Harvest Marathon Relay
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Harvest Marathon Relay
The Harvest Marathon Relay is a community relay race covering 26.2 miles held on Sunday, November 1, 2026, at the Wendel D. Ley Track and Holloway Field, Rice University in Houston, TX. The event links each mile to the Houston Food Bank; the title sponsor S&P Global Energy supports the Houston Food Bank mission to provide Food for Better Lives.
Teams can enter in different formats. Collaborative teams are non competitive and may include up to 25 participants who share the marathon course. Competitive teams include up to 10 participants and compete for time based awards; competitive teams have a three hour time limit while other teams have a four hour time limit. A World Record Attempt Team of 10 runners plus 5 alternates will be selected through an application and try out process to attempt the Guinness World Record for the fastest marathon relay.
The event began in 2017 and the format was updated in 2019 to include both collaborative and competitive teams. Past finishing times noted in the event history include 2 hours 17 minutes 41 seconds and the current record of 2 hours 14 minutes 55 seconds set in 2022. Registration options include group and individual packages with varying fees and registration deadlines. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
