTORY 1997 1999 January 12 • 4,290 finishers January 17 • 4,369 finishers Men's Winner: Ake Eriksson (Sweden) 2:19:01 Men's Winner: Stephen Ndungu (Kenya) 2:14:56 Women's Winner: Claudia Dreher (Germany) 2:36:13 Women's Winner: Tetyana Pozdnyakova (Ukraine) 2:33:23

The most miserable conditions in the history of the event turned Warm and humid conditions again played a role in the outcome, the '97 race into a battle for survival, not speed. With the tem- but couldn't stop Stephen Ndungu of Kenya from winning his perature never rising above 31 degrees, and sleet falling, a pair second straight title and leading fellow countrymen Sammy of Europeans picked up their first Houston wins. Claudia Dreher Maritim and Gideon Mutisya to a 1-2-3 repeat of the '98 fin- of Germany made her debut a memorable one, running the first ish. Ndungu almost didn't make it to the line, though, fighting MARATHON

few miles with a small group before assuming an insurmount- off physical problems at 15 miles before recovering and winning RESULTS & able lead at seven miles on the way to a 2:36:13 win. In her by nine seconds. RECORDS wake, Betsey Kempter was runner-up more than three minutes back and 1995 champ Tetyana Pozdnyakova placed third. Those Another former champion, 1995 winner Tetyana Pozdnyakova of three were the only women under 2:40 on the day. Ukraine, didn't push the pace, biding her time behind Ethiopia's Elfenesh Alemu most of the race before grabbing the lead after Eriksson, who notched a 2:10:53 PR to take fourth at Chicago 22 miles while Alemu faded a bit due to fatigue and the lingering in 1990, followed the early pace made by Sean Wade and Jon effects of a cold. Pozdnyakova nabbed her second official title at Warren until Wade dropped at 10 miles and Ethiopia's Bedaso 2:33:23, three minutes ahead of Russia's Zinaida Semenova, Turbe joined Warren at the front. Turbe turned on the jets and with Alemu a disappointed third. 1996 Olympic gymnastics gold opened up a big lead until mile 21, where the engines sputtered medalist Kerri Strug was a noteworthy finisher at 4:12:06. and he was passed by Eriksson and Australia's Shaun Creigh- ton. Creighton crumbled after 23 miles, leaving Eriksson alone to win by more than two minutes. 2000 January 16 • 4,404 finishers Men's Winner: Stephen Ndungu (Kenya) 2:11:28 1998 Women's Winner: Tetyana Pozdnyakova (Ukraine) 2:32:25 January 18 • 4,459 finishers Men's Winner: Stephen Ndungu (Kenya) 2:11:23 The first race of the new millennium had a pair of very famil- Women's Winner: Gwyn Coogan 2:33:37 iar faces atop the podium after all the running was done, with Kenya's Stephen Ndungu completing a hat trick with his third Competing for a U.S. championship brought out the best of the straight men's victory in 2:11:28 and ageless Tetyana Pozdnya- women's field, with 22 women breaking 2:50 and eight going kova of Ukraine also picking up a third career women's title at sub-2:42. The best of them? Gwyn Coogan. Coogan, a '92 Olym- 2:32:25. pian at 10,000 meters, kept to her pre-race plan in the muggy conditions, letting Linda Somers take the early lead. Recovering This was perhaps the easiest of Ndungu's three wins. Unhappy from a fall three miles in, Coogan and Kim Jones steadily moved with uneven pacesetting, Ndungu made the best of a bad situa- up and caught Somers Smith at 10 miles. From there, Coogan tion and took over the lead at 19 miles and finished more than kept pushing the pace and opened up a two-minute lead by 24 two minutes ahead of Kenya's Sammy Maritim at 2:11:27. miles. She kept that margin through the finish at 2:33:37, ahead Maritim earned runner-up honors for the third straight year, out- of Jones and Somers Smith. Coogan earned a $30,000 payday sprinting Gemechu Kebede of Ethiopia. and the total purse of $100,500 was the largest ever for a USATF women's national championship. Nicole Carroll of Australia set a crazy pace for the first seven miles, given the relatively toasty conditions, and paid the price In his second race at the distance, Kenya's Stephen Ndungu by dropping out at eight miles. '99 runner-up Zinaida Semenova showed a foretaste of things to come with a dominant win to of Russia took over the lead and held it until she was passed by lead a sweep of the top three men's spots by Kenyan runners. a very patient Pozdnyakova at 23 miles. The Ukrainian, with the Dissatisfied with the early pace, Ndungu pushed ahead at nine best career flat speed in the field, strided on to win at 2:32:24 miles and had an easy time of it in winning at 2:11:23. and relegated Semenova to the second spot again.

2017 CHEVRON HOUSTON MARATHON 45 HOUSTON MARATHON HISTORY 2001 2003 January 14 • 3,944 finishers January 19 • 4,713 finishers Men's Winner: Chris Ciamarra 2:29:27 Men's Winner: Sean Wade (New Zealand) 2:24:43 Women's Winner: Stacie Alboucrek 2:43:40 Women's Winner: Albina Gallyamova (Russia) 2:42:37

Prize money was not offered and there were no international In his fifth finish, Sean Wade finally won. The local teacher from elites in the field, but the men's race still had some intrigue New Zealand had finished second, third, fourth and fifth the four with multiple lead changes and dropouts before Chris Ciamarra previous times he finished the race. Lambros Zaragas of Greece crossed the line for the win at 2:29:27, the slowest winning time jetted to the lead and was on 2:12 pace through the early miles since 1975. Ciamarra, a restaurant manager from Pennsylvania, and 2:16 through the halfway point. Encouraged by a group of drove to Houston the day before race, and hurriedly finished his his P.E. students from the Shlenker School, Wade passed his own post-race press conference to make the 1,400-mile drive back house at 21 miles still trailing but heard from spectators that home. Jerry Pullins was the leader through 17 miles and abruptly Zaragas was slowing down. Paying the price for his early speed, dropped out, leaving a small group to take turns before Sean Zaragas yielded the lead with just under a mile to go and Wade Wade grabbed the lead at 21 miles. Ciamarra passed Wade at 22 was finally able to claim the Houston title at 2:24:43. miles and never looked back. Moving to the lead quickly in the women's race, Russia's Al- Just over nine months after giving birth to a son, Stacie Alboucrek bina Gallyamova was on cruise control when she was surprised endured a bit more pain to win the women's race with a personal by Madeline Tormoen at nine miles. The unexpected challenge best 2:43:40. The Florida mom went to the lead early and never spurred the Russian to surge again and she held on to the lead relinquished it, topping runner-up Joy Smith by more than 12 min- the rest of the way to win at 2:42:37, almost three minutes ahead utes. of Tormoen, who ran with an implanted defibrillator.

2002 2004 January 20 • 4,244 finishers January 18 • 5,353 finishers Men's Winner: Drew Prisner 2:28:43 Men's Winner: Marek Jaroszewski (Poland) 2:18:51 Women's Winner: Becky Sondag 2:50:49 Women's Winner: Margarita Tapia (Mexico) 2:28:36

First-time marathoner Drew Prisner, a Compaq worker, kept the Not since 1995 had a woman run under 2:30 at Houston. Mar- hardware in the company house, so to speak, winning his debut at garita Tapia of Mexico did that and more en route to a majestic 2:28:43 in a race sponsored by his employer. Daniel Shaw rolled and dominant win at 2:28:36, winning by more than five minutes out to a big early lead, stretching the margin to four minutes by over Nicole Stevenson of Canada. Tapia's dominance was such 14 miles. Shaw started to tighten up four miles later, and by the that her competitors only saw her at the start and for a brief period 23-mile mark Prisner could see Shaw and made his move. Prisner after as she moved rapidly away from everyone. Her time qualified ended up winning by more than a minute over Joshua Urban. her for a spot in the Mexican Olympic team, and she finished 38th at Athens. High school English teacher Becky Sondag ran with a couple half-marathon entrants for the first nine miles of her race before A six-man group led the men's race through 14 miles, including the two courses split apart and she was left on her own out front, Poland's Marek Jaroszewski, defending champ Sean Wade of never to see any challengers on the way to winning by more than New Zealand and Australia's Kim Gillard. Jaroszewski and Gillard five minutes at 2:50:49, the slowest winning mark since 1978. pulled away from Wade after 15 miles and traded the lead for the next six miles before Gillard tried to make a decisive move. Jaro- szewski managed to hold on as Gillard slowed a little, and at 24 miles the Pole took the lead for good. He ended up winning by 39 seconds over Gillard, with Wade third at 2:22:26.

46 2017 CHEVRON HOUSTON MARATHON HOUSTON MARATHON HISTORY 2005 2007 January 16 • 5,718 finishers January 14 • 5,303 finishers Men's Winner: David Cheruiyot (Kenya) 2:14:50 Men's Winner: Feyisa Tusse (Ethiopia) 2:11:39 Women's Winner: Kelly Keane 2:32:27 Women's Winner: Dire Tune (Ethiopia) 2:26:52 (CR)

Local favorite Kelly Keane of the Woodlands couldn't hold back Breaking a course record that was set before she was born, a huge smile as she broke the tape at 2:32:27 to win the wom- Ethiopia's Dire Tune ran a marvelous race that made the en's title, having enjoyed the support of a huge and raucous 21-year-old the first woman ever under 2:27 at Houston. Start- crowd all along the course. Keane and Poland's Wioletta Kryza ing the race in a small group with defending champion Firiya ran with four other women through the early miles before break- Sultanova of Russia and Claudia Camargo of Argentina, Tune MARATHON

ing away after seven miles. The duo ran in tandem for most of ran easily. She and Camargo dropped Sultanova after three RESULTS & the next 14 miles. Keane took off after the 21 mile mark and miles and by eight miles Tune was basically alone, stretching RECORDS established a 100-yard lead, taking advantage of Kryza's tight- her lead and impressing the crowds with her rapid pace on the ening hamstrings to stretch that lead and race on to the win by way to a win by more than three minutes over Hungary's Beata almost three minutes. Rakonczai.

Entering the race late, Kenya's David Cheruiyot puzzled many Another Ethiopian, Feyisa Tusse, won the men's race and observers, who confused him with Daniel Cheruiyot, a seeded shared something in common with Tune, the women's cham- runner in the half marathon. Nonetheless, Cheruiyot sorted pion -- they both slept on cots at DFW airport two nights previ- out any confusion by the finish as he picked up his first title at ously after missing the last flight to Houston. Neither athlete 2:14:50. Complaining later that the pace was too slow, Cheru- appeared to suffer from the rigors of their lengthy journey from iyot was stronger than Andrej Naumov of Ukraine and reigning Addis Ababa, and Tusse's only complaint was the pacesetters champion Marek Jaroszewski of Poland, breaking away from the were too slow. Running pretty much on his own most of the duo easily with sub-5:00 miles midway through the race. Nau- way, Tusse missed the course record with a 2:11:39 but won by mov was second, 26 seconds behind Cheruiyot, while Jarosze- more than two minutes. wski improved his '04 time by three minutes to take third.

2006 2008 January 15 • 5,414 finishers January 13 • 5,519 finishers Men's Winner: David Cheruiyot (Kenya) 2:12:02 Men's Winner: David Cheruiyot (Kenya) 2:12:32 Women's Winner: Firiya Sultanova (Russia) 2:32:25 Women's Winner: Dire Tune (Ethiopia) 2:24:40 (CR)

Responding to complaints of a slow pace the previous year, race One year after breaking a decades-old record, Ethiopia's Dire organizers provided an experienced rabbit for reigning champion Tune lowered her own course best by more than two minutes David Cheruiyot. New Zealander Sean Wade, the '03 winner and to crush the field and win her second straight title at 2:24:40. a veteran Houston runner, pulled the leaders through 11 miles Tune won by almost 11 minutes, one of the largest winning mar- before dropping out. Cheruiyot was surprised to have two fellow gins ever at Houston. She wasn't pleased with her time, though, Kenyans still at his side in the persons of John Itati and Wesley hoping for a 2:21 clocking. Tune and fellow Ethiopian Worknesh Ngetich. Ngetich was the strongest of the challengers, taking the Tola ran together in the lead at six miles, and Tune made a small lead until the final 100 yards, where Cheruiyot sped past him to break at the halfway point, putting herself 60 yards up on Tola. finish first with a PR 2:12:02, eight seconds up on Ngetich. By the 19th mile there was no sight of anyone behind Tune, and she pushed through the final miles to take the win. What looked like a runaway win for Russia's Firiya Sultanova turned into a painful trip to the finish line for the 44-year-old af- Winning his third title in four years, David Cheruiyot of Kenya ter she felt a twinge in her foot at the halfway point. Ignoring the was again unhappy with the pacemaking as he had hopes of excruciating pain, Sultanova kept pushing but at 25 miles she breaking the course record and earning the $10,000 bonus was forced to stop and walk five times and watch her four-minute that accompanied that feat. As it was, Cheruiyot had plenty to lead crumble. She put in one final valiant effort in the final mile, handle in the form of Ethiopia's Kasime Adilo. After showing his though, and crossed the line at 2:32:25, 31 seconds ahead of frustration with the pacers by waving his arms in a "let's go" Canada's Nicole Stevenson. motion midway through the race, Cheruiyot and Adilo slowed the pace dramatically and then sparked it back up again as they neared the last miles. Cheruiyot was too quick over the final stretch for Adilo, becoming only the second man to thrice win Houston, crossing the line at 2:12:32.

