Chevron Houston Marathon
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Key Points:
- Zouhair Talbi became the first American man to win the Chevron Houston Marathon since 2002, setting a course record of 2:05:45 in the 54th annual race.
- Talbi, who emigrated from Morocco and joined the U.S. Army reserves, credited strong competition and pacers for helping him achieve his victory.
- Great Britain's Calli Hauger-Thackery won the women's race with a time of 2:24:17, overcoming recent illness and praising the favorable weather conditions.
- In the Aramco Houston Half Marathon, Eritrea's Habtom Samuel won the men's race with a course record time of 59:01 in his half marathon debut, while Ethiopia's Fantaye
