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2026 edition held Oct 25, 2026
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2027 date not yet confirmed
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The UTHealth Houston Half Marathon & 10K is a half marathon through downtown Houston, held on a Sunday in late October and presented by the Houston Striders, an all-volunteer non-profit running club. The race start is at the corner of Bagby and Lamar, beside Sam Houston Park, where the runner village is also set up. The organisers describe it as a scenic, mostly flat course, and the event calls itself fast, flat and philanthropic. The half marathon, the handcycle half marathon and a 10K take place on the same morning, with the half marathon starting at 7:00 am. The time limit is four hours, and the organisers describe it as strict. The 19th edition on 25 October 2026 drew more than 8,100 runners, the largest turnout in the event's history, with UTHealth Houston as title sponsor for the fourth year in a row. It should not be confused with the Aramco Houston Half Marathon, which is run in January on the Chevron Houston Marathon weekend.
Typical climate for the race month — an estimate, not a forecast or a race-day record
Late October in Houston is warm and humid: average highs are around 28°C and lows around 16°C, with relative humidity near 75% and rain on about eight days of the month, though the 7:00 am start is cooler.
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The Houston Half Marathon & 10K is put on by the Houston Striders, an all-volunteer 501(c)(3) running club that says it has been running Houston since 1985. The 2026 edition was the 19th annual, which puts the first in 2008. The club says it has given over $1 million to Houston-area organizations and non-profits.
On 25 October 2026 more than 8,100 runners took to the streets of downtown Houston, the largest turnout in the event's history. UTHealth Houston returned as title sponsor for the fourth consecutive year, and more than 200 members of its own team took part.
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