Harvest Marathon Relay
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Harvest Marathon Relay
The Harvest Marathon Relay is a community relay race held at Wendel D. Ley Track and Holloway Field at Rice University in Houston. The event covers a total distance of 26.2 miles shared among team members and directs every mile toward support for the Houston Food Bank. The 2026 edition marks the event's tenth anniversary.
Teams can enter in two main formats. Collaborative teams may include up to 25 participants and are organized as non competitive groups working together to complete the marathon. Competitive teams include up to 10 participants and compete for time based awards at the race venue. Time limits apply to the event with a standard limit of four hours and a separate limit of three hours for competitive teams.
The relay began in 2017 and adopted the split between competitive and collaborative formats in 2019. Past editions have produced recorded finish times, with the course record set in 2022 at 2:14:55. For 2026 the event also includes an organized attempt by a team of elite relay runners to break the marathon relay Guinness World Record while continuing to support local food assistance efforts. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
