Houston Marathon 2027
Houston, TX, USA
The course
The Chevron Houston Marathon is a single-loop course starting downtown (Congress Avenue, near the George R. Brown Convention Center). It heads through Washington Avenue, River Oaks, Upper Kirby, Montrose and the Museum District to the Medical Center, loops around Rice University and through West University toward the Galleria, then returns via Tanglewood, Memorial Drive and Allen Parkway into downtown, finishing at Discovery Green. The course is flat and fast with less than 60-75 m of total elevation change; the only notable climb is a highway overpass.
Course summary source: visitspacecity.com
Course map & elevation
No GPS track for this course yet.
We haven't mapped the Houston Marathon route yet. Elevation data will appear here once a licensed or organizer-verified course map is available.
Training for the Houston Marathon?
Coach Icarus builds your plan around your fitness, your schedule, and this course's elevation.
Race-week weather
Typical high
16°C
Typical low
7°C
Year-to-year swing
±2.6°C
Rain
5.6 mm/day
Based on 2020-2025 of race-week history, with peak gusts around 21 km/h.
Difficulty
Race facts
- Official race site
- chevronhoustonmarathon.com ↗
- Start time
- 06:55
- Field size
- Not listed
- Boston qualifier
- Yes
Distances: 42.2 km · 21.1 km
Training for the Houston Marathon?
Coach Icarus builds your plan around your fitness, your schedule, and this course's elevation.
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