The harvest Marathon relay
What to know....
The Harvest Marathon Relay for the benefit of the Houston Food Bank will be on November 2, 2025. The race starts at 7 a.m. at Rice University in Houston.
Collaborative and Competitive Teams
Collaborative Teams or fun teams can have as many as 25 people running. They have a 4-hour time limit and can participate in sabotages.
Competitive Teams are limited to 10 runners. They have a 3-hour time limit and compete for medals designed by two-time Boston Marathon winner, Geoff Smith, with the first place team taking home a commemorative trophy hand made by Creative Cow Rustics.
World Record
In 2022, the Sharpstown Apollos won their first ever Harvest Marathon Relay, finishing with a WORLD RECORD time of 2:14:55. They bested the previous world record time of 2:17:21 set by Shell We Take This Too Serious in 2019 and tied by INEOS in 2021.
In 2026, we will have a World Record Attempt Team that will try to break the current Guinness World Record for a marathon relay of 2 hours, 4 minutes and 32 seconds. We will keep you posted as the event develops.
Sponsors
Thank you to our key sponsors, Next Wave Energy Partners, Nalco (our medal sponsor) and Citroniq. Also, thanks to our other sponsors, Shamrock Products, Houston Distributing, Petrochemical Strategies, 245Recycle, Watson Capital and Creative Cow Rustics.
Learn More
You can learn more by going to the race registration site at bit.ly/HarvestRelay
Happy Anniversary!
As we celebrate 10-years of the Harvest Marathon Relay, this year will be special. We will attempt to break the Guinness World Record for a marathon relay. We will have more teams and more participants than ever. And, we will make a lasting impact on the Houston community.