2017 CHEVRON HOUSTON MARATHON 47 HOUSTON MARATHON HISTORY 2009 2011 January 19 • 5,349 finishers January 30 • 6,852 finishers Men's Winner: Deriba Merga (Ethiopia) 2:07:52 (CR) Men's Winner: Bekana Daba (Ethiopia) 2:07:04 (CR) Women's Winner: Teyba Erkesso (Ethiopia) 2:24:18 (CR) Women's Winner: Mamitu Daska (Ethiopia) 2:26:33

The era of Ethiopian dominance arrived in full force in '09, her- A marathoning neophyte of sorts, Ethiopia's Bekana Daba set alded by a pair of wins with superb record-setting performances a men's course record in only his second race at the distance, from Deriba Merga and Teyba Erkesso. Merga not only broke the even taking time near the finish for a bathroom break. The 20-year-old men's record, he crushed it. But was he happy? No. 22-year-old was safely ensconced in the lead pack for the first Merga had aimed at a 2:05 and appeared to be on pace early 14 miles, showing no signs of trouble despite the rapid mid-race in the race as he followed the rabbits, but when the last of the pace. He and Wilfred Murgor of Kenya burst forward at 15 miles three pacemakers dropped out with more than nine miles left it and opened up a huge lead. Murgor dropped back eventually was left to the diminutive Merga to try and maintain his speed and the only challenge left for Daba was whether or not to make in the teeth of a hefty headwind that pushed back as he ran into a quick stop at the port-a-potty on the way in. He did, just as downtown. He ended up winning by 3:41 at 2:07:52, the fastest he entered downtown, but still managed to clock a blistering time ever run in the state of Texas. 2:07:04 and win by more than four minutes over surprising American Nick Arcianaga, who was second at 2:11:30 after Erkesso was similarly dominant, winning by more than three originally running as a pacemaker for Brett Gotcher. minutes with her 2:24:18, but had the advantage of a male pacemaker who helped shield her from the persistent winds Tactics were much the same for Mamitu Daska of Ethiopia in the that bedeviled Merga. Early on Erkesso ran with countrywoman women's race. She and Ashu Kasim were together for 24 miles Amane Gobena and Romania's Nuta Olaru. The two Ethiopians and then she unleashed a withering kick that took her through a started to pull away after 15 miles, and Erkesso pushed the 5:17 25th mile and helped her win by 1:14 at 2:26:33. Stepha- pace to gap Gobena over the next couple miles. By 21 miles nie Rothstein had a great day, too, finishing third as the top U.S. there were no challengers visible and Erkesso polished off her runner at 2:29:35. record run. 2012 2010 January 15 • 7,614 finishers January 18 • 6,287 finishers Men's Winner: Tariku Jufar (Ethiopia) 2:06:51 (CR) Men's Winner: Teshome Gelana (Ethiopia) 2:07:37 (CR) Women's Winner: Alemitu Abera (Ethiopia) 2:23:14 (CR) Women's Winner: Teyba Erkesso (Ethiopia) 2:23:53 (CR) Much of the attention of marathon fans was on Saturday's U.S. Two more Ethiopian champions and two more course records Olympic Trials races, but a pair of Ethiopians quickly redirected were the result of a late entrant and a confident returning winner. that attention Sunday with course records going to Tariku Jufar Teshome Gelana had not even entered the race by the dead- and Alemitu Abera in the 40th anniversary race. Jufar was not line, but his agent persuaded race officials to let him in and he the pre-race favorite, but with a PR of 2:08:10 coming in he was rewarded that decision with a brilliant late run to shave 15 sec- certainly a capable contender. Debebe Tolossa and Demssew onds off the record set last year and lead five other men under Tsega, also of Ethiopia, had the pace set at sub-2:06 tempo 2:10. It was a group affair for the majority of the race, with a lead and Jufar kept up with that duo as they passed the halfway pack of six or seven through 19 miles. Gelana stayed with that point at 1:03:08. Tsega started sliding back at 20 miles, where group until 22 miles, when he put the pedal down and burned a Jufar made a big move. Tolossa tried to match Jufar's move but 4:40 mile to open up a gap that would never close. He slowed to couldn't keep up that pace and it was all Jufar the rest of the 4:50s the rest of the way, but the damage was done and he won way as he became the first man under 2:07 at Houston, beating by 50 seconds at 2:07:37. Brett Gotcher ran the fastest time Tolossa by 50 seconds at 2:06:51. ever by an American at Houston to take seventh at 2:10:36. Nothing was close in the women's race, where Abera, the third- Defending the title she won in '09, Teyba Erkesso was shadowed placer in 2010, took off at a high and determined pace and by Alemitu Abera for six miles but Erkesso kept the pressure on opened up a three minute lead by halfway. She was never even and extended her lead to almost a minute by the halfway point. remotely challenged as she cropped 39 seconds off the record Russia's Margarita Plaksina moved past Abera by 18 miles but set by Teyba Erkesso two years previously. Australia's Benita Wil- couldn't make a dent in Erkesso's lead, which had stretched lis finished well to earn a respectable second at 2:28:24. to three minutes. The final margin was almost five minutes as Erkesso cut 25 seconds off her existing record to clock 2:23:53, with Plaksina at a very respectable 2:28:44.

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Sarah Kiptoo of Kenya made the early pace for the women, tak- 2013 ing a group of seven through 10K in 33:56. She faded over the January 13 • 6,530 finishers next 5K, leaving six women in contention and Meskerem Assefa Men's Winner: Bazu Worku (Ethiopia) 2:10:17 and Gelete Burka with a slight edge. Five runners went past Women's Winner: Merima Mohammed (Ethiopia) 2:23:37 the half-marathon mark in 1:12:13 and Abebech Bekele and Biruktait Degefa looked poised to make a break. No one could Ethiopia's 20-year-old Merima Mohammed overcame leg make a significant dent, though, and Bekele and Degefa held problems and cold, wet conditions to run the second-fastest only a one second margin at 35K. ever women’s race, while countryman Bazu Worku, 22, ran away with the men’s title as youth was served. Mohammed ran the Bekele eased ahead over the next 5K and had a 10-second first half of the race with fellow Ethiopians Bizunesh Deba and gap over Assefa and Burka with two miles to go, and she held Meskerem Assefa and that trio stayed together through 33km,

off a furious late challenge by Assefa to win her first marathon MARATHON RESULTS & when Mohammed made a strong move and broke away. She in 2:25:52. That was the eighth-fastest performance in race RECORDS stretched her lead to 47 seconds over Deba by the 40km mark history and Assefa climbed to No. 9 with her 2:25:59. Former and crossed the line in 2:23:37, missing the course record by world indoor 1500 champion Burka couldn’t summon enough 23 seconds. speed at the end but still claimed the No. 10 all-time list spot at 2:26:03. Deba, the runner-up of the 2011 New York Marathon, finished second in 2:24:26, which is the fifth-fastest time in race history. Showing great range for an athlete who boasts PRs of 2015 2:02.12 and 4:02.12 for 800m and 1500m, Assefa finished January 18 • 7,004 finishers third on her marathon debut in 2:25:17. Men’s Winner: Birhanu Gedefa (Ethiopia) 2:08:03 Women’s Winner: Yebrgual Arage (Ethiopia) 2:23:23 Worku, who had been running in a pack of nine early in the race, came through the halfway mark in 65:25 with five others. But Near-perfect conditions yielded speedy performances as by 25km, he had opened up a 50-second lead over country- Yebrgual Arage ran the second fastest time ever by a woman man Solomon Molla. Worku continued to stretch that lead with at Houston and Birhanu Gedefa outkicked Gebo Burka to take every mile and finished in 2:10:17, winning by more than two- the men’s race. It was the seventh straight sweep of the titles and-a-half minutes. Teferi Balcha claimed runner-up honors in by Ethiopia. 2:12:50, while Molla held on for third in 2:14:37. Arage made a late race surge and passed early leader Biruktait Degefa before fighting off the challenge of Guteni Imana on 2014 the way to a 2:23:23 that was a personal best by almost three January 19 • 6,945 finishers minutes. Imana finished at 2:23:32, the third-fastest time ever Men's Winner: Bazu Worku (Ethiopia) 2:07:32 at Houston and a seven minute improvement on her previous Women's Winner: Abebech Bekele (Ethiopia) 2:25:52 best, and Degefa also dipped under 2:24 with a 2:23:51 that moved her to fifth on the all-time race performance list. It took Bazu Worku almost 26 miles to shake fellow Ethiopian Getachew Terfa, but over the final half-mile the defending Kellyn Taylor had an impressive debut to place sixth at 2:28:40 champion pulled away to win in 2:07:32, the third-fastest as the top American, three minutes ahead of 2014 half mara- time in race history. Terfa crossed the line 22 seconds later at thon champion Serena Burla, who crossed the line at 2:31:46 2:07:54, and unheralded Mexican Jose Antonio Uribe shattered in seventh. his personal best with a 2:08:54 to place third. Gedefa was content to run with the pack for the early part of the With the pacemakers doing their jobs to near perfection, the race, cruising through the halfway point at 1:03:20. He stayed lead pack of 10 came through the half-marathon at 63:15, with the leaders through 30K at 1:31:06 and was six seconds and through the next 5K there were still 10 men within three behind Debebe Tolossa with just over four miles to go. Burka seconds of each other. Going by the 30K mark at 1:30:04, made a strong push and pulled away from the pack, opening up Worku and Terfa had only Solomon Deksisa for company, and a 14-second lead by 40K, but Gedefa fought back and passed the next 5K segment was crucial as the lead pair surged and Burka in the final 400 meters to win at 2:08:03, a lifetime best put almost a minute between them and Uribe, who had moved and the eighth-fastest time ever at Houston. ahead of Deksisa. Heading into the heart of the city on the way to the finish, Worku and Terfa fought back and forth for the lead. Burka’s 2:08:12 made him the ninth-fastest in race history, By the time Worku made the final turn towards home in front while Tolossa was third at 2:09:07. Kenya’s Dominic Ondoro of the GRB he had broken Terfa and sealed the victory and a was also under 2:10, taking fourth at 2:09:40. 2014 half mara- $40,000 payday. thon runner-up, Aaron Braun, moved up in distance to great effect, finishing as the top American at 2:12:54 in seventh. 2017 CHEVRON HOUSTON MARATHON 49 HOUSTON MARATHON HISTORY 2016 January 17 • 7,802 finishers Men’s Winner: Birhanu Gedefa (Ethiopia) 2:11:53 Women’s Winner: Biruktayit Degefa (Ethiopia) 2:26:07

What started off as runaways by Poland’s Artur Kozlowski and Australia’s Lisa Weightman, turned into a pair of Ethiopian victories.

2015 men’s runner-up Gebo Burka passed Kozlowski after the 35K mark, making up a 1:01 deficit from 30K as he ran stride for stride with countryman Girmay Gebru. The duo passed 40K together, and with less than a half-mile to go Burka pulled ahead and went on to win at 2:10:54. It was the eighth straight Houston win for Ethiopia.

Defending champion Birhanu Gedefa was third at 2:11:53, and Kozlowski ended up fifth at 2:14:11. Two-time winner Bazu Worku was sixth.

Kozlowski had a 20-second lead by 10K and added 19 seconds to that over the next 5K. He passed the half at 1:04:58, more than 50 seconds ahead of the chase pack that included Daniel Vargas of Mexico along with Gebru and Worku.

Gedefa was second at 25K, 58 seconds behind the leader, and by 30K he was 1:02 back, just behind Burka, Gebru and Yitayal Atanfu. Over the next 5K that group cut Kozlowski’s margin to 19 seconds, passing him for good just after that.

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) and the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) subsequently notified the Houston Marathon Committee that Burka and Gebru were sanctioned for anti-doping rule violations. Both runners from Ethiopia were removed from the results and the 2016 final standings updated. Gedefa, the 2015 Houston Marathon winner, was awarded the 2016 title and prize money was real- located in accordance with the new results.

Weightman ran alone at the front of the women’s race until just before the 30K point, where Biruktayit Degefa pushed past her and pulled away to win at 2:26:07. Degefa was third last year after a fourth-place finish in 2014, and she ran the second half of her race in 1:12:20, 1:27 faster than the first 13.1 miles. Her win was the 10th in a row for Ethiopia.

Degefa was a minute back at the half, running with three other women, but the quartet made up 15 seconds over the next 5K. After losing her lead, Weightman dropped back by 27 seconds over the next 5K and fell even farther behind by 40K. She held on to take second at 2:27:35 and 2015 fourth-placer Sechale Dalasa moved up one rung to place third at 2:28:43.

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2017 CHEVRON HOUSTON MARATHON 2016 TOP 10 OPEN FINISHERS

Men

Place Name Country Age Time

1 Lelisa Desisa Ethiopia 26 1:00:37

2 Mosinet Geremew Ethiopia 23 1:00:45

3 Samsom Gebreyohannes Eritrea 23 1:01:28

4 Luke Puskedra United States 25 1:01:29

5 Terefa Delesa Ethiopia 17 1:02:22

6 Jim Spisak United States 26 1:02:26

7 Shadrack Biwott United States 30 1:02:30

8 Nelson Oyugi Kenya 23 1:02:40

9 Ismail Ssenyange Uganda 29 1:02:45

10 Aron Rono United States 33 1:02:53

Women

Place Name Country Age Time

1 Mary Wacera Kenya 27 1:06:29

2 Cynthia Limo Kenya 26 1:06:41

3 Mare Dibaba Ethiopia 26 1:07:55

4 Ruti Aga Ethiopia 22 1:08:07

5 Sara Hall United States 32 1:10:07

6 Nazret Weldu Eritrea 26 1:11:30

7 Hillary Montgomery United States 22 1:11:49

8 Lindsay Flanagan United States 24 1:12:05

9 Katie Matthews United States 25 1:12:25

10 Sarah Pagano United States 24 1:12:27

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RESULTS & 53 RECORDS Time Time 59:22* 1:17:03 1:11:56 1:21:37 1:11:47 1:11:57 1:11:42 1:01:23 1:01:54 1:01:54 1:01:25 1:12:36 1:02:21 1:02:07 1:03:17 1:03:08 1:05:13 1:09:44 1:09:53 1:08:26 1:09:41 1:08:26 1:08:42 1:16:19 1:10:55 1:10:48 1:00:37 1:00:51 59:43** 1:06:29* 29 24 39 28 26 27 28 31 29 21 46 28 35 27 35 26 25 38 22 21 26 26 33 29 24 24 22 23 34 33 Age Age Morocco Russia Colo. StatesUnited – Boulder, StatesUnited Ga. – Douglasville, StatesUnited – Fort Worth, Texas Country Kenya StatesUnited – California StatesUnited Va. Church, – Falls Ethiopia Ethiopia Colo. StatesUnited – Boulder, StatesUnited – Portland, Ore. StatesUnited Calif. – Oakland, StatesUnited Calif. Alto, – Palo StatesUnited Colo. – Gunnison, United StatesUnited Minn. –St. Paul, States Calif. United – San Diego, StatesUnited – Lafayette, Colo. StatesUnited – Mammoth Lakes, Calif. Kenya Kenya StatesUnited N.M. – Albuquerque, StatesUnited – Birmingham, Ala. StatesUnited Texas – Houston, Country Ethiopia StatesUnited - Flagstaff, Arizona StatesUnited - Mammoth Lakes, Calif. Ethiopia Ethiopia StatesUnited – Flagstaff, Ariz. OPEN WINNERS BY YEAR BY WINNERS OPEN 2017 CHEVRON HOUSTON MARATHON 2017 CHEVRON Asmae Leghaoui Romanova Olga Colleen DeReuck Beth Old Christy Nielsen-Crotta Magdalena Boulet Magdalena Kate O’Neill DryerElva Mary Wacera Kim Conley Serena Burla Mamitu Daska Olijara Belaynesh Colleen DeReuck FlanaganShalane Antonio Vega KeflezighiMeb James Carney Hall Ryan Nicodemus Malakwen Julius Kibet Gilbert Koech Scott Strand Justin Chaston Feyisa Lilesa Jeffrey Eggleston Lelisa Desisa EstradaDiego KeflizighiMeb Feyisa Lilesa **American Record *Race record*Race 2004 2003 2002 2006 2005 2009 2008 2007 2012 2011 2010 2015 2014 2013 Place Name 2016 Women 2004 2003 2002 2007 2006 2005 2010 2009 2008 2012 2011 2015 2014 2013 Men Place Name 2016 MASTERS WINNERS BY YEAR

