HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — For 53 years, the Chevron Houston Marathon has introduced 1000’s collectively within the Bayou Metropolis for a celebration of athletes and the human spirit.
The Jan. 19 race is the biggest single-day sporting occasion in Houston, gathering practically 300,000 contributors, volunteers and spectators yearly.
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Each the Chevron Houston Marathon and Aramco Houston Half Marathon share a single begin line, that includes 5 corrals with the primary beginning at 6:55 a.m.
Corrals B,C,D and E observe the primary corral utilizing a pulsed begin technique, with course congestion lowered by the use of time intervals separating every corral.
These corrals are assigned based mostly on every runner’s predicted end time, as indicated throughout registration.
Chevron Houston Marathon Course consists of: Congress, Smith, Franklin, Preston, Washington, Heights/Waugh (southbound facet solely), West Grey, Inwood, Kirby (northbound facet solely from Inwood to San Felipe, all lanes from San Felipe to Westheimer, and southbound facet solely thereafter), Bissonnet, Mandell (southbound facet solely), Sundown, Principal St., College Blvd., Weslayan (each side till Bissonnet, after Bissonnet on northbound facet solely), Westpark (together with a brief out-and-back section west of its intersection with Newcastle, SW Freeway Service Street, Loop 610 (W Loop S) feeder northbound, Richmond (west sure lanes), Publish Oak Blvd. (northbound facet solely), San Felipe (westbound facet solely), Tanglewood Blvd. (northbound facet solely), Chimney Rock (northbound facet solely till Woodway, after Woodway on southbound lanes solely), Memorial Dr. (westbound facet solely till Loop 610, then eastbound facet solely), Shepherd, Allen Parkway (eastbound lanes), Dallas, Bagby, Lamar and Avenida de las Americas.
Aramco Houston Half Marathon Course follows the marathon course till Mandell, the place it continues east on Bissonnet to Montrose, south on Montrose (southbound lanes), south to Principal, across the Mecom Fountain Circle, north on Montrose to Bissonnet (northbound lanes), after Bissonnet north on Montrose on southbound lanes to Allen Parkway, east on Allen Parkway (westbound facet) earlier than rejoining the marathon course on Lamar, northernmost lanes of Lamar.
Washington & Sabine
Drivers, be ready! All lanes of those streets can be closed at 6 a.m. on Jan. 19, except in any other case famous:
Marathon Course Closures
Congress from Crawford to Smith
Smith from Congress to Franklin
Franklin from Smith to Washington (all lanes besides one westbound curb lane)
Washington from Congress to Waugh (all lanes besides one westbound curb lane from Franklin to Houston, and one eastbound curb lane from Studemont to Sawyer)
Heights/Waugh (southbound) from Washington to West Grey
West Grey/Inwood from Waugh to Kirby
Kirby (northbound) from Inwood to San Felipe
Kirby (southbound) from San Felipe to Bissonnet
Bissonnet from Kirby to Montrose
Mandell (southbound) from Bissonnet to Sundown
Sundown from Mandell to Principal St.
Principal St. to College Blvd.
College Blvd. from Greenbriar to Weslayan
Weslayan (from College to Bissonnet
Weslayan (northbound) from Bissonnet to Westpark
Westpark from Weslayan to 610 Service Rd. (all lanes closed besides one westbound lane from Newcastle to 610/59 northbound feeder highway)
Newcastle from Westpark to I-69 Service Rd. (all lanes besides one southbound lane of Newcastle)
Publish Oak Blvd. (northbound) from Richmond to San Felipe
San Felipe (westbound) from Publish Oak Blvd. to Tanglewood Rd.
Tanglewood Rd. (northbound) from San Felipe to Chimney Rock Rd.
Chimney Rock Rd. (northbound) from Tanglewood to Woodway Dr.
Chimney Rock Rd. (southbound) from Woodway Dr. to Memorial Dr.
Memorial Dr. (westbound) from Chimney Rock Rd. to Loop 610
Memorial Dr. (eastbound) from Loop 610 to Shepherd
Shepherd (all lanes underneath overpass) from Memorial Dr. to Allen Parkway
Allen Parkway from Shepherd to Bagby
Dallas from Allen Parkway to Bagby
Bagby from Dallas to Lamar
Lamar from Bagby to Avenida de las Americas
Avenida de las Americas from Polk to Rusk
Extra Half Marathon Course Closures
Montrose from Bissonnet to Principal/Mecom Fountain
Principal (southbound) from Mecom Fountain to Bissonnet
Bissonnet (eastbound) from Principal to Montrose
Montrose (southbound) from Bissonnet to Dallas
Montrose (northbound) from Dallas to Allen Parkway
Freeway Exit Ramp Closures
610 West Loop, southbound, exiting to Hidalgo/Richmond
I-69 southbound exit to Newcastle
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