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|  Another Houston Marathon Record: Runners Raise $841,000 for Charity April 13, 2007 Courtesy event release
"Everyone associated with the race is proud of the thousands of
runners who not only trained for their event, but went the
extra mile and raised money for so many local charities," said
Race Director Brant Kotch. The Run for a Reason program has raised almost $6 million
through pledges and donations in its 13-year existence. "Chevron is very proud our association with the Chevron Houston
Marathon," Dave Feldman, community affairs representative for
Chevron, said. "It has enriched our community for 35 years and
promises to continue to do so for many years to come. The
Marathon's Run for a Reason program is an especially important
element of the race that raises money for more than 30 local
charities. We're excited to learn of the record-breaking
contributions resulting from the 2007 Chevron Houston Marathon
and look forward to continued growth of this important program." A list of this year's charities and information about the
program can be found at www.chevronhoustonmarathon.com; click
on the "Run for a Reason" link in the left navigation bar. The fund-raising record is only the latest in a string of
records set in this year's races. In addition to Hall's U.S.
record (59:43) in the half marathon:
The 36th running of the Chevron Houston Marathon is set for
Jan. 13, 2008.
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While Ryan Hall set the U.S. Half Marathon record in Houston in
January, thousands of other participants in the Chevron Houston
Marathon, Aramco Houston Half Marathon and Houston Press/Smart
Financial Credit Union 5K set another record as well.
Runners in the three events raised $841,000 for 35 area
charities through the races' Run for a Reason charity program,
race organizers announced today. That's an increase of almost
28 percent over last year's total of $660,000.