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The 2023 Houston Marathon is set to take place this weekend: Here’s what you need to know
Posted on · The weather is expected to be a bit warmer this year, reaching the mid 60s on Saturday and the 70s on Sunday.
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How is the Houston Marathon keeping runners and spectators safe from COVID-19?
Posted on · Harris County’s COVID-19 infection rate is at a record high, but this weekend's Houston Marathon will still take place. Medical experts discuss safety protocols at the race, plus strategies that we can implement to outrun COVID nationally.
Houston Matters
Houston Runner Starla Garcia Helps Fellow Athletes Outrun Eating Disorders
Posted on · She's running the Houston Marathon Sunday and hopes to qualify for the Olympic trials.
Houston Matters
Friday’s Show: Education Update, And A Runner Overcomes An Eating Disorder (Jan. 17, 2020)
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: A preview of MLK Day festivities, an update local education issues, The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week's news, and a local marathoner with Olympic hopes overcomes an eating disorder.
Sports
5 Things To Know For Chevron Houston Marathon
Posted on · We give you tips on where to go, who to see, and what to avoid.
Houston Matters
How A Scuba Diving Trip Inspired This Year’s Houston Marathon Artwork
Posted on · Local artist Janavi M. Folmsbee talks about her painting, which will be emblazoned on medals and shirts at this weekend's Chevron Houston Marathon.
Houston Matters
Running A Marathon Is Hard Enough – But Try Running It Nearly Blind
Posted on · Runner Lisa Thompson is about to participate in her sixth Houston Marathon and 15th overall, despite being legally blind. She tells Houston Matters about the challenges of running with limited vision and the joy she gets out of the experience.
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Improving Houston’s Suburbs, and Grieving Substance Abuse: Houston Matters Weekend (January 21, 2017)
Posted on · What makes a great suburb? A report from Rice University's Kinder Institute for Urban Research examines ways Houston suburbs can improve. The study is based on five case studies of Houston suburbs, including Sugar Land and The Woodlands. On this edition of Houston Matters Weekend, Kyle Shelton, the man behind the research, joins us to […]
Houston Matters
On the Eve of the Houston Marathon — Why Do We Love Running?
Posted on · This Sunday (Jan. 15, 2017) is the annual Houston Marathon, which begins and ends at the George R. Brown Convention Center. Each year, it attracts more than 20,000 and some 200,000 spectators. But what is it about the simple act of watching people run a race that we find so fascinating? We ask Dr. David […]
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‘Houston In Black And White’ and the Houston Marathon: Friday’s Show (January 13, 2017)
Posted on · On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Jan. 16, 2017) at 9 p.m., Houston Public Media TV 8 will air a special discussion about the relationship between the black and white communities of Houston. It’s called Houston in Black and White, and it asks who we are, how we arrived here and what we can do […]
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Chevron Houston Marathon Route Includes Several Street Closures
Posted on · The annual event includes a 5K, a marathon and half-marathon.