Houston Half News Today

Mercy Chelangat has a goal of completing 50 books this year.

Last week was a great week one as Kenenisa Bekele battled Father Time and his fellow competitors at the TCS London Marathon where the women’s-only WR fell

Obirit's coach, Dathan Ritzenhein, is confident that the Boston and NYC champ is ready to go. "We feel pretty confident that her fitness is the best it’s been for a marathon."

On paper, men like CJ Albertson and Futsum Zienasellassie aren't favored to make it to Paris, but one of them could do it with a breakout race in Orlando.

Emily Sisson and Betsy Saina are flying high while there are questions about Aliphine Tuliamuk and Molly Seidel.

We've whittled the 214 men's entrants down to eight serious contenders to make the team. Will the favorites deliver or could an outsider sneak onto the team?

It's the 3rd straight year the women's AR has gone down in Houston. Ethiopians Jemal Yimer (60:42) and Sutume Kebede (64:37) won the races. Rupp ran 62:37.

How will Rupp and Sara Hall look with the Olympic Trials just 3 weeks away? Boston/NYC Marathon champ Hellen Obiri leads the women's field.

Ahmed is moving up in distance; he will headline the Houston Half Marathon on Jan. 14

Right now, a 60:47 half marathon clocking for Rupp would move him up to #64 on the Road To Paris Rankings. *MB: Galen Rupp (& Hellen Obiri) to run Houston Half. If Rupp runs 60:47 or faster, he'll move up to #64 on Road to Paris list.