11th annual Texas Marathon
Date: Friday, January 1,
2010
Time: 8:00 A.M.
Location: Greentree Park, Kingwood, TX
Address: 3826 Brook Shadow - Kingwood, TX 77345
Entry fee:
All events: $55.00 thru 7/31/09 $60.00 8/1/09-10/31/09
$65.00 11/1/09-12/31/09 $75.00
Race Day
Online registration:
Check your
registration
To register online: (CLICK
HERE)
Cancellations and wait list:
If you are registered for one of the events and cannot participate on New Year's
Day, we will refund your entry fee or carry you forward to 2011 provided you notify us by
December 15, 2009. Please contact us as soon as possible. steveboone@aol.com.
Events:
Marathon (26.2 miles-4 loops)
Half Marathon (13.1 miles-2 loops) The fees are the same for both events because the
half marathoners receive the same premiums as the marathoners.
Course description:
Four loops on greenbelts in Kingwood, starting at the Greentree Pool, proceeding to Lake
Houston and returning to the Greentree Pool. The course is run entirely on concrete
greenbelt trails which are open to the public. Please use caution when crossing streets
and be courteous to the residents of the neighborhood. Click here for MAPS Course Map & Elevation Profile
Directions:
From I-59, exit Kingwood Drive, continue East on Kingwood Drive for approx. 4.5 miles.
Take a left on Lake Houston Parkway (8th traffic light). Turn right on Brook Shadow Drive
(approx. ¾ mile north on Lake Houston Parkway). The second stop sign on Brook Shadow
Drive is Greentree Park (corner of Falling Brook and Brook Shadows). 3826 Brook
Shadow - Kingwood, TX 77345
Click here for MAPS
Course Map & Elevation Profile
Packet pickup and race day
registration:
Packet Pickup Thursday 12/31/09 1pm to 6pm at the park. 3826 Brook Shadow - Kingwood, TX
77345
Packet pickup starts at 6:30 AM on New Year's Day at the park. 3826 Brook Shadow -
Kingwood, TX 77345
We will have race day registration unless the race fills up ahead of time, then there will
be no race day registration. Weather:
Temperatures may vary from 32 to 60 degrees. Typically you can expect 40 degree
weather.
Air Travel:
The closest airport is IAH- George Bush Intercontinental Airport-Houston, TX (less
than 10 miles). The next closest airport is HOU-William P. Hobby Airport-Houston, TX
(31 miles). Car rental is necessary because the hotels do not have shuttle service
to the race site. Most major airlines have service to Houston, TX.
Lodging:
Comfort Suites-Kingwood
22223 Hwy 59N Humble, TX 77339 (This is only tentative- updates
will follow)
Reservations: 281-359-4448 mention Texas Marathon
Price: $94.99 for a queen double or king double.
Includes complimentary hot breakfast. Late checkout available on request.
Certification:
The course is USATF certified and is a Boston qualifier.
Course number TX02112ETM.
Race limit:
The race has a limit of 400 runners- 300 marathon and 100 half marathon participants.
Check
your registration
Time Limit:
This event is walker and velocity challenged participant friendly. The only time
limit is that participants must finish before dark (5:30pm). An early start is not
allowed because of the park curfew.
T-shirts, medals, and stuff:
Each participant and volunteer will receive a shirt. Each finisher will receive a custom
finisher medal and a stuffed penguin with the finishing position hanging around its neck.
Each registered participant will receive a pile of premiums generously donated by
our sponsor, Sportzfuel. (The pile of premiums and finisher medal are a secret
until race day).
Pre-race Announcements and National Anthem:
Race announcements, introductions, and instructions will
start at 7:45. National Anthem will be sung by Waverly Walk followed by the race
start at 8:00am sharp.
Aid Stations:
There will be water and sports drink available every 1.5 miles at each of the aid
stations. There are snacks available at the start/stop aid station (every 6.5 miles).
Portable toilets are located at the start and at each aid station.
Bag Drop:
There will be a area near the starting line where you can leave a drop bag that is easily
accessible from the race course.
Awards:
We have designated this year as the "year of the penguin". Each finisher
will receive a very colorful penguin with the official finishing position hanging around
its neck. Don't blame us if you have a very slow penguin. Last year was the
"year of the bat" and the prior years have been: "year of the
monkey" , "year of the bear", and "year of the cow".
There are no age group awards because every runner is special.
Post race:
A pizza picnic lunch is provided after the race with fresh pizza being delivered
every hour starting at 11:00 AM. Also, snacks, fruit, cookies, chips, and soft
drinks are available while you cheer on the other runners as they finish.
Results:
Finishing results will be available on the website and at www.marathonguide.com .
The Charity:
The net proceeds of this race will be donated to the Marathon Challenge running
program.
Marathon Challenge Program:
Seventeen years ago we were repeatedly asked by PTA parents "How far was
that marathon?". After deciding that it nearly impossible to teach adults what
a marathon was, we would teach their children. We came up with a program in our
local school called the Marathon Challenge Program. The program promotes fitness for
elementary school students by providing t-shirts to the students who complete 26.2
miles or more of running and/or walking during the school year. The first year we had
14 students complete the distance. Each year we've added schools in the area
to the program. In 2008 6,000 students completed the distance and received t-shirts.
The program has provided t-shirts to children for 17 years. The
progam is funded entirely by private donations. Every dollar donated goes directly
to the students.
The leftover shirts last year were sent to an after school program for children in
Ecuador. photo a photo b
photo
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To date, the race and your generous donations have raised funds for the Marathon
Challenge Program in the amounts of:
2009-$11,000 2008-$4,000 2007-$3,000
2006-$1,906 2005-$1,302 2004-$2,450
2003-$1,250
Race Photography:
Karen Thibodeaux Photography http://www.karenthibodeaux.com/home.asp
Course Records:
| Male |
Kurt Klewin |
Oklahoma City, OK |
2:42:31 |
2009 |
| Female |
Christine Agnew |
Houston, TX |
3:06:12 |
2007 |
| Wheelchair |
Chris McDonald |
Lumberton, TX |
3:11:15 |
2008 |
Texas
Marathon Triple:
Announcing: Texas Marathon Triple.
Complete the Texas Marathon on 1/1/09, Surfside Beach Marathon on 2/14/09, and Seabrook
Lucky Trail Marathon on 3/15/09. Puma will award you a windbreaker type jacket with
Surfside Marathon paying for the embroidery. The Seabrook marathon will award a
50/50 t-shirt, and the Texas Marathon will provide an embroidered hat to commemorate your
accomplishment of completing all 3 marathons. There is no cost to participate, you
don't have to sign up for the Triple, and the merchandise is free. The marathon
distance is required for all three events. http://texasmarathontriple.org/
Surfside Beach Marathon www.surfsidemarathon.com
Seabrook Lucky Trail Marathon www.seabrookmarathon.org
Sponsors:
This year our very generous main sponsor is
Sportzfuel. Please visit the web site: http://sportzfuel.com/
Does your company have free samples they would like
to provide to 450 (very appreciative) runners?? If so, we would be very happy to
include your items in our race packets. Runners really love freebies! Just
drop us a line and we'll do the rest. steveboone@aol.com
Volunteers:
If you know of an adult who wants to volunteer, please include their name and shirt size
with your application or send us an email. steveboone@aol.com
Extras:
For our tenth anniversary, Gary Nixon comissioned a stained glass work from his daughter,
Sherry Nixon, for our Christmas gift. It's a gorgeous 18" stained glass window.
(artwork)
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