Men Place Name Country Age Time 2016 Neville Davey Ireland 40 1:07:42 2015 Luis Armenteros United States – Houston, Texas 42 1:13:06 2014 Bob Weiner United States – Evergreen, Colo. 48 1:11:15 2013 Brian Haskett United States – Katy, Texas 41 1:19:21 2012 Sean Wade United States – Houston, Texas 45 1:09:54 2011 Mario Delgado United States – Mesquite, Texas 40 1:11:59 2010 Darren De Reuck United States – Boulder, Colo. 44 1:12:37 2009 Sean Wade United States – Houston, Texas 42 1:07:09 2008 Sean Wade United States – Houston, Texas 41 1:07:43 2007 Simon Guiterrez United States – Alamosa, Colo. 40 1:11:13 2006 Martin Rodriguez-Flores Mexico 40 1:06:55* 2005 William Moore United States – Dallas, Texas 43 1:10:48 2004 William Moore United States – Dallas, Texas 42 1:09:43 2003 William Moore United States – Dallas, Texas 41 1:10:30 2002 Chris Jaggers United States – Yorba Linda, Calif. 40 1:15:57

Women Place Name Country Age Time 2016 Jen Rhines United States – Mammoth Lakes, Calif. 41 1:14:57 2015 Colleen De Reuck United States – Boulder, Colo. 50 1:17:57 2014 Rochelle Cuff United States – San Antonio, Texas 41 1:27:54 2013 Kimberly Mac Namee United States – Houston, Texas 41 1:25:53 2012 Trina Painter United States – Flagstaff, Ariz. 45 1:16:38 2011 Colleen De Reuck United States – Boulder, Colo. 46 1:16:19 2010 Colleen De Reuck United States – Boulder, Colo. 45 1:16:28 2009 Colleen De Reuck United States – Boulder, Colo. 44 1:12:14* 2008 Colleen De Reuck United States – Boulder, Colo. 43 1:14:55 2007 Trina Painter United States – Flagstaff, Ariz. 40 1:19:29 2006 Bonnie Jo Barron United States – Houston, Texas 44 1:28:30 2005 Firaya Sultanova-Zhdanova Russia 43 1:13:26 2004 Linda Somers Smith United States – San Luis Obispo, Calif. 42 1:17:58 2003 Carole Smith United States – Mosspoint, Mo. 48 1:27:53 2002 Doris Windsand-Dausman United States – W. Richland, Wash. 45 1:27:44

*Race Record

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RESULTS & 55 RECORDS Time Time 1:41:40 2:41:50 1:04:46 1:34:29 1:03:20 1:48:07 1:08:04 1:16:52 1:16:41 1:20:10 2:33:22 2:39:24 2:46:04 3:08:15 0:59:54 28 17 58 46 54 44 52 28 46 45 44 28 44 32 31 Age Age St. Louis, Mo. Country Texas Texas Sherman, Texas Sherman, Texas Houston, Texas Houston, Texas Houston, Texas Houston, Texas Houston, Texas Houston, Texas Houston, Texas Houston, Texas Houston, Arlington, Texas Country Texas 2017 CHEVRON HOUSTON MARATHON 2017 CHEVRON WHEELCHAIR WINNERS BY YEAR WINNERS WHEELCHAIR Kerri Morgan Michelle JonesMichelle Courtney Washer Courtney Washer Ramiro BermudezRamiro Joe Miller R. Kevin SaundersKevin Hildebrando Botero SaundersKevin John Sage BermudezRamiro BermudezRamiro Kevin SaundersKevin Hildebrando Botero Charlie Jones 2003 2012 2011 Women Place Name 2016 2004 2002 2006 2005 2008 2007 2010 2009 2014 2011 Men Place Name 2016 TOP 25 PERFORMANCES Men No. Name Country Time Place Date 1 Feyisa Lilesa Ethiopia 59:22 1 Jan. 15, 2012 2 Ryan Hall United States 59:43 1 Jan. 14, 2007 3 Lelisa Desisa Ethiopia 1:00:37 1 Jan. 17, 2016 4 Mosinet Geremew Ethiopia 1:00:45 2 Jan. 17, 2016 5 Diego Estrada United States 1:00:51 1 Jan. 18, 2015 6 Meb Keflezighi United States 1:01:23 1 Jan. 19, 2014 7 Meb Keflezighi United States 1:01:25 1 Jan. 18, 2009 8 Tilahun Regassa Ethiopia 1:01:28 2 Jan. 15, 2012 Samsom Gebreyohannes Eritrea 1:01:28 3 Jan. 17, 2016 10 Luke Puskedra United States 1:01:29 4 Jan. 17, 2016 11 Scott Bauhs United States 1:01:30 3 Jan. 15, 2012 12 Dathan Ritzenhein United States 1:01:35 2 Jan. 18, 2009 13 Luke Puskedra United States 1:01:36 4 Jan. 15, 2012 14 Aaron Braun United States 1:01:38 2 Jan. 19, 2014 15 Josphat Boit United States 1:01:41 3 Jan. 19, 2014 16 Jared Ward United States 1:01:42 2 Jan. 18, 2015 17 Tyler Pennel United States 1:01:44 4 Jan. 19, 2014 18 Matthew Llano United States 1:01:47 5 Jan. 19, 2014 19 Luke Puskedra United States 1:01:48 6 Jan. 19, 2014 20 Antonio Vega United States 1:01:54 1 Jan. 17, 2010 Feyisa Lilesa Ethiopia 1:01:54 1 Jan. 13, 2013 22 Terefa Delesa Ethiopia 1:01:55 5 Jan. 17, 2016 23 Shadrack Biwott United States 1:01:56 7 Jan. 19, 2014 24 Deriba Merga Ethiopia 1:02:00 2 Jan. 13, 2013 Fernando Cabada United States 1:02:00 8 Jan. 19, 2014 Tim Ritchie United States 1:02:00 9 Jan. 19, 2014 Women No. Name Country Time Place Date 1 Mary Wacera Kenya 1:06:29 1 Jan. 17, 2016 2 Cynthia Limo Kenya 1:06:41 2 Jan. 17, 2016 3 Mare Dibaba Ethiopia 1:07:55 3 Jan. 17, 2016 4 Ruti Aga Ethiopia 1:08:07 4 Jan. 17, 2016 5 Belaynesh Olijara Ethiopia 1:08:26 1 Jan. 15, 2012 6 Caroline Kilel Kenya 1:08:28 2 Jan. 15, 2012 7 Belainesh Gebre Ethiopia 1:08:51 3 Jan. 15, 2012 8 Shalane Flanagan United States 1:09:41 1 Jan. 17, 2010 9 Kim Conley United States 1:09:44 1 Jan. 18, 2015 10 Mamitu Daska Ethiopia 1:09:53 1 Jan. 13, 2013 11 Sara Hall United States 1:10:07 5 Jan. 17, 2016 12 Serena Burla United States 1:10:08 2 Jan. 17, 2010 13 Brianne Nelson United States 1:10:16 2 Jan. 18, 2015 14 Janet Bawcom United States 1:10:46 3 Jan. 18, 2015 15 Serena Burla United States 1:10:48 1 Jan. 19, 2014 16 Sara Hall United States 1:10:50 4 Jan. 18, 2015 17 Colleen De Reuck United States 1:10:55 1 Jan. 18, 2004 18 Annie Bersagel United States 1:10:58 5 Jan. 18, 2015 19 Amy Hastings United States 1:11:19 3 Jan. 17, 2010 20 Juliet Bottorf United States 1:11:30 6 Jan. 18, 2015 Nazret Weldu Eritrea 1:11:30 6 Jan. 17, 2016 22 Sylvia Mosqueda United States 1:11:31 2 Jan. 18, 2004 23 Elva Dryer United States 1:11:42 1 Jan. 14, 2007 24 Kate O’Neill United States 1:11:47 2 Jan. 14, 2007 Magdalena Boulet United States 1:11:47 1 Jan. 18, 2009 56 2017 CHEVRON HOUSTON MARATHON HALF MARATHON

RESULTS & 57 RECORDS Date Date Jan. 17, 2016 17, Jan. 2010 17, Jan. 2016 17, Jan. 2010 17, Jan. Jan. 19, 2014 19, Jan. Jan. 19, 2014 19, Jan. 2014 19, Jan. 2014 19, Jan. Jan. 15, 2012 15, Jan. 2012 15, Jan. Jan. 14, 2007 14, Jan. Jan. 18, 2015 18, Jan. Jan. 18, 2015 18, Jan. 2004 18, Jan. 2015 18, Jan. Jan. 18, 2009 18, Jan. 2009 18, Jan. 2015 18, Jan. 2015 18, Jan. 2015 18, Jan. 1 4 1 5 1 1 4 3 2 4 2 3 1 1 5 2 2 3 1 1 Place Place Time Time 59:43* 1:01:23 1:01:25 1:01:29 1:01:30 1:01:35 1:01:36 1:01:38 1:01:41 1:09:41 1:09:44 1:10:48 1:10:50 1:10:55 1:10:58 1:10:07 1:10:08 1:10:16 1:10:46 1:00:51 Va. Church, Falls Calif. Redding, Colo. Boulder, Victoria, Minn. State Portland, Ore. Calif. West Sacramento, Calif. Redding, Mo. Ellisville, Colo. Golden, Flagstaff, Ariz. Mammoth Lakes, Calif. Ore. Eugene, Ore. Eugene, Ft. Collins, Colo. Mammoth Lakes, Calif. State Mammoth Lakes, Calif. Flagstaff, Ariz. Mammoth Lakes, Calif. Calif. San Diego, Ore. Eugene, 2017 CHEVRON HOUSTON MARATHON 2017 CHEVRON TOP 10 AMERICAN PERFORMANCES 10 AMERICAN TOP Serena Burla Sara Hall Colleen Reuck De Annie Bersagel Brianne Nelson Janet Bawcom Shalane FlanaganShalane Kim Conley Sara Hall Serena Burla Scott Bauhs Dathan Ritzenhein Luke Puskedra Aaron Braun Boit Josphat Meb KeflezighiMeb Luke Puskedra Hall Ryan EstradaDiego KeflezighiMeb *American record 9 10 7 8 5 6 3 4 1 2 Women Name No. 10 8 9 6 7 4 5 2 3 Men Name No. 1 TOP AMERICAN PERFORMANCES BY YEAR Men Year Name State Time Place 2016 Luke Puskedra Eugene, Ore. 1:01:29 4 2015 Diego Estrada Flagstaff, Ariz. 1:00:51 1 2014 Meb Keflezighi Mammoth Lakes, Calif. 1:01:23 1 2013 Shadrack Biwott Eugene, Ore. 1:02:23 3 2012 Scott Bauhs Mammoth Lakes, Calif. 1:01:30 3 2011 Jeffrey Eggleston Flagstaff, Ariz. 1:08:26 1 2010 Antonio Vega St. Paul, Minn. 1:01:54 1 2009 Meb Keflezighi San Diego, Calif. 1:01:25 1 2008 James Carney Lafayette, Colo. 1:02:21 1 2007 Ryan Hall Mammoth Lakes, Calif. 59:43 AR 1 2006 Brian Sell Rochester Hills, Mich. 1:02:39 2 2005 Dan Browne Beaverton, Ore. 1:03:56 2 2004 Dan Browne Beaverton, Ore. 1:03:09 2 2003 Scott Strand Birmingham, Ala. 1:05:13 1 2002 Gannon White Houston, Texas 1:10:17 2

Women No. Name State Time Place 2016 Sara Hall Redding, Calif. 1:10:07 5 2015 Kim Conley West Sacramento, Calif. 1:09:44 1 2014 Serena Burla Falls Church, Va. 1:10:48 1 2013 Lisa Uhl Ames, Iowa 1:13:28 5 2012 Kelly Johnson Flagstaff, Ariz. 1:13:11 6 2011 Colleen De Reuck Boulder, Colo. 1:16:19 1 2010 Shalane Flanagan Portland, Ore. 1:09:41 1 2009 Magdalena Boulet Oakland, Calif. 1:11:47 1 2008 Kate O’Neill Palo Alto, Calif. 1:11:57 1 2007 Elva Dryer Gunnison, Colo. 1:11:42 1 2006 Jen Rhines Gray, Tenn. 1:13:29 5 2005 Colleen De Reuck Boulder, Colo. 1:14:05 5 2004 Colleen De Reuck Boulder, Colo. 1:10:55 1 2003 Beth Old Douglasville, Ga. 1:17:03 1 2002 Christy Nielsen-Crotta Fort Worth, Texas 1:21:37 1

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RESULTS & 59 RECORDS Date Date Jan. 17, 2016 17, Jan. 2016 17, Jan. 2016 17, Jan. 2016 17, Jan. 2016 17, Jan. 2016 17, Jan. 2016 17, Jan. Jan. 17, 2016 17, Jan. 2016 17, Jan. 2016 17, Jan. 2016 17, Jan. Jan. 15, 2012 15, Jan. 2013 13, Jan. 2012 15, Jan. 2012 15, Jan. 2012 15, Jan. 2013 13, Jan. 2006 15, Jan. Jan. 15, 2012 15, Jan. 2013 13, Jan. 2 3 1 5 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 6 1 1 1 2 2 8 9 Place Place Time Time 59:22* 1:07:55 1:11:30 1:11:56 1:01:28 1:01:28 1:01:54 1:01:55 1:02:00 1:02:40 1:02:45 1:08:07 1:08:26 1:08:28 1:08:51 1:09:53 1:06:41 1:00:37 1:00:45 1:06:29* Eritrea Morroco State Kenya Kenya Ethiopia Ethiopia Ethiopia Kenya Ethiopia Ethiopia Ethiopia Ethiopia Ethiopia Kenya Uganda State Ethiopia Ethiopia Ethiopia Ethiopia Eritrea 2017 CHEVRON HOUSTON MARATHON 2017 CHEVRON TOP 10 NON-AMERICAN PERFORMANCES 10 NON-AMERICAN TOP Nazret Weldu Asme Leghzaoui Belainesh Gebre Mamitu Daska Mary Wacera Cynthia Limo Mare Dibaba Ruti Aga Olijara Belaynesh Caroline Kilel Feyisa Lilesa Delesa Terefa Deriba Merga Neson Oyugi Ismail Ssenyange Tilahun Regassa Samsom Gebreyohannes Feyisa Lilesa Lelisa Desisa Mosinet Geremew *Race record*Race 9 10 7 8 5 6 3 4 1 2 Women Name No. 10 8 9 6 7 4 5 2 3 Name No. 1 Men RACE RECORD PROGRESSION

Men

Name Country Age Time Date

Feyisa Lilesa Ethiopia 21 59:22 Jan. 15, 2012

Ryan Hall United States 24 59:43 Jan. 14, 2007

Nicodemus Malakwen Kenya 24 1:02:07 Jan. 15, 2006

Gilbert Koech United States 23 1:03:08 Jan. 18, 2004

Scott Strand United States 34 1:05:13 Jan. 19, 2003

Justin Chaston United States 33 1:08:42 Jan. 20, 2002

Women

Name Country Age Time Date

Mary Wacera Kenya 27 1:06:29 Jan. 17, 2016

Belaynesh Olijara Ethiopia 21 1:08:26 Jan. 15, 2012

Shalane Flanagan United States 28 1:09:41 Jan. 17, 2010

Colleen De Reuck United States 39 1:10:55 Jan. 18, 2004

Beth Old United States 28 1:17:03 Jan. 19, 2003

Christy Nielsen-Crotta United States 26 1:21:37 Jan. 20, 2002

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RESULTS & 61 RECORDS Date Date Jan. 19, 2003 19, Jan. Jan. 20, 2002 20, Jan. 2002 20, Jan. Jan. 15, 2006 15, Jan. Jan. 16, 2005 16, Jan. Jan. 18, 2009 18, Jan. Jan. 18, 2004 18, Jan. Jan. 18, 2004 18, Jan. Time Time 1:17:58 1:27:44 1:12:14 1:13:26 1:15:57 1:09:43 1:06:55 1:10:30 43 42 45 40 44 40 42 41 Age Age 2017 CHEVRON HOUSTON MARATHON 2017 CHEVRON Russia StatesUnited StatesUnited United StatesUnited Country StatesUnited Country Mexico StatesUnited StatesUnited RACE RECORD PROGRESSION – MASTERS PROGRESSION RECORD RACE Doris Windsand-Dausman Firaya Sultanova-Zhdanova Linda Somers-Smith Name Colleen Reuck De Women Chris Jaggers William Moore Martin Rodriguez-Flores William Moore Men Name MARGINS OF VICTORY

Men Year Winner Winning Margin (Min:Sec) Second Place 2016 Lelisa Desisa 0:08 Mosinet Geremew 2015 Diego Estrada 0:51 Jared Ward 2014 Meb Keflezighi 0:16 Aaron Braun 2013 Feyisa Lilesa 0:06 Deriba Merga 2012 Feyisa Lilesa 2:06 Tilahun Regassa 2011 Jeffrey Eggleston 3:30 Luis Armenteros 2010 Antonio Vega 0:07 Patrick Smyth 2009 Meb Keflezighi 0:10 Dathan Ritzenhein 2008 James Carney 0:11 Jason Lehmkuhle 2007 Ryan Hall 2:37 Fasil Bizunesh 2006 Nicodemus Malakwen 0:32 Brian Sell 2005 Julius Kibet 0:39 Dan Browne 2004 Gilbert Koech 0:01 Dan Browne 2003 Scott Strand 2:44 Sammy Nyamongo 2002 Justin Chaston 1:35 Gannon White

Women Year Winner Winning Margin Second Place 2016 Mary Wacera 0:12 Cynthia Limo 2015 Kim Conley 0:32 Brianne Nelson 2014 Serena Burla 1:24 Lauren Kleppin 2013 Mamitu Daska 2:05 Caroline Kilel 2012 Belaynesh Olijara 0:02 Caroline Kilel 2011 Colleen De Reuck 2:31 Leah Thorvilson 2010 Shalane Flanagan 0:27 Serena Burla 2009 Magdalena Boulet 0:19 Kelly Jaske 2008 Kate O’Neill 0:13 Desiree Davila 2007 Elva Dryer 0:05 Kate O’Neill 2006 Asme Leghzaoui 0:13 Dorota Gruca 2005 Olga Romanova 0:19 Lioudmila Kortchaguina 2004 Colleen De Reuck 0:36 Sylvia Mosqueda 2003 Beth Old 1:46 Jackie Rzepecki 2002 Christy Nielson-Crotta 1:50 Karina Quesada

62 2017 CHEVRON HOUSTON MARATHON USATF HALF MARATHON CHAMPIONS

Year Men’s Champion Time Site Date 2016 Christo Landry 1:02:52 Columbus, Ohio 4/30/16 2015 Diego Estrada 1:00:51 Aramco Houston Half Marathon, Houston, Texas 1/18/15 2014 Meb Keflezighi 1:01:23 Aramco Houston Half Marathon, Houston, Texas 1/19/14 2013 Meb Keflezighi 1:01:22 Grandma’s Marathon, Duluth, Minn. 6/22/13 2012 Abdi Abdirahman 1:02:46 Grandma's Marathon, Duluth, Minn. 6/16/12 2011 Mo Trafeh 1:02:17 Aramco Houston Half Marathon, Houston, Texas 1/29/11 2010 Antonio Vega 1:01:54 Aramco Houston Half Marathon, Houston, Texas 1/17/10 2009 Meb Keflezighi 1:01:25 Aramco Houston Half Marathon, Houston, Texas 1/18/09 2008 James Carney 1:02:21 Aramco Houston Half Marathon, Houston, Texas 1/13/08 2007 Ryan Hall 59:43 Aramco Houston Half Marathon, Houston, Texas 1/14/07 2006 Brian Sell 1:02:39 Aramco Houston Half Marathon, Houston, Texas 1/15/06 2005 Dan Browne 1:03:56 Aramco Houston Half Marathon, Houston, Texas 1/16/05 2004 Ryan Shay 1:05:04 Carondelet Heart Inst. Hospital Hill Run, Kansas City, Mo. 6/05/04 2003 Ryan Shay 1:04:13 Carondelet Heart Inst. Hospital Hill Run, Kansas City, Mo. 6/07/03 2002 Peter De La Cerda 1:05:57 UMKC Hospital Hill Run, Kansas City, Mo. 6/01/02 2001 Dan Browne 1:03:55 Parkersburg, W.V. 8/18/01 2000 Rod DeHaven 1:03:06 Parkersburg, W.V. 8/19/00 1999 Todd Williams 1:04:24 Parkersburg, W.V. 8/21/99 HALF MARATHON RESULTS & 1998 Rod DeHaven 1:03:42 Parkersburg, W.V. 8/22/98 RECORDS 1997 David Morris 1:05:53 Parkersburg, W.V. 8/16/97 1996 Alfredo Vigueras 1:04:42 Parkersburg, W.V. 8/17/96 1995 Steve Spence 1:04:42 Parkersburg, W.V. 8/19/95 1994 Rod DeHaven 1:03:38 Parkersburg, W.V. 8/20/94 1993 Ed Eyestone 1:03:19 Parkersburg, W.V. 8/21/93 1992 Don Janicki 1:03:44 Parkersburg, W.V. 8/15/92 1991 Jon Sinclair 1:03:44 Parkersburg, W.V. 8/17/91 1990 Mark Curp 1:03:37 Parkersburg, W.V. 8/18/90 1988 Mark Stickley 1:02:42 Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Fla. 12/10/88 1987 Paul Cummings 1:02:32 New Bedford/Bank of Boston, Mass. 3/15/87

Year Women’s Champion Time Site Date 2016 Tara Erdmann-Welling 1:10:25 Columbus, Ohio 4/30/16 2015 Kim Conley 1:09:44 Aramco Houston Half Marathon, Houston, Texas 1/18/15 2014 Serena Burla 1:10:48 Aramco Houston Half Marathon, Houston, Texas 1/19/14 2013 Adriana Nelson 1:11:19 Grandma’s Marathon, Duluth, Minn. 6/22/13 2012 Kara Goucher 1:09:46 Grandma’s Marathon, Duluth, Minn. 6/16/12 2011 Jennifer Rhines 1:11:14 Aramco Houston Half Marathon, Houston, Texas 1/29/11 2010 Shalane Flanagan 1:09:41 Aramco Houston Half Marathon, Houston, Texas 1/17/10 2009 Magdalena Lewy Boulet 1:11:47 Aramco Houston Half Marathon, Houston, Texas 1/18/09 2008 Kate O’Neill 1:11:57 Aramco Houston Half Marathon, Houston, Texas 1/13/08 2007 Elva Dryer 1:11:42 Aramco Houston Half Marathon, Houston, Texas 1/14/07 2006 Annie Bersagel 1:14:36 Hospital Hill Half Marathon, Kansas City, Mo. 6/03/06 2004 Deena Kastor 1:10:30 Garry Bjorklund, Duluth, Minn. 6/19/04 2003 Colleen De Reuck 1:10:00 Garry Bjorklund, Duluth, Minn. 6/21/03 2001 Milena Glusac 1:12:13 Parkersburg, W.V. 8/18/01 2000 Libbie Hickman 1:11:01 Parkersburg, W.V. 8/19/00 1999 Gwyn Coogan 1:12:36 Parkersburg, W.V. 8/21/99 1998 Libbie Hickman 1:13:29 Parkersburg, W.V. 8/22/98 1996 Anne Marie Lauck 1:12:10 Motorola, Schaumburg, Ill. 9/29/96 1993 Elaine Van Blunk 1:12:06 Fairfield, Conn. 6/27/93 1989 Diane Brewer 1:13:00 Fairfield, Conn. 6/25/89

2017 CHEVRON HOUSTON MARATHON 63 HALF MARATHON HISTORY 2002 2004 Men’s Winner: Justin Chaston (England) 1:08:42 Men’s Winner: Gilbert Koech (Kenya) 1:03:08 Women’s Winner: Christy Nielsen-Crotta 1:21:37 Women’s Winner: Colleen DeReuck 1:10:55 Finishers: 2,675 Finishers: 5,207

After 30 years of marathon-only competition, Houston added the A fast pace pulled five men under 1:04 at the ‘04 half, spon- half-marathon in 2002, with El Paso Energy as the sponsor. The sored by HP. Kenya’s Gilbert Koech had a PR of 1:02:05 coming 13.1-mile race was immediately popular, with more than 2,500 into the race and needed every bit of that speed to outlean Dan finishers, but the first race didn’t present a dramatic finish. Browne with the help of a cone near the finish line, earning victory in 1:03:08 to take more than two minutes off the event record. Justin Chaston, a Houston resident and already a two-time Brit- ish Olympian in the steeplechase, trailed eventual runner-up Browne told the Houston Chronicle, “There was a cone out there, Gannon White through five miles and edged ahead before being and there was a direction - half-marathoners stay on this side overtaken again by White. Chaston, who would go on to repre- and marathoners on the other side. I took it literally, because in sent Britain for a third time in the steeplechase in the ‘04 Olym- my heart, that’s what we’re supposed to do.” Koech slipped by pics, moved back ahead for good at 10 miles and put almost two the other side of the cone and edged Browne by one second. minutes on White in the closing stages. Former South African Colleen De Reuck, a four-time Olympian In the women’s race, Fort Worth’s Christy Nielsen-Crotta was in the 10,000 and marathon, won by 36 seconds over Sylvia never really challenged on the way to victory over University of Mosqueda, smashing the event record with her 1:10:55. Seven Houston distance runner Karina Quesada, crossing the line in women finished faster than the existing record of 1:17:03, and 1:21:37. The native of Iowa, who qualified for the 2000 U.S. ‘03 champion Beth Old was sixth in 1:14:54. The 39-year-old Olympic Trials marathon, beat Quesada by almost two minutes. De Reuck placed 36th in the 2004 Olympic Games marathon for Team USA. 2003 Men’s Winner: Scott Strand 1:05:13 2005 Women’s Winner: Beth Old 1:17:03 Men’s Winner: Julius Kibet (Kenya) 1:03:17 Finishers: 3,990 Women’s Winner: Olga Romanova (Russia) 1:12:36 Finishers: 6,732 Originally conceived as a way to increase participation in the marathon, the ‘03 half proved even more successful than the Aramco became a sponsor as Houston hosted its first of seven debut in ‘02 as more than 4,500 runners signed up. consecutive USA Half Marathon Championships in ‘05, with ‘04 overall runner-up Dan Browne holding off seven other men un- Another successful steeplechaser was a runaway winner of the der 1:05 to take the U.S. title in 1:03:56. Browne went out with second edition, as former Auburn star Scott Strand knocked the aim of capturing the overall title, but when he realized that more than three minutes off the event record with his 1:05:13. Kenya’s Julius Kibet was not to be caught, he set his aim on a Strand, who qualified for the 1996 and 2000 U.S. Olympic Trials national championship. in the 3000 SC, ran with Kenya’s Sammy Nyamongo through 5K and then pulled ahead with each additional kilometer, putting a Kibet made a decisive move just after 10K, and went through 12-second gap on Nyamongo by the 10K point. By the time he the line at 1:03:17 to give Kenya a second-straight win. Aramco crossed the line, Strand had completed the perfect warm-up for sponsored the race for the first time, starting a long-term rela- the ‘04 Trials marathon, winning by almost three minutes. tionship with the event.

Women’s winner Beth Old, who would go on to place 15th in the Russians dominated the women’s contest, led by 24-year-old 2004 Olympic Trials marathon, went wire to wire at the front of Olga Romanova, who took top honors in 1:12:36. Romanova, the pack to beat runner-up Jackie Rzepecki by 1:46 in 1:17:03, twice a top-15 finisher in the short course event at the IAAF slicing more than four minutes off the inaugural event record. World Cross Country Championships, was 19 seconds ahead of Old, who ran at Georgia Tech as Beth Mallory and would be in- countrywoman Lioudmila Kortchaguina, with ‘04 winner Colleen ducted into the school’s Sports Hall of Fame in 2010, was an De Reuck fifth in 1:14:05. NCAA cross country national qualifier for the Rambling Wreck in 1994.

64 2017 CHEVRON HOUSTON MARATHON HALF MARATHON HISTORY 2006 2008 Men’s Winner: Nicodemus Malakwen (Kenya) 1:02:07 Men’s Winner: James Carney 1:02:21 Women’s Winner: Asmae Leghzaoui (Morocco) 1:11:56 Women’s Winner: Kate O’Neill 1:11:57 Finishers: 7,351 Finishers: 8,226

A pair of big personal bests gave Kenya’s Nicodemus Malakwen When a man is determined to win and he has the talent, it’s hard and American Brian Sell the overall and U.S. titles in 2006, with to stop him. At least that was the case with James Carney, who both men chopping a chunk off the previous event record. Malak- overcame the disappointment of a 14th-place finish at the Olym- wen clocked 1:02:07 to trim 1:01 off Gilbert Koech’s ‘04 mark, pic Trials marathon in New York the previous November to run while Sell sped home in 1:02:39. The second American, Jason away with the U.S. half title in 1:02:21. Running aggressively from Hartmann, also beat Koech’s standard with a 1:03:07 in third, the start, Carney was never headed as he beat second-placer Ja- and five U.S. men bettered 1:04. son Lemkuhle by 11 seconds.

Malakwen started showing his dominance at 5K and had a full Before the race even started, Carney had other obstacles to over- minute lead late in the race before easing in ahead of Sell by 32 come, since an airline lost his luggage and it didn’t arrive until seconds. late the night before. “The lost luggage wasn’t going to stop me,” he told the Houston Chronicle. “I was focused. I would have run in Morocco’s Asmae Leghzaoui, a seventh-place finisher in the dress shoes if I had to.” 10,000 at the 2001 IAAF World Championships and the 10h- placer at the ‘02 World Half Marathon, ran with the leaders in the Moving up one spot from 2007, Kate O’Neill was 10 seconds women’s race through eight miles and then moved ahead on her slower but a great deal happier to win in 1:11:57, with Desiree way to a 1:11:56 that would put her 12 seconds ahead of runner- Davila second in 1:12:10. Battling pesky winds, O’Neill ran at the up Dorota Gruca of Poland. Jen Rhines was the top American in front all the way and was aided by the withdrawal of defending fifth at 1:13:29. champ Elva Dryer, who stopped at nine miles due to injury.

2007 2009 HALF MARATHON Men’s Winner: Ryan Hall 59:43 Men’s Winner: Meb Keflezighi 1:01:25 RESULTS & Women’s Winner: Elva Dryer 1:11:42 Women’s Winner: Magdalena Boulet 1:11:47 RECORDS Finishers: 6,857 Finishers: 8,334

Barrier-breaking Ryan Hall sent shockwaves through the running Two years after watching Ryan Hall shatter the American record community with his masterful 59:43 to become the first U.S. ahead of him, Meb Keflezighi improved on his third-place effort man under 60 minutes, setting an American and North American and made a bold statement with his 1:01:25 win and U.S. title. record and demolishing the old national mark of 1:00:55 set in With uber-talented Dathan Ritzenhein on his heels, Keflezighi 1985 by Mark Curp. Not to mention crushing the Houston event pushed hard between the second and third miles and managed record and seizing the USA Championship trophy and $21,000 to stake himself a solid lead, increasing it to almost 100 meters in prize money. at times during the middle stages. Ritzenhein made up ground heading to the finish and crossed the line at 1:01:35. Hall broke away from the field at two miles and went past 5K at 14:05. His lead kept getting bigger and bigger, and as he headed Keflezighi, the 2004 Olympic marathon silver medalist, said this into the finish stretch there was no one else in sight. Fasil Bizuneh win was one of the most special to him, given his injuries in 2008 and Meb Keflezighi gamely battled for runner-up honors, with that hobbled him for much of the year. His time was a personal Bizuneh getting the nod by two seconds in 1:02:20. Five men best. dropped below the 1:03 mark and the top 10 finished faster than 1:04, with ‘05 U.S. champ Dan Browne eighth in 1:03:55. Magdalena Boulet also set a lifetime best to win the women’s U.S. crown in 1:11:47, 19 seconds in front of Kelly Jaske. Looking for Houston also hosted the women’s national championship race for redemption after not finishing the marathon at the ‘08 Olympics the first time, and two-time Olympian Elva Dryer came away with in Beijing, Boulet noted the loud crowds in Houston as a key to the win in 1:11:42, just five seconds up on Kate O’Neill, her room- her performance. Reigning champ Kate O’Neill had a lead over mate at the Athens Olympic Games in ‘04. Boulet early in the race but couldn’t hold on as she slid back to 11th, while ageless Colleen De Reuck (44) was third behind Jaske Dryer and O’Neill exchanged the lead for much of the race before in 1:12:16. Dryer opened up a small margin in the last mile. “I had to maintain a good steady pace,” said Dryer. “A couple of us were together at the beginning. I knew O’Neill wasn’t far behind the whole time.”

2017 CHEVRON HOUSTON MARATHON 65 HALF MARATHON HISTORY U.S. Championships 2010 Men’s Winner: Mo Trafeh 1:02:17 Men’s Winner: Antonio Vega 1:01:54 Women’s Winner: Jen Rhines 1:11:14 Women’s Winner: Shalane Flanagan 1:09:41 Finishers: 9,918 Held on the Saturday before the marathon, the U.S. Champion- ship race in 2011 saw American Record holder Ryan Hall return Two years after claiming Olympic bronze in the 10,000 on the to the site of his stunning 59:43 in 2007. Hall didn’t win in his re- track at Beijing, Shalane Flanagan tested herself at a longer dis- turn, but finishing only three seconds behind Mo Trafeh’s 1:02:17 tance in Houston and came away as a very impressive winner was a welcome result for Hall after he suffered through fatigue with an event-record 1:09:41, chopping more than a minute off issues during the final months of the previous year. Colleen De Reuck’s ‘04 standard. Flanagan’s efforts helped drag Serena Burla to a 1:10:08 in second place, also under the previ- Trafeh, with a nagging foot injury, went past early leader Patrick ous record, and ‘09 winner Magdalena Boulet was fifth. Smyth and later outkicked Hall to pick up his first national title.

Kelly Jaske, the previous year’s second-placer, went out hard to Women’s champion Jen Rhines stayed behind Nan Dennard and take some of the pacesetting pressure off Flanagan, who became Serena Burla throughout the first half of the race before making a the No. 5 American ever at the distance, with the 10th-fastest move with two miles to go that put her in the lead for good as she U.S. time ever. Flanagan told Track & Field News, “The primary raced to a 1:1:14 to beat Burla by 24 seconds. goal was to win the race. Everything else was a bonus. I feel like I gave a really good effort, but I actually feel like I have more run- For Burla, it was an emotional return to Houston. At the 2010 race ning in my legs. That’s a good sign to me.” in which she finished second, Burla had inexplicable hamstring pain that almost forced her to abandon the race. She later found In what was certainly the top performance of his career, former out it was a malignant tumor, and it was removed on Feb. 26. Minnesota Gopher Antonio Vega moved up from seventh in ‘09 to the top of the podium with a lifetime-best 1:01:54. Calling it “It’s a mystery to me how I can still run,” Burla told the Houston his breakout race, Vega was seven seconds better than Patrick Chronicle. “Sometimes things can’t be explained. It’s been a Smyth, who clocked 1:02:01 to lead four other men under 1:03. pretty moving year. Please write how grateful I am to everybody Vega told the Houston Chronicle, “I was going to make my big in the running community for their support. The unknown can be move at the turnaround point, so I increased the pace and that pretty scary. But so many people were helping me, telling me to separated me from the pack. … But I almost got a stiff neck com- be fearless. … To everyone who had a positive thought or said a ing into downtown, looking around for people to come up from prayer for me, thank you.” behind.” 2012 2011 Men’s Winner: Feyisa Lilesa (Ethiopia) 59:22 Men’s Winner: Jeffrey Eggleston 1:08:26 Women’s Winner: Belaynesh Olijara (Ethiopia) 1:08:26 Women’s Winner: Colleen De Reuck 1:16:19 Finishers: 9,374 Finishers: 9,313 In a year that saw Houston host the Olympic Trials marathon and With the U.S. Championships being held separately on Saturday, gain worldwide attention, a pair of Ethiopian youngsters ram- Sunday’s half marathon fields were diminished, giving 46-year- paged through the half marathon record books. old Colleen De Reuck a chance to win her second Houston title. De Reuck did just that, taking an easy victory in 1:16:19, almost Feyisa Lelisa and Belaynesh Oljira broke course records held by three minutes in front of Leah Thorvilson. She won her first Hous- a couple of familiar names: Lelisa’s 59:22 edged the mark set by ton half in ‘04, setting an event record that was not broken until American Ryan Hall (59:43) in 2007, while Oljira’s winning time 2010. of 1:08:26 shattered the mark set by American Shalane Flana- gan (1:09:41). The men’s competition gave Jeffrey Eggleston a second chance at gold, since he dropped out of the U.S. race on Saturday after Lelisa, a 21-year-old who won the marathon bronze medal at the the eight-mile mark. Eggleston decided to give it another try Sun- 2011 IAAF World Championships, was a late entrant, but had day, a decision that led to a 3:30 margin of victory in 1:08:26. little trouble handling the field. Ethiopian Tilahun Regassa was runner-up, in 1:01:28, with American Scott Bauhs on his heels in “I just hit a really rough patch and made the poor decision of a personal best 1:01:30. In fourth was Luke Puskedra in 1:01:36, dropping out,” Eggleston told the Houston Chronicle in reference a senior at the University of Oregon who was making his half-mar- to Saturday’s effort. “I was here for another day, and Houston is athon debut. such a great venue that I wanted to come back and get out there and enjoy the course and have a more positive experience.”

66 2017 CHEVRON HOUSTON MARATHON HALF MARATHON HISTORY The women’s race was another matter. Oljira and Kenya’s Caro- Keflezighi ran with a large pack for the first half of the race, trading line Kilel, winner of the 2011 Boston Marathon, ran shoulder-to- the lead with last year’s top American finisher, Shadrack Biwott, shoulder right to the end, with the 21-year-old Oljira, running her and Tyler Pennel. Aaron Braun and Tim Ritchie pulled the field first race in the United States, using her 10,000-meter speed to through 5K in 14:38, and a group of seven men led by Pennel win in a sprint. passed 10K in 29:10.By 15K Keflezighi gapped the pack by three seconds at 43:34, and he added nine seconds to that margin “Right from the beginning I was following her and I knew, and I over the next 5K to clock 58:12. prepared in my mind, that I have to sprint very fast at the last 100 meters or so,” Oljira said. Braun and Josphat Boit edged past Pennel over the final kilometer to finish second and third in 1:01:38 and 1:01:41. Joan Samuelson, 1984 Olympic gold medalist in the marathon, finished in 1:38:03. Serena Burla mounted the podium for the first time, winning the women’s title in 1:10:48 as she ran almost unchallenged for the majority of the race. 2013 Men’s Winner: Feyisa Lilesa (Ethiopia) 1:01:54 A pack of eight cruised through 5K under 17:03 with Burla at the Women’s Winner: Mamitu Daska (Ethiopia) 1:09:53 front. Burla made a strong push in the next 5K to take a 15-sec- Finishers: 10,065 ond lead over Lauren Kleppin at 10K, and by 15K that lead had stretched to 40 seconds at 50:07. She went through 20K at Running in wet and cold conditions, course record-holder Feyisa 67:08 and had a 1:18 margin, which increased to 1:24 at the Lilesa of Ethiopia defended his title in the men’s race and coun- finish, with Kleppin second and Caitlin Comfort third at 1:12:16. trywoman Mamitu Daska, the 2011 marathon champion, won the women’s crown. Daska became the first-ever woman to win the marathon and the half marathon at Houston. 2015 Men’s Winner: Diego Estrada 1:00:51 Lilesa ran side-by-side with Deriba Merga until the pair entered Women’s Winner: Kim Conley 1:09:44 the home stretch, where Lilesa used his superior speed to win Finishers: 11,664 (most ever) in 1:01:54. Merga was second at 1:02:00 and Kenya’s Wilson HALF MARATHON Erupe made a late surge to take third in 1:02:12. Two very different races produced two superb results in races that RESULTS & served as the U.S. championship race for the ninth time for men RECORDS Daska took command early in the race, leading through 5km in and seventh time for women. 16:18, and then doubled her margin by the 10km mark, clocking 32:42. At 15km, she had a 1:27 lead over Caroline Kilel of Kenya Diego Estrada shot to the lead after running with the pack for the and her margin of victory was 2:05 when she crossed the line at first 5K at 14:41, opening a 20-second gap by 10K (28:51) and 1:09:54, the fifth-fastest time in race history. Kilel finished as the stretching that margin to 45 seconds over Jared Ward at the 15K runner-up for the second year in a row, finishing in 1:11:58 and mark (43:14). He tacked on five more seconds to his cushion by Hellen Jemutai, also of Kenya, was third in 1:12:34. 20K (57:45) and eased to the finish at 1:00:51, the third-fastest time ever by an American and also the third-fastest ever at Hous- The top Americans were newly-minted U.S. citizen Shadrack Bi- ton. wott, who finished fourth in 1:02:23, and Lisa Uhl, who took sixth in 1:13:38. Despite rainy conditions, the finisher total exceeded Ward finished well to clock 1:01:42 in his debut at the distance 10,000 for the first time in the history of the Houston Half Mara- to move to ninth on the all-time Houston list, and Girma Mecheso thon. was third at 1:02:16. Three-time champion Meb Keflezighi was fighting a cold and a sore back as he pursued his fourth U.S. title and third straight, but battled through to take fourth at 1:02:18. 2014 Men’s Winner: Meb Keflezighi 1:01:23 Kim Conley, a gold medalist in the 10,000 at the 2014 USATF Women’s Winner: Serena Burla 1:10:48 Outdoor Championships, bided her time through 10 miles at Finishers: 10,500 a fast pace, running with the leaders through 5K at 16:45 and 10K at 33:27. She shared the lead with 2006 U.S. champ Annie Houston once again hosted the USA Half Marathon Champion- Bersagel at 15K (50:08) and then pulled away over the next 5K, ships, this time on a new course with superb weather, and Meb running 16:12 for that portion of the race to pass 20K at 1:06:20 Keflezighi broke away from the field after the eight-mile mark to and take a 22-second lead. win in 1:01:23, his second U.S. title and the second-fastest time Conley was powerful through the finish, crossing the line at in race history by an American. It was Keflezighi’s 22nd U.S. title 1:09:44 for the fifth-fastest time ever at Houston and the second- at all distances. fastest by an American woman in the race.

2017 CHEVRON HOUSTON MARATHON 67 HALF MARATHON HISTORY 2016 Men’s Winner: Lelisa Desisa (Ethiopia) 1:00:37 Women’s Winner: Mary Wacera (Kenya) 1:06:29 (course record) Finishers: 11,079

Kenya’s Mary Wacera ran the fastest-ever women’s half marathon on American soil, moving to No. 9 on the all-time world list as she shattered the course record with a 66:29 to win.

New Zealand’s Kim Smith set the previous all-comers record of 67:11 in 2011 at Philadelphia, while the course record of 68:26 was set in 2012 by Belyanesh Olijara of Ethiopia.

Wacera, who collected $45,000 for her record-setting win, made a move just after the 15-kilometer mark to take the lead from fellow Kenyan Cynthia Limo. She established a six-second gap over the next 5K and stretched the margin to 12 seconds at the finish. Limo’s 66:41 moved her to 11th on the all-time world list.

2015 world marathon champion, Mare Dibaba of Ethiopia, was also faster than the existing course record with a 1:07:55 in third, as was fourth-placer Ruti Aga of Ethiopia, who clocked 68:07. Sara Hall was the top American woman, setting a lifetime best with her 70:07 in fifth.

Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia ran the third-fastest men’s time ever at Houston, winning by eight seconds with his 60:37. Mosinet Gere- mew of Ethiopia was the runner-up at 60:45, and Luke Puskedra took the top U.S. spot in fourth at 61:29.

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3 “A” Bereavement Foundation Dress for Success Houston Open Door Mission ALS Association Texas Chapter Epilepsy Foundation of Texas Organization for Autism Research Alzheimer’s Association, Houston & SE Texas Family Services of Greater Houston Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy Chapter Galveston Bay Foundation The Parish School American Heart Association The H.E.A.R.T Program Presbyterian Children’s Homes & Services American Liver Foundation Houston Aphasia Recovery Center Reach Unlimited, Inc. The Arbor School Houston Area Parkinson Society Ronald McDonald House Houston Be An Angel Houston Area Women’s Center The Salvation Army of Greater Houston Bel Inizio Houston Food Bank San Jose Clinic Bo’s Place Houston Marathon Foundation SEARCH Homeless Services Buffalo Bayou Partnership Houston Police Foundation Snowdrop Foundation The Cade R. Alpard Foundation for Pediatric Liver Houston SPCA St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Disease Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Star of Hope Mission CanCare, Inc. Kids’ Meals, Inc. Sunshine Kids Foundation The Center The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Texas Center for the Missing Child Advocates, Inc. Living Water International Texas Children’s Hospital Citizens for Animal Protection Lupus Foundation of America – TX Gulf Coast The Todd Krampitz Foundation Covenant House Texas Chapter Vita-Living, Inc. Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America Marathon Kids The Women’s Home CYCLE (formerly Elves & More) Memorial Hermann Foundation Young Audiences of Houston Cystic Fibrosis Foundation The Montrose Center Young Texans Against Cancer Down Syndrome Association of Houston National Kidney Foundation

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About Us Founded in 2008, the Houston Marathon Foundation is committed to supporting the advancement of running as an element of a balanced, healthy lifestyle in the Houston community and nationally. The primary focus of the Foundation is to support the Houston running community; to create opportunities for local youth and educate students on the many benefits of long distance running; to promote participation and accessibility for participants with disabilities; and to support the training and development of U.S. elite runners nation-wide. The HMF is dedicated to promoting and improving the sport of distance running and enhancing running-related programs and community organizations that will improve and create effective health-based initiatives. The after-school running programs supported by the HMF provide coaching, support, guidance and opportunities annually to over 2,000 students in the Greater Houston Region who have limited access to fitness opportunities and many of whom train and ultimately participate in the annual Houston Marathon Committee weekend events.

Our Mission The mission of the Houston Marathon Foundation is to support the advancement of running as an element of a balanced, healthy lifestyle in the Houston community and nationally.

Board of Directors Madeline Bunch – President Chris Gerow – Vice President Alton Milrany – Treasurer David Chester Brant Kotch Charlie Bass Townes Pressler Doug Suell

Staff Wade Morehead, Executive Director Ally Walker, Senior Manager, HMF Community Development

To learn more about the Houston Marathon Foundation or how to make a donation, visit houstonmarathonfoundation.com or email [email protected].

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2017 CHEVRON HOUSTON MARATHON 2017 MEN’S HALF MARATHON ATHLETES

Bib Name Twitter Handle 1...... Feyisa Lilesa 2...... Galen Rupp...... @G_Rupp 3...... Yigrem Demelash...... @GlobalSportsCom 4...... Samsom Gebreyohannes 5...... Leonard Korir...... @korirlennyman 6...... Hiskel Tewelde Ghebru...... @GlobalSportsCom 7...... Daniel Salel Loyioyio 8...... Silas Kipruto 10...... Fikadu Tsadik 11...... Temesgen Ejeressa...... @BGeme83 12...... Weldon Kirui 13...... Ben Chelimo Somikwo...... @GlobalSportsCom 14...... Luke Puskedra...... @lukepuskedra 15...... Aaron Braun...... @aabrauny 16...... Bazu Worku Hayla...... @esmintl 17...... Tadese Tola...... @esmintl 18...... Girma Mercheso...... @BGeme83 19...... Jordan Chipangama 20...... Ben Bruce...... @bbjamin 21...... Scott Smith...... @scott_n_ready 22...... Bayron Piedra 23...... Ismail Ssenyange 24...... Sean Quigley 25...... George Alex...... @georgebcalex 26...... Scott Fauble...... @scottfaubs 27...... John Crain 28...... Aaron Dinzeo...... @thedinzruns 29...... Robert Molke...... @rwmolke 30...... Ryan Rutherford...... @ryan_rrutherxc 31...... Phillip Reid...... @phillipreid 32...... Eric Ashe...... @ericashe 33...... Tyler Andrews...... @tylercandrews 34...... Tom Anderson...... @tomanderson90 35...... Andrew Epperson...... @Texarodorunner 36...... Parker Stinson...... @parkerstinson 37...... Noah Droddy...... @IBuiltTheArk 38...... Luis Orta 39...... Kiya Dandena...... @Kiya_Dandena 40...... Patrick Rizzo...... @runPRizzo 41...... Ryan Dohner...... @dohner_ryan 42...... Jonathan Peterson...... @jonpeterson89 43...... Thomas Toth 44...... Jovanny Godinez Rodriguez...... @jovanny_godinez 45...... Eric Loeffler 46...... Luis Vargas 47...... Pardon Ndhlovu 48...... Matthew Sonnenfeldt...... @MSonnenfeldt 49...... Ian Butler...... @ianbutler_rcs 50...... Kevin Lewis...... @KevinLewisUI 51...... Darren De Reuck...... @DarrenDeReuck 52...... Michael Crouch Pacer...... Tyler Mueller...... @TylerMFMueller Pacer...... Carlos Trujillo

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Bib Name Twitter Handle 101...... Mary Wacera 102...... Mamitu Daska 103...... Mare Dibaba Hurssa...... @esmintl 104...... Hiwot Gebrekidan Gebremaryam 105...... Veronicah Nyaruai Wanjiru 106...... Gladys Yator 107...... Diane Nukuri...... @dnjbdi 108...... Muliye Dekebo Haylemariyam 109...... Jordan Hasay...... @JordanHasay 110...... Aliphine Tuliamuk...... @aliphinetuliamu 111...... Tigist Demisse...... @BGeme83 112...... Sara Hall...... @SaraHall3 113...... Nazret Weldu Gebrehiwet 115...... Madai Perez 116...... Dera Dida Yami...... @esmintl 117...... Kellyn Taylor...... @kjxcountry16 118...... Joan Aiyabei 119...... Beverly Ramos 120...... Alia Gray...... @aliatgray 121...... Elvin Kibet...... @Elvinkibet1 122...... Susanna Sullivan...... @ssulli10 123...... Natasha LaBeaud...... @tashyrunner 124...... Kelsey Bruce...... @2KelseyMae 125...... Anna Weber...... @Anna_Weber413 126...... Joanna Thompson 127...... Erin Burrett...... @track_star1500 128...... Maria Elena Calle...... @marielenacalle 129...... Rosie Edwards 130...... Emma Polley...... @em_kertesz 131...... Jamie Cheever...... @jamiecheever 132...... Amanda Scott 133...... Kristen Arendt 134...... Ana Maria De Vries...... @AnadeVries 135...... Kayla Atkinson...... @WhotheHale 136...... Kristin Louderback 2017 ATHLETES 137...... Bria Wetsch...... @BAwetsch

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MEN Bib Name Twitter Handle 1...... Birhanu Gedefa...... @esmintl 2...... Abayneh Ayele...... @esmintl 3...... Abrha Milaw Asefa 4...... Dominic Ondoro 5...... Yitayal Atnafu...... @esmintl 6...... Andualem Shiferaw...... @andualem_belay1 7...... Elkanah Kibet...... @elkip2005 8...... Robert Cheseret...... @cheseret 9...... Birhanu Dare Kemal 10...... Tim Young...... @Young_Runs 11...... Stephen Kersh...... @stephenkersh 12...... Semereab Gebrekidan 13...... Jason Witt 14...... Will Nation...... @willhnation 15...... Colin Leak...... @ColinLeak 16...... Meng-Tsung Chu...... @SteveC702 17...... Gregory Leak...... @gregoryleak 18...... Aron Rono 19...... Jonny Hay...... @jonny_hay 20...... Brian Atkinson...... @i_am_BA 42...... Jack Lippincott...... @JACKL616 Pacer...... Calum Neff...... @CALNEFF Pacer...... William Firfth...... @wjfirthIV WOMEN Bib Name Twitter Handle 101...... Birkutayit Degefa 102...... Meskerem Assefa...... @esmintl 103...... Sechale Dalasa...... @esmintl 104...... Rahma Tulsa...... @esmintl 105...... Mary Davies 106...... Mulu Melka...... @muludiro1 107...... Becky Wade...... @beckywade89 108...... Sarah Crouch...... @SarahCrouch89 109...... Serkalem Abrha 110...... Yenenesh Tilahun...... @GlobalSportsCom 111...... Hanna Nosekno 112...... Rocio Cantara 113...... Hiruni Wijayaratne...... @hiruni_w 114...... Nicole Dimercurio 115...... Colleen De Reuck

76 2017 CHEVRON HOUSTON MARATHON 2016 OLYMPIANS WHO ARE ENTERED

Feyisa Lilesa (Ethiopia) – Olympic silver medalist in the men’s marathon Galen Rupp (USA) – Olympic bronze medalist in the men’s marathon Mare Dibaba (Ethiopia) – Olympic bronze medalist in the women’s marathon

Jordan Chipangama (Zambia) – 93rd in men’s marathon Yigrem Demelash (Ethiopia) – 4th in the men’s 10,000m Leonard Korir (USA) – 14th in the men’s 10,000m Pardon Ndhlovu (Zimbabwe) – 41st in men’s marathon Diane Nukuri (Burundi) – 13th in women’s 10,000m Madai Perez (Mexico) – 32nd in women’s marathon Bayron Piedra (Ecuador) – 18th in men’s marathon Carlos Trujillo (Guatemala) – 67th in men’s marathon Tigist Tufa (Ethiopia) – DNF in women’s marathon 2017 ATHLETES

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Half Marathon Men

Yigrem Demelash Age: 22 Citizenship: Ethiopia Personal Best: 59:48 (2016)

The 2012 World Junior 10,000m champion, Demelash is considered by many to be Ethiopia’s next big hope in the men’s 10,000m. In the lead up to the 2016 Olympic Trials, he made his half marathon debut, running 59:49 to finish 3rd at the Venlo Half Marathon. Months after his fourth-place finish in the men’s 10,000m Olympic final, he bested that time by finishing as the runner-up at the New Delhi Half Marathon in 59:48.

2016: 4th in 10,000m at Olympic Games (27:06.27); 3rd in Venlo Half Marathon (59:49); 2nd at New Delhi Half Marathon (59:48PR); 1st in 10,000m at Olympic Trials (26:51.11PR) 2015: 10th in 10,000m at Hengelo (28:18.03) 2014: 2nd in 7 Hills 15km (42:26); 6th in 5,000m at ISTAF (13:11.80)

Samsom Gebreyohannes Age: 24 Citizenship: Eritrea Personal Best: 60:13 (2014)

The third-place finisher at the 2016 Aramco Houston Half Marathon, Gebreyohannes set his personal best in the half marathon in 2014 when he finished eighth at the World Half Mara- thon Championships in 60:13.

2016: 3rd at Aramco Houston Half Marathon (61:28); 24th at World Half Marathon Champs (64:03); 9th at Yang- zhou Half Marathon (62:00); 11th at Frankfurt Marathon (2:16:59) 2015: 4th at Massawa Half Marathon (61:40); 12th at Prague Half Marathon (61:20); 15th at Valencia Half Mara- thon (62:49) 2014: 8th at World Half Marathon Champs (60:13PR); 6th at Des Moines Half Marathon (63:47); 4th at San Diego Half Marathon (61:08)

Leonard Korir Age: 30 Citizenship: USA Personal Best: 61:06 (2015)

A 2016 Olympian in the 10,000m, Korir won the 2015 New York City Half Marathon in a personal best of 61:06. Born in Kenya, Korir moved to the United States in 2009 with just one suitcase and only knowing a few English phrases. He is a now motor transport operator and distance runner in the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program.

2016: 14th in 10,000m at Olympic Games (27:35:65); 3rd in 10,000m at Olympic Trials (28:16.97); 1st at Pitts- burgh 10 miler (47:13) 2015: 1st at NYC Half Marathon (61:06PR); 3rd at Boston 10K (28:26) 2014: 4th at Egmond Aan Zee Half Marathon (63:45); 3rd at Boston Half Marathon (61:51) 2013: 4th at NYC Half Marathon (61:19); 9th at New Delhi Half Marathon (61:25)

78 2017 CHEVRON HOUSTON MARATHON 2017 ATHLETES 79 - - - 2017 ATHLETE BIOS ATHLETE 2017 2017 CHEVRON HOUSTON MARATHON 2017 CHEVRON A graduate of the University of Oregon, Puskedra finished fourth at the 2012 Aramco Houston Aramco Houston fourth finished at the 2012 of Oregon, Puskedra of the University A graduate when he and again in 2016, 2014 in 2013, Houston to He returned Half Marathon in 61:36. 2016 fourth after his place finish at the days Two 61:29. fourthfinished in a personal best a diagnosed with neuroblastoma, was daughter Puskedra’s Trials, Marathon Olympic U.S. Luke Puskedra Luke Age: 26 Citizenship: USA Best:Personal (2016) 61:29 Two-time Aramco Houston Half Marathon champion and race record holder Feyisa Lilesa Lilesa holder Feyisa and race record champion Half Marathon Aramco Houston Two-time the line in crossing medal in the men’s marathon, silver Olympic the 2016 of Ethiopia won his arms in a gesture of solidarity the finish line in Rio, he raised crossing 2:09:54. As he was Feyisa Lilesa Feyisa Age: 26 Ethiopia Citizenship: Best:Personal 59:22 (2012) 2014: 6th at USA Half Marathon Champs (61:48); 15th at NYC Half Marathon (63:32) at NYC 15th (61:48); Half Marathon Champs 6th at USA 2014: Half Marathon (62:32) 4th at Aramco Houston 2013: (62:46) Half Marathon Champs at World 17th Half Marathon (61:36); 4th at Aramco Houston 2012: cago Marathon (2:20:18) 5th at Chicago Marathon 6th at Grandma’s Marathon (2:15:27); 1st in Portland Half Marathon (65:10); 2015: (2:10:24PR) form of cancer most commonly found in young children. She has been in remission since July 2016 and is cur children. She has been in remission since July 2016 in young of cancer most commonly found form rently cancer free. at Chi 19th (2:14:12); Trials Marathon 4th at Olympic (61:29PR); Half Marathon 4th at Aramco Houston 2016: (2:07:46); DNF at World Champs; DNF at Frankfurt Marathon DNF at Frankfurt Champs; DNF at World (2:07:46); Half Mara at NYC 3rd RAK Half Marathon (61:52); Half Marathon (59:22PR); 5th at 1st at Aramco Houston 2012: 2nd at Chicago Marathon (2:04:52) thon (60:45); 9th at London Marathon (2:08:20); 2015: 4th at Dubai Marathon (2:06:35); 5th at Rotterdam Marathon (2:09:55); 3rd at Berlin Marathon (2:06:57) at Berlin Marathon (2:09:55); 3rd Marathon (2:06:35); 5th at Rotterdam 4th at Dubai Marathon 2015: Chicago Marathon at London Marathon (2:08:26); DNF at 9th 7th at RAK Half Marathon (59:51); 2014: 4th at RAK Half Marathon (59:25); 4th at London Marathon Half Marathon (61:54); Houston 1st at Aramco 2013: country. country. Marathon Half Marathon (60:45); 1st at Tokyo at Yangzhou medalist (2:09:54); 3rd silver Olympic 2016: Marathon (2:15:57) (2:06:56); 4th at Honolulu with protestors against the killing of the Oromo people in his home country of Ethiopia. Citing fear for his life if he his life people in his home country for killing of the Oromo against the Ethiopia. Citing fear of with protestors another to “try he would, the race that and move following Ethiopia, he then said in a press conference to returns 2017 ATHLETE BIOS Galen Rupp Age: 30 Citizenship: USA Personal Best: 60:30 (2011)

In just his second marathon ever, Rupp won the bronze medal at the 2016 Olympic Games after winning the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials in Los Angeles. A three-time Olympian, Rupp also won the silver medal at the 2012 Olympic Games in the 10,000m. He owns a half marathon personal best of 60:30 from his third-place finish at the 2011 NYC Half Marathon.

2016: Olympic bronze medalist (2:10:05PR); 1st at Olympic Marathon Trials (2:11:13); 1st in 10,000m at Olympic Trials (27:55.04); 5th in 10,000m at Olympic Games (27:08.92) 2015: 1st in Portland Half Marathon (61:20); 5th in 5,000m and 10,000m at World Champs (13:08.38, 27:08.91); 5,000m and 10,000m USA Outdoor champion (13:53.90, 28:11.61) 2014: 1st in 10,000m at Pre Classic (26:44.36 American Record); 10,000m USA Outdoor champion (28:12.07) 2013: 8th in 5,000m and 4th in 10,000m at World Champs (13:29.87, 27:24.39); runner-up at 5,000m and 10,000m USA Outdoor champion (14:54.91, 28:47.32) 2012: 7th in 5,000m and silver medalist in 10,000m at Olympic Games (13:45.04, 27:30.90); Olympic Trials 5,000m and 10,000m champion (13:22.67, 27:25.33) 2011: 3rd at NYC Half Marathon (60:30PR); 3rd in 5,000m,USA 10,000m champion (13:25.52, 28:38.17)

Tadesse Tola Age: 29 Citizenship: Ethiopia Personal Best: 59:49 (2010)

2016: 1st in Bogota Half Marathon (65:16) 2015: 9th in Boston Marathon (2:13:35); 2nd in Bogota Half Marathon (64:49); 5th at Xia- men Marathon (2:10:30) 2014: 2nd at Tokyo Marathon (2:05:57); 1st at Warsaw Marathon (2:06:55); DNF at Chicago 2013: 3rd in marathon at World Champs (2:10:23); 3rd at Dubai Marathon (2:04:49); 2nd at Paris Marathon (2:06:33); 1st at Beijing Marathon (2:07:16) 2012: 5th at Dubai Marathon (2:05:10); 4th at Eindhoven Marathon (2:08:01) 2011: DNF at Boston Marathon; 4th at Eindhoven Marathon (2:07:13) 2010: 2nd at RAK Half Marathon (59:49); 1st at Lisbon Half Marathon (61:05); 1st at Paris Marathon (2:06:41); 2nd at Frankfurt Marathon (2:06:31)

Bazu Worku Age: 26 Citizenship: Ethiopia Personal Best: 61:56 (2009)

Two-time Chevron Houston Marathon champion Bazu Worku will drop down in distance in 2017 to run the Aramco Houston Half Marathon. Worku’s personal best in the half marathon is 61:56 from 2009 when he won the Paris Half Marathon.

2016: 4th at Chevron Houston Marathon (2:15:08) 2015: 6th at Dubai Marathon (2:07:09); 7th at Otsu Marathon (2:13:32) 2014: 1st at Chevron Houston Marathon (2:07:32); 1st at Otsu Marathon (2:09:10) 2013: 1st at Chevron Houston Marathon (2:10:17); 1st at Grandma’s Marathon (2:11:14); 2nd at Eindhoven Marathon (2:09:19) 2012: 13th at Dubai Marathon (2:07:48); 12th at London Marathon (2:10:14); 2nd at Lanzhou Marathon (2:15:21); 5th at Frankfurt Marathon (2:08:35)

80 2017 CHEVRON HOUSTON MARATHON 2017 ATHLETES 81 - - 2017 ATHLETE BIOS ATHLETE 2017 2017 CHEVRON HOUSTON MARATHON 2017 CHEVRON Dibaba took third at the 2016 Aramco Houston Half Marathon in 67:55 and owns a half and owns Half Marathon in 67:55 Aramco Houston at the 2016 third Dibaba took Marathon— Championships IAAF World the 2015 She won marathon personal best of 67:13. a nearly three- event—with in that to win the gold medal woman becoming the first Ethiopian Mare Dibaba Age: 27 Citizenship: Ethiopia Best: (2010) Personal 67:13 The 2011 Chevron Houston Marathon champion and 2013 Aramco Houston Half Marathon Houston Aramco and 2013 Marathon champion Houston Chevron The 2011 the first her 69:53 win in 2013. time since for in 2017 Houston to returns Daska champion, when in 2015 66:27 her half marathon personal best to has improved Since that time, Daska Mamitu Daska Age: 33 Citizenship: Ethiopia Best:Personal (2015) 66:27 (68:58); 3rd at Los Angeles Marathon (2:30:25); 2nd at Toronto Marathon (2:23:25) (2:30:25); 2nd at Toronto at Los Angeles Marathon (68:58); 3rd Marathon at Rome 3rd Marathon (67:13); Dhabi Half Marathon (69:38); 2nd at RAK Half 7th at Abu 2010: Marathon (2:25:27) (2:25:38); 5th at Frankfurt 2013: No results 2013: Games 22nd at Olympic at Dubai Marathon (2:19:52); 3rd 2nd at Philadelphia Half Marathon (67:44); 2012: (2:28:48) Delhi Half Marathon 6th at New Half Marathon (69:41); 1st at Yangzhou at RAK Half Marathon (68:57); 3rd 2011: 2015: World champion (2:27:35); 1st at Xiamen Marathon (2:19:52); 2nd at Boston Marathon (2:24:59); Marathon (2:24:59); 2nd at Boston 1st at Xiamen Marathon (2:19:52); (2:27:35); champion World 2015: 1st at Xiamen Marathon Half Marathon (75:34); 6th at RAK Half Marathon (68:56); 1st at Bogota 2014: Marathon (2:20:35); 1st at Chicago Marathon (2:25:37) 2nd at Boston (2:21:36); marathon. 6th at London (2:24:30); medalist marathon bronze Olympic Half Marathon (67:55); at Aramco Houston 3rd 2016: Marathon (2:24:09) minute negative split over the second half of the race. At the 2016 Rio Olympics, she took the bronze medal in the the bronze she took Rio Olympics, the 2016 half of the race. At the second split over negative minute 2011: 1st at Chevron Houston Marathon (2:26:33); 1st at Frankfurt Marathon (2:21:59); 1nd at Maputo Half 1nd at Maputo Marathon (2:21:59); (2:26:33); 1st at Frankfurt Marathon Houston 1st at Chevron 2011: Marathon (1:10:52) 4th at Chicago Marathon (2:28:29) Marathon (2:24:18); 1st at Dubai 2010: 2013: 1st at Aramco Houston Half Marathon (69:53); 12th at Boston Marathon (2:33:31); 4th at Frankfurt Mara 4th at Frankfurt Marathon (2:33:31); Half Marathon (69:53); 12th at Boston Houston 1st at Aramco 2013: thon (2:23:23) Marathon (2:23:52) at Frankfurt 3rd 9th at Dubai Marathon (2:24:24); 2012: 2016: 9th at Dubai Marathon (2:28:53); 10th at Boston Marathon (2:37:31); 1st at Frankfurt Marathon (2:25:27) 1st at Frankfurt Marathon (2:37:31); at Boston 9th at Dubai Marathon (2:28:53); 10th 2016: Half Mara (69:05); 1st at Brazzaville Half Marathon at Luanda 3rd 2nd at RAK Half Marathon (66:27PR); 2015: thon (1:12:42) Half Marathon (68:20); 4th at Shanghai Marathon (2:29:35) 1st at Boston 2014: she finished as the runner-up at the RAK Half Marathon. she finished as the runner-up Half Marathon Women Half Marathon 2010: 3rd at Ottawa Marathon (2:09:54); 3rd at Berlin Marathon (2:05:25) at Berlin (2:09:54); 3rd Marathon at Ottawa 3rd 2010: (61:56) Half Marathon 1st at Paris (2:06:15); Marathon at Paris 2009: 2nd 2011: DNF in marathon at World Championships at World DNF in marathon 2011: 2017 ATHLETE BIOS

Sara Hall Age: 33 Citizenship: USA Personal Best: 1:10:07 (2016)

Hall’s proven her versatility over a range of distances, as she’s won national titles for one mile (2011) and 5K (2006) on the road and 8K in cross country (2012), in addition to a gold medal in the 3000-meter steeplechase at the 2011 Pan American Games and a top-10 finish at last year’s Bank of America Chicago Marathon.

2016: 5th at Aramco Houston Half Marathon (1:10:07PR); 15th at World Half Marathon Champs (1:10:58); 1st at Napa Half Marathon (1:12:51); 2nd at San Jose Half Marathon (1:12:47); 12th at London Marathon (2:30:06); 9th at NYC Marathon (2:36:12) 2015: 4th at USA Half Marathon Champs (1:10:50); 3rd at San Diego Half Marathon (1:11:28); 2nd at Gold Coast Half Marathon (1:10:49); 22nd at Los Angeles Marathon (2:48:02); 10th at Chicago Marathon (2:31:14) 2014: 11th at USA Half Marathon Champs (1:13:38); 1st at Sonoma Half Marathon (1:13:16); 1st at Healdsburg Wine Country Half Marathon (1:12:54); 1st at Dallas Half Marathon (1:12:26) 2013: 1st at Healdsburg Wine Country Half Marathon (1:14:33)

Jordan Hasay Age: 21 Citizenship: USA Personal Best: Half Marathon debut

Hasay won her first national title at the junior Olympics in 2004. She was 13 at the time. A member of the Nike Oregon Project, coached by Alberto Salazar, this will be her half marathon debut. In 2008, Hasay ran in the 1500m finals of the Olympic Trials as a high school junior, and in 2009 she graduated as one of the most decorated high school distance runners of all-time.

2016: 13th in 5,000m and 9th in 10,000m at USA Outdoors (15:51.68, 32:43.43); 1st at St. Paul 10M (52:49) 2015: 8th in 10,000m at Sacramento (32:46.04) 2014: USA Outdoor 10,000m runner-up (32:03.28); 4th in 10,000m at Payton Jordan Invite (31:39.67) 2013: 12th in 10,000m at World Champs (32:17.93); 2nd at USA Outdoors (32:17.34); 1st in 10,000m at Port- land Twilight Meet (31:46.42); 3rd in 5,000m at NCAA Outdoors (15:50.78)

Diane Nukuri Age: 32 Citizenship: Burundi Personal Best: 69:12 (2013)

Nukuri is a three-time Olympian for the East African nation of Burundi, but she’s lived more than half of her life in North America and attended college in the U.S., where she still lives and trains. Selected to represent Burundi in the 2000 Olympic 5,000m at age 15, she didn’t return to the Olympics until 2012, placing 30th in the marathon in 2:30:12. She ran the 10,000m in Rio and set a national record 31:28.69, good for 13th place.

2016: 13th in 10,000m at Olympic Games (31:28.69); 2nd at Marugame Half Marathon (69:23); 3rd at NYC Half Marathon (69:41); 2nd at Boston Half Marathon (1:10:52); 5th at NYC Marathon (2:33:04) 2015: 3rd at Prague Half Marathon (69:33); 12th at London Marathon (2:27:50 NR); 8th at Chicago (2:29:13) 2014: 6th at NYC Half Marathon (1:10:09); 1st at Dam to Dam Half Marathon (1:13:17); 11th at London Mara- thon (2:33:01); 3rd at Amsterdam Marathon (2:29:35); 7th at Honolulu Marathon (2:37:11) 2013: 2nd at NYC Half Marathon (69:12PR); 8th at Boston Marathon (2:29:54); 10th at NYC Marathon (2:30:09) 82 2017 CHEVRON HOUSTON MARATHON 2017 ATHLETES 83 - - 2017 ATHLETE BIOS ATHLETE 2017 2017 CHEVRON HOUSTON MARATHON 2017 CHEVRON Citizenship: Kenya Citizenship: Kenya Best:Personal 66:29 (2016) then- to half marathon on American soil, moving women’s Mary ran the fastest-ever Wacera win with a 66:29 to the course record list as she shattered number 9 on the all-time world medalist and Half Marathon silver World Half Marathon. The 2014 Aramco Houston the 2016 Mary Wacera Age: 28 in 2016, just months after becoming an American citizen. She went on to win the 20K and 5K on to just months after an American citizen. She went becoming in 2016, is citizen on April 29, 2016, who just became a U.S. The 27-year-old, national titles as well. Aliphine Tuliamuk Age: 27 Citizenship: USA Best:Personal (2013) 69:16 U.S. national title her first won Tukiamuk A nine-time All-American University, at Wichita State The 2015 London Marathon champion and 2016 runner-up, Tufa finished sixth in the wom finished sixth in the Tufa runner-up, and 2016 champion London Marathon The 2015 Marathon at the NYC and then placed third Championships World 2015 en’s marathon at the in set best of 70:03 was Her half marathon her fourth marathon start of 2015. in November, Tigist Tufa Age: 29 Ethiopia Citizenship: Best:Personal (2008) 1:10:03 2014: 2nd at World Half Marathon Champs (67:44); 8th at Luanda Half Marathon (1:10:30) 8th at Luanda (67:44); Half Marathon Champs 2nd at World 2014: Half 5th at Luanda in Nice Half Marathon (1:13:21); 3rd Orleans Half Marathon (1:10:32); in New 3rd 2013: Marathon (1:13:59) 2016: 1st at Aramco Houston Half Marathon (66:29PR); 3rd at World Half Marathon Champs (67:54); 1st at Bos (67:54); Half Marathon Champs at World Half Marathon (66:29PR); 3rd 1st at Aramco Houston 2016: Delhi Half Marathon (69:06) 6th at New Half Marathon (1:10:19); ton (1:10:34) Half Marathon 5th at Luanda Half Marathon (1:10:21); 1st at Boston 2015: 2016 World Half Marathon bronze medalist, Wacera is the widow of Samuel Wanjiru, the 2008 Olympic champion champion the 2008 Olympic of Samuel Wanjiru, is the widow Wacera medalist, Half Marathon bronze World 2016 in the marathon. 2014: 10th at Philadelphia Half Marathon (1:13:22); 5th at Boston Half Marathon (1:10:38) 5th at Boston Half Marathon (1:13:22); at Philadelphia 10th 2014: 2016: 9th at Chevron Houston Marathon (2:35:35); USA 25K champion (1:25:36) USA 25K champion Marathon (2:35:35); Houston 9th at Chevron 2016: Half 1st at Santa Fe (1:11:35); Half Marathon 7th at NYC 1st at Carlsbad Half Marathon (1:11:48); 2015: at Philadelphia Half Marathon (69:49); 2nd at 1st 1st at San Jose Half Marathon (1:11:26); Marathon (1:10:29); Pittsburgh Marathon (2:34:44) one of eight children from a Kenyan village so small that it doesn’t even appear on Google maps and many of its many appear on Google maps and it doesn’t even village so small that a Kenyan one of eight children from its name. inhabitants forget 2011: 8th at Chevron Houston Marathon (2:41:50) Marathon Houston 8th at Chevron 2011: Marathon (2:24:31); 1st at Shanghai Marathon (2:21:52) Marathon (2:24:31); 8th at Half Marathon (1:10:51); Providence n Roll 1st at Rock Half Marathon (1:15:46); 4th at Brooklyn 2013: Marathon (2:29:24) NYC 2016: 2nd at London Marathon (2:23:03); DNF at Olympic Games DNF at Olympic 2nd at London Marathon (2:23:03); 2016: London Marathon (2:23:22); DNF at Dubai Marathon; 1st at (2:29:12); Champs World 6th in marathon at 2015: Marathon (2:25:50) at NYC 3rd (2:28:04); 1st at Ottawa (1:12:29); 2nd at Los Angeles Marathon champs 7th at national half marathon 2014: Lisbon in 2008. 2017 ATHLETE BIOS

Men’s Marathon

Yitayal Atnafu Age: 23 Citizenship: Ethiopia Personal Best: 2:08:53 (2016)

The runner-up at the 2016 Chevron Houston Marathon in 2:12:09, Atnafu’s personal best in the marathon is 2:08:53. Originally from Ethiopia and now living in West Chester, Pennsylva- nia, Atnafu won the 2014 Semi-Marathon Boulogne-Billancourt in a personal best 61:03.

2016: 3rd at Chevron Houston Marathon (2:12:09); 7th at Paris Marathon (2:08:53PR); 2nd at Boulonge-Billan- court Half Marathon (62:06) 2015: 1st at Doha Half Marathon (65:19); 4th at Barcelona Half Marathon (61:16) 2014: 1st at Boulonge-Billancourt Half Marathon (61:03)

Abayneh Ayele Age: 29 Citizenship: Ethiopia Personal Best: 2:06:45 (2016)

The fourth-place finisher at the 2016 World Half Marathon Championships, Ayele set his marathon personal best of 2:06:45 in 2016 when he finished sixth at the Dubai Marathon. He made his marathon debut in 2015, with a fourth place finish at the Rotterdam in 2:09:21.

2016: 6th at Dubai Marathon (2:06:45PR); 4th at Hamburg Marathon (2:11:49); 6th at Chicago Marathon (2:13:52); 4th at World Half Marathon Champs (59:59PR) 2015: 4th at Rotterdam (2:09:21); 1st at Lanzhou Marathon (2:10:10); 4th at Eindhoven Marathon (2:07:16) 2014: 6th at Lisbon Half Marathon (62:14); 3rd at Gifu Half Marathon (61:43)

Birhanu Gedefa Age: 22 Citizenship: Ethiopia Personal Best: 2:08:03 (2015)

The 2015 and 2016 Chevron Houston Marathon champion, Gedefa returns to Houston in 2017 looking to improve upon his personal best 2:08:03 that he set here in 2015.

2016: 1st at Chevron Houston Marathon (2:11:53); DNF at Daegu Marathon; 10th at Istanbul Marathon (2:27:51) 2015: 1st at Chevron Houston Marathon (2:08:03PR); 5th at Beijing Marathon (2:16:18) 2014: 20th at Dubai Marathon (2:16:09) 2013: 4th at Chevron Houston Marathon (2:15:21); 5th at Beyrouth Marathon (2:16:10) 2012: 5th at Rome Marathon (2:11:30)

84 2017 CHEVRON HOUSTON MARATHON 2017 ATHLETES 85 - - - 2017 ATHLETE BIOS ATHLETE 2017 2017 CHEVRON HOUSTON MARATHON 2017 CHEVRON record by more than a minute. He has a personal best in the marathon of 2:08:00, set in He has a personal best in the marathon of 2:08:00, set more than a minute. by record Marathon in 2:09:06, breaking Dick Beardsley’s Grandma’s the 2014 also won Ondoro 2013. record. Minnesota and longstanding event Dominic Ondoro Age: 29 Citizenship: Kenya Best:Personal (2013) 2:08:00 course Cities Marathon, the 1985 Twin Medtronic in winning the 2016 ran a 2:08:51 Ondoro Kirui won the 2016 Los Angeles Marathon in 2:13:06 in brand new Skechers Performance Performance Skechers in brand new Los Angeles Marathon in 2:13:06 the 2016 Kirui won his third It was Kenya. LA from to en route the airlines had his luggage lost by shoes, having His personal best in the fourth and in 2013. second in 2012 finished time racing LA, having Weldon Kirui Weldon Age: 28 Kenya Citizenship: Best:Personal 2:09:06 (2012) 2013: 1st at Tiberias Marathon (2:08:00); 2nd at Dusseldorf Marathon (2:08:17); 1st at Melbourne Marathon Marathon (2:08:00); 2nd at Dusseldorf 1st at Tiberias Marathon (2:08:17); 2013: (2:10:47) Marathon (2:11:16) (2:09:06); 1st at Melbourne 1st at Grandma’s Marathon Marathon (2:11:43); Houston 5th at Chevron 2014: 5th at Des Moines Half Marathon (63:40) Marathon (2:11:30); 2016: 3rd at Ottawa Marathon (2:11:39); 1st at Twin Cities Marathon (2:08:51) Cities 1st at Twin Marathon (2:11:39); at Ottawa 3rd 2016: Cities 1st at Twin (2:09:40); 2nd at Grandma’s Marathon (2:11:17); Marathon Houston 4th at Chevron 2015: 2013: 4th at Los Angeles Marathon (2:10:51); 5th at Grandma’s Marathon (2:12:55); 1st at California Interna 1st at California 5th at Grandma’s Marathon (2:12:55); (2:10:51); 4th at Los Angeles Marathon 2013: tional Marathon (2:14:34) 8th at Eind (2:11:28); San Diego Marathon ‘n’ Roll 4th at Rock 2nd at Los Angeles Marathon (2:13:40); 2012: Marathon (2:09:06PR) hoven 2016: 1st at Los Angeles Marathon (2:13:06); 2nd at Grandma’s Marathon (2:12:26); 11th at Cape Town Mara at Cape Town (2:12:26); 11th 2nd at Grandma’s Marathon (2:13:06); 1st at Los Angeles Marathon 2016: thon (2:16:35) Marathon (2:12:36) 2nd at Munster (2:12:47); Marathon 7th at Hanover 2015: (2:12:44) Marathon at Nairobi 3rd 9th at Kigali Marathon (2:20:48); 2014: marathon is 2:09:06. 2017 ATHLETE BIOS Women’s Marathon

Meskerem Assefa Age: 31 Citizenship: Ethiopia Personal Best: 2:25:11 (2015)

The 2013 third-place finisher and 2014 runner-up at the Chevron Houston Marathon, Assefa returns to Houston for the first time since setting her current personal best of 2:25:11 with her sixth place finish at the 2015 Chicago Marathon.

2016: 6th at Shanghai Marathon (2:30:13); 2nd at Istanbul Half Marathon (69:39) 2015: 2nd at Hong Kong Marathon (2:33:57); 4th at Paris Marathon (2:25:58); 6th at Chicago Marathon (2:25:11PR) 2014: 2nd at Chevron Houston Marathon (2:25:59); 3rd at Lanzhou Marathon (2:37:57); 3rd at Yangzhou Half Marathon (69:10) 2013: 3rd at Chevron Houston Marathon (2:25:17); 2nd at Vienna Marathon (2:31:18); 7th at Toronto Marathon (2:30:03)

Sarah Crouch Age: 27 Citizenship: USA Personal Best: 2:32:44 (2014)

Forced to withdraw from the 2016 Olympic Trials with a hip injury, Crouch switched her focus to the 2016 Boston Marathon and finished 11th in 2:37:36. She made her marathon debut as a 22-year-old at the 2011 New York City Marathon, where she finished 22nd overall and sixth American. She ran 2:32:44 in setting her personal best at the 2014 Chicago Marathon.

2016: 11th at Boston Marathon (2:37:36); 9th at Chicago Marathon (2:33:48); 3rd at Birmingham Half Marathon (1:16:10); 13th at NYC Half Marathon (1:16:36) 2015: 13th at USA Half Marathon Champs (1:12:51); 1st at Tallahassee Marathon (2:46:59); 12th at Chicago Marathon (2:32:51) 2014: 6th at Chicago Marathon (2:32:44PR); 5th at Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon (1:12:12)

Sechale Dalasa Age: 25 Citizenship: Ethiopia Personal Best: 2:26:27 (2012)

Dalasa will look to improve on her third place finish from 2016 and fourth place finish from 2015 when she returns to Houston for the 2017 race. She set her marathon personal best in her debut race, running 2:26:27 to finish fifth at the 2012 Shanghai Marathon.

2016: 3rd at Chevron Houston Marathon (2:28:43); 3rd at Ottawa Marathon (2:32:46); 2nd at Instanbul Mara- thon (2:33:37) 2015: 4th at Chevron Houston Marathon (2:27:12); 5th at Dongying Marathon (2:48:26); 5th at Beijing Marathon (2:38:01) 2014: 9th at Dubai Marathon (2:27:47); 9th at Lanzhou Marathon (2:41:37) 2013: 9th at Rome Marathon (2:34:43); 3rd at Ottawa Marathon (2:27:31); 2nd at Toronto Marathon (2:26:43) 2012: 5th at Shanghai Marathon (2:26:27PR)

86 2017 CHEVRON HOUSTON MARATHON 2017 ATHLETES 87 - - - 2017 ATHLETE BIOS ATHLETE 2017 2017 CHEVRON HOUSTON MARATHON 2017 CHEVRON HOUSTON MARATHON 2017 CHEVRON A former Rice University standout, Wade made her marathon debut at the 2013 California California made her marathon debut at the 2013 standout, Wade Rice University A former her half set steeplechaser The former Marathon, where she ran a 2:30:41. International USA Half Marathon Cham when she finished at the 2015 marathon personal best of 1:12:18 pionships in Houston. Becky Wade Age: 27 Citizenship: USA Best:Personal (2013) 2:30:41 Citizenship: Ethiopia Best:Personal (2015) 2:23:51 fourth appearance this will be Degefa’s Marathon champion, Houston Chevron The 2016 when she ran a personal best in 2015 and third She finished second in 2014 in Houston. Eugene Marathon Des Moines Marathon, 2014 wins at the 2015 She has recorded 2:23:51. Biruktayit Degefa Biruktayit Age: 26 A Houston resident, Davies owns a 2:28:57 personal best in the marathon from her win at the personal in the marathon from best a 2:28:57 owns Davies resident, A Houston Cham World Zealand in the 2009 and 2013 New She represented Marathon. Toronto 2012 years in her high-school to running turned up, Davies growing player pionships. A field hockey Mary Davies Age: 34 Zealand New Citizenship: Best: (2012) Personal 2:28:57 2013: 1st at California International Marathon (2:30:41PR) International 1st at California 2013: 2016: 85th at Olympic Trials (2:52:35); 2nd at Monterey Half Marathon (1:13:10) Half Marathon (2:52:35); 2nd at Monterey Trials 85th at Olympic 2016: 8th at Los Angeles Marathon (2:37:30) (1:12:18); at USA Half Champs 11th 2015: (1:12:42) 7th at USA 20K Champs 2014: 2014: 4th at Chevron Houston Marathon (2:26:22); 4th at Los Angeles Marathon (2:31:17); 1st at Eugene Mara 1st at Marathon (2:26:22); 4th at Los Angeles Marathon (2:31:17); Houston Chevron 4th at 2014: Marathon (2:29:42) 1st at Sydney thon (2:33:15); Marathon (2:32:46); 5th at Ljubljana Marathon (2:34:19) 1st at Sydney Marathon (2:32:52); 8th at Rome 2013: (2:30:32) Marathon at Sydney Marathon (2:26:48); 3rd 6th at Paris Marathon (2:23:51PR); Houston at Chevron 3rd 2015: (2:39:28); 1st at Des Moines Marathon (2:33:00) and 2013 and 2014 Sydney Marathon. Sydney and 2014 and 2013 at Shanghai Marathon DNF at Prague Marathon; 7th Marathon (2:26:07); Houston 1st at Chevron 2016: 2012: 1st at Toronto Marathon (2:28:57); 2nd at Edmonton Half Marathon (1:11:50) Half Marathon 2nd at Edmonton Marathon (2:28:57); 1st at Toronto 2012: 2016: 5th at Boston Half Marathon (1:17:10) 5th at Boston 2016: Half Marathon (1:14:44) (2:34:@2); 2nd at Edmonton at London Marathon 16th 2015: No results 2014: Half Marathon (1:12:06) at NYC 14th (2:51:24); Champs at World 37th 2013: and never looked back. looked and never 2017 HOUSTON MARATHON NOTES